2012 United States Senate election in Utah

2012 United States Senate election in Utah
Turnout	55.4% (voting eligible)
	County results; Hatch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Howell: 40–50%
U.S. senator before election; Orrin Hatch; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Orrin Hatch; Republican

The 2012 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and as various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch won re-election to a seventh term against the Democratic candidate, former state Senator and IBM executive Scott Howell, in a rematch of the 2000 Senate election.^[2] This would be the last time Hatch was elected to the Senate before his retirement in 2018.

Background[]

Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term after winning 62.5% of the vote against Pete Ashdown in the 2006 U.S. senatorial election in Utah. Tea Party activists have targeted Hatch for a primary challenge, similar to the victory of Mike Lee over Bob Bennett in the 2010 Utah Senatorial election.^[3]

Republican nomination[]

Convention[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Tim Aalders, radio talk show host and former business manager^[4]
Dale Ash, retired sales manager^[4]
Arlan Brunson, small business owner^[5]
David Chiu^[6]
Kevin Fisk, small business owner^[4]
Jeremy Friedbaum, small business owner and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[4]
Orrin Hatch, incumbent U.S. Senator^[7]
Chris Herrod, State Representative^[8]
William "Dub" Lawrence^[6]
Dan Liljenquist, former State Senator^[9]

Declined

Jason Chaffetz, U.S. Representative^[10]^[11]
Jon Huntsman, Jr., former Ambassador to China, former Governor of Utah, former Ambassador to Singapore and candidate for President in 2012^[12]
David Kirkham, co-founder of the Utah tea party^[13]
Morgan Philpot, former state representative and 2010 congressional candidate^[14]
Mark Shurtleff, Utah Attorney General^[15]

Campaign[]

In 2006, incumbent Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term. In 2008, Chaffetz defeated the incumbent Republican U.S. Representative, Chris Cannon, in the 2008 primary for Utah's 3rd congressional district. In 2010, Mike Lee defeated Bob Bennett in the 2010 Utah Senate election.^[3] In March 2011, just-elected U.S. Senator Mike Lee said he will not endorse Hatch in the primary.^[16] In May 2011, Chaffetz told several Utah political insiders that he plans to run. He said he won't make an official decision until after Labor Day of 2011.^[17]

In June 2011, prominent conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin endorsed Hatch.^[18] The fiscally conservative 501(c)4 organization Club for Growth encouraged Chaffetz to run. The group cited Hatch's support for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, State Children's Health Insurance Program, No Child Left Behind Act, Bridge to Nowhere, and other votes among the reasons why they opposed his re-election.^[19] In an interview with Politico, Chaffetz stated, "After 34 years of service, I think most Utahans want a change. They want to thank him for his service, but it's time to move on. And for me personally, I think he's been on the wrong side of a host of major issues." The congressman cited Hatch's vote in favor of and the Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993.^[20] However, Chaffetz ultimately decided against a run.

Endorsements[]

Orrin Hatch

Mike Crapo, U.S. Senator (R-ID)^[21]
Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas and former U.S. Senator (R-KS)^[21]
Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts, former President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012^[21]
Ken Blackwell, member of Board of Directors of Club for Growth and former Ohio Secretary of State^[21]
C. Boyden Gray, Co-Chairman of FreedomWorks Foundation Board and former White House Counsel^[21]
Sal Russo, co-founder of Tea Party Express^[21]
Sean Hannity, prominent conservative radio and television host, author, and political commentator^[21]
Mark Levin, conservative talk radio host^[21]
Hugh Hewitt, conservative talk radio host^[21]
GOProud^[22]

Dan Liljenquist

Stephen H. Urquhart, state senator^[23]
Howard A. Stephenson, state senator^[23]
Stuart Reid, state senator^[23]
Jerry Stevenson, state senator^[23]
Stuart Adams, state senator^[23]
Todd Weiler, state senator^[23]
Margaret Dayton, state senator^[23]
Wayne L. Niederhauser, state senator^[23]
Ralph Okerlund, state senator^[23]
Casey Anderson, state senator^[23]
Lyle W. Hillyard, state senator^[23]
Aaron Osmond, state senator^[23]
Dave Hinkins, state senator^[23]
Kevin Cromer, former state representative^[23]
Michelle Malkin, conservative author and commentator^[23]
Gun Owners of America^[24]^[25]

Polling[]

In a January 2012 UtahPolicy.com poll of 1,291 Salt Lake County Republican caucus participants, 42% went for Hatch, 23% Liljenquist, 5% Herrod, and 30% were undecided.^[26] In a January 28, 2012 straw poll of 194 votes at the Box Elder County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, 42% went for Liljenquist, 41% for Hatch, and 17% for Herrod.^[27]

Results[]

Republican convention, 1st round results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Orrin Hatch	2,243	57.25
	Republican	Dan Liljenquist	1,108	28.28
	Republican	Chris Herrod	421	10.75
	Republican	Tim Aalders	78	1.99
	Republican	Dale Ash	18	0.46
	Republican	David Chiu	17	0.43
	Republican	Jeremy Friedbaum	15	0.38
	Republican	Loy Arlan Brunson	14	0.36
	Republican	Kevin Fisk	3	0.08
	Republican	Dub Lawrence	1	0.03
Total votes			3,918	100

Republican convention, 2nd round results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Orrin Hatch	2,313	59.19
	Republican	Dan Liljenquist	1,595	40.81
Total votes			3,908	100

Primary[]

Candidates[]

Orrin Hatch, incumbent U.S. Senator
Dan Liljenquist, former state senator

Campaign[]

After the convention, Hatch had $3 million more than Liljenquist.^[28]

Endorsements[]

Orrin Hatch

Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican Presidential nominee and former governor of Massachusetts^[21]
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican Vice Presidential nominee^[21]^[29]
Jon Kyl, U.S. Senator (R-AZ)^[21]
Mark Shurtleff, State Attorney General^[21]
John L. Valentine, state senator^[21]
Daniel W. Thatcher, state senator^[21]
Mike Noel, state representative^[21]
Norm Bangerter, former governor of Utah^[21]
James V. Hansen, former U.S. Representative (R-UT)^[21]
Dave Steele, former state senator^[21]
Brett Tolman, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah^[21]
Truman Hunt, CEO of Nu Skin Enterprises^[21]
Josh James, CEO of DOMO^[21]
Scott Anderson, CEO of Zions Bank^[21]
Fred Lampropoulos, CEO of ^[21]
LaVell Edwards, former American football coach of Brigham Young University^[21]
Ron McBride, former American football coach of Utah State University and Weber State University^[21]
Sean Hannity, Political commentator^[21]
Mark Levin, Political commentator and President of Landmark Legal Foundation^[21]
Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine and CEO of Forbes Inc.^[21]
Sal Russo, co-leader of the Tea Party Express^[21]
Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah^[30]
National Rifle Association^[31]

Dan Liljenquist

Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator (R-PA)^[32]
FreedomWorks^[33]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Orrin Hatch	Dan Liljenquist	Other/ Undecided
Utah Data Points/Key Research	June 12–19, 2012	500	±4.4%	56%	25%	18%
Deseret News/KSL-TV	June 15–21, 2012	737	±3.6%	60%	32%	8%

Results[]

Results by county:

Map legend

Hatch—>90%
Hatch—80–90%
Hatch—70–80%
Hatch—60–70%
Hatch—50–60%

Republican primary results^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Orrin Hatch (incumbent)	146,394	66.5%
	Republican	Dan Liljenquist	73,668	34.5%
Total votes			220,062	100.0%

Democratic nomination[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Pete Ashdown, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006^[35]
Scott Howell, former state senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2000^[36]

Results[]

Howell defeated Ashdown 63%-37% to win and avoid a primary.^[37]

Democratic convention results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Howell	-	63
	Democratic	Pete Ashdown	-	37
Total votes			-	100

General election[]

Candidates[]

Orrin Hatch (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
Scott Howell (Democratic), former state senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2000
Shaun McCausland (Constitution)^[38]
Daniel Geery (Justice)^[38]
Bill Barron (Independent)^[38]

Debates[]

Complete video of debate, October 17, 2012 - C-SPAN

Fundraising[]

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Scott Howell (D)	$421,086	$420,779	$306	$0
Orrin Hatch (R)	$11,577,851	$13,140,209	$779,719	$515,845
William Barron (I)	$17,157	$14,116	$3,038	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission^[39]^[40]^[41]

Top contributors[]

Scott Howell	Contribution	Orrin Hatch	Contribution	William Barron	Contribution
International Union of Operating Engineers	$10,000	OC Tanner Inc	$72,010	Peace River Citrus Products	$2,000
Altaview Orthodontics	$5,000	Cancer Treatment Centers of America	$67,500	Cirque Property	$1,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$5,000	Cerberus Capital Management	$65,000
International Association of Iron Workers	$5,000	Fresenius Medical Care	$65,500
Intermountain Healthcare National Education Association	$5,000	Blue Cross & Blue Shield	$54,500
Shurtleff Construction	$5,000	Ernst & Young	$53,000
St Mark's Hospital	$5,000	PricewaterhouseCoopers	$42,008
United Steelworkers	$5,000	Herbalife International	$41,900
Sutter Health	$4,500	Marriott International	$39,500
IBM Corporation	$3,150	Apollo Global Management	$39,000
Source: Center for Responsive Politics^[42]

Top industries[]

Scott Howell	Contribution	Orrin Hatch	Contribution	William Barron	Contribution
Retired	$43,100	Financial Institutions	$1,113,746	Retired	$4,050
Health Professionals	$17,000	Pharmaceuticals/Health Products	$834,601	Agribusiness	$2,000
Building Trade Unions	$15,000	Lobbyists	$508,567	Real Estate	$1,000
Hospitals/Nursing Homes	$14,500	Insurance	$495,968	Education	$750
Lawyers/Law Firms	$12,250	Lawyers/Law Firms	$479,871	Misc Business	$500
Industrial Unions	$10,000	Health Professionals	$447,415
General Contractors	$7,500	Real Estate	$412,394
Automotive	$5,000	Health Services/HMOs	$396,132
Public Sector Unions	$5,000	Leadership PACs	$394,550
High-Tech Industry	$4,900	Oil & Gas	$391,878
Source: Center for Responsive Politics^[43]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[44]	Solid R	November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report^[46]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics^[47]	Safe R	November 5, 2012

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Orrin Hatch (R)	Scott Howell (D)	Other/ Undecided
Deseret News/KSL-TV	June 15–21, 2012	1,228	±2.8%	63%	29%	8%
Utah State University	October 8–13, 2012	n/a	±7.6%	67%	24%	9%
Key Research	October 9–13, 2012	500	±4.4%	61%	22%	17%
Deseret News/KSL	October 26 – November 1, 2012	870	±3.4%	63%	26%	11%

Hypothetical polling

with Dan Liljenquist

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Liljenquist (R)	Scott Howell (D)	Other/ Undecided
Deseret News/KSL-TV	June 15–21, 2012	1228	±2.8%	48%	34%	18%

with Jason Chaffetz

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Chaffetz (R)	Jan Graham (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	±3.6%	53%	34%	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Chaffetz (R)	Sam Granato (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	±3.6%	54%	33%	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Chaffetz (R)	Jim Matheson (D)	Undecided
Deseret News/KSL-TV	June 13–16, 2011	406	±5.0%	46%	45%	8%
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	±3.6%	42%	47%	11%
Mason-Dixon	August 8–10, 2011	625	±4.0%	49%	43%	8%

with Orrin Hatch

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Orrin Hatch (R)	Jim Matheson (D)	Undecided
Deseret News/KSL-TV	June 13–16, 2011	406	±5.0%	47%	47%	6%
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	±3.6%	44%	45%	11%
Mason-Dixon	August 8–10, 2011	625	±4.0%	48%	43%	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Orrin Hatch (R)	Jan Graham (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	±3.6%	55%	34%	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Orrin Hatch (R)	Sam Granato (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	±3.6%	56%	31%	13%

Republican primary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Orrin Hatch	Jason Chaffetz	Undecided
Deseret News/KSL-TV	June 13–16, 2011	406	±5.0%	47%	44%	10%
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	406	±4.9%	43%	47%	10%
Mason-Dixon	August 8–10, 2011	305	±5.7%	49%	39%	12%

Results[]

United States Senate election in Utah, 2012^[48]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Orrin Hatch (incumbent)	657,608	65.31%	+2.95%
	Democratic	Scott Howell	301,873	29.98%	-1.08%
	Constitution	Shaun McCausland	31,905	3.17%	-0.60%
	Justice	Daniel Geery	8,342	0.83%	N/A
	Independent	Bill Barron	7,172	0.71%	N/A
	Independent	JoAnn Secrist (write-in)	1	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			1,006,901	100.0%	N/A
	Republican hold

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External links[]

Utah Government Services – Elections
Campaign finances at OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at Sunlight Foundation
Candidates issue positions at On the Issues

Official campaign websites

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[April21ConvDeseret-2] "Sen. Orrin Hatch forced into primary for first time since '76, faces Dan Liljenquist in June". www.deseretnews.com. April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.

[voices.washingtonpost.com-3] Weiner, Rachel (February 9, 2011). "Orrin Hatch courts tea party activists, Tea Party Express divided". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[gopcandidateslist-4] "Utah Republican Party Candidates List".^{[permanent dead link]}

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[7] Miller, Sean J. (December 8, 2010). "Sen. Hatch: 'I intend to run, and I intend to win'". The Hill. Retrieved December 11, 2010.

[8] Gehrke, Robert (January 6, 2012). "Rep. Chris Herrod joins campaign to defeat Orrin Hatch". The Salt Lake Tribune.

[9] Gehrke, Robert (January 4, 2012). "Liljenquist is in against Hatch". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

[10] Catanese, David; Sherman, Jake (August 22, 2011). "Jason Chaffetz is out, but Orrin Hatch isn't in the clear". Politico. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[11] Trygstad, Kyle (August 22, 2011). "Chaffetz Passes on Hatch Challenge". Roll Call. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[12] Burr, Thomas (February 6, 2012). "Jon Huntsman rules out another political bid – for now". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

[13] Gehrke, Robert (January 6, 2012). "Tea Party leader Kirkham ready to run for governor". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

[14] Hesterman, Billy (December 1, 2011). "Philpot to challenge Herbert in 2012". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[15] Roche, Lisa Riley (June 9, 2011). "Two Utah political heavyweights eyeing key races". Deseret News. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[16] "Mike Lee: Orrin Hatch Not Getting My Endorsement In 2012 Primary". Huffington Post. February 11, 2011.

[17] Gehrke, Robert (June 1, 2011). "Sources say Chaffetz is in against Hatch". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[18] "Key National Voice Endorses Orrin Hatch For Senate". Orrin Hatch for Utah. June 14, 2011. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[19] Keller, Barney (June 1, 2011). "Run, Jason, Run!". Club for Growth. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[20] Sherman, Jake (June 3, 2011). "Jason Chaffetz leaning toward challenging Orrin Hatch". Politico. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[hatchendorsements-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "Endorsements & Quotes". Orrin Hatch for Utah. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

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[liljenquistendorsements-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Endorsements". Dan Liljenquist - Conservative for U.S. Senate. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

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[29] Scoop, The Right (May 23, 2012). "Sarah Palin announces endorsement of Orrin Hatch for US Senate". The Right Scoop.

[30] Davidson, Lee (June 6, 2012). "Herbert endorses Hatch, calls him 'best choice for Utah'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2012.

[31] "Utah". National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.

[32] Hartman, Rachel Rose (June 15, 2012). "TSantorum endorses Hatch's opponent in Utah primary". ABC News. Retrieved June 22, 2012.

[33] "FreedomWorks for America Endorses Conservative Candidate Dan Liljenquist for Utah Senate". FreedomWorks. April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[34] "2016 Election Results: President Live Map by State, Real-Time Voting Updates". Election Hub.

[35] Roche, Lisa Riley (November 8, 2011). "Pete Ashdown to try again to unseat Sen. Hatch". Deseret News. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[36] Gehrke, Robert (March 15, 2012). "From president to school board, candidates file for Utah elections". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[37] Cortez, Marjorie (April 21, 2012). "Utah Democrats pick Scott Howell as candidate for U.S. Senate". Deseret News. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[ccd-38] Frandsen, Eric (March 15, 2012). "Hatch faces 9 challengers from within his own party". Cache Valley Daily. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[39] "Howell Campaign Finances".^{[permanent dead link]}

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2012 United States Senate election in Utah

Contents

Background[]

Republican nomination[]

Convention[]

Candidates[]

Campaign[]

Endorsements[]

Polling[]

Results[]

Primary[]

Candidates[]

Campaign[]

Endorsements[]

Polling[]

Results[]

Democratic nomination[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Candidates[]

Debates[]

Fundraising[]

Top contributors[]

Top industries[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]