2012 Utah gubernatorial election

2012 Utah gubernatorial election
	County results; Herbert: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Gary Herbert; Republican	Elected Governor ; Gary Herbert; Republican

The 2012 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. It was won by Republican incumbent Governor Gary Herbert.^[1]

Republican nomination[]

Candidates[]

Gary Herbert, incumbent governor^[2]^[3]

Defeated at convention[]

David Kirkham, businessman and co-founder of the Utah tea party^[4]
Morgan Philpot, former state representative and nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010^[5]
Lane Ronnow^[3]
William Skokos, energy entrepreneur and CEO of Standard American Oil Company^[3]
Ken Sumsion, state representative^[6]^[7]

^[3]

Declined[]

Stephen Sandstrom, state representative^[8]
Mark Shurtleff, state attorney general^[9]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gary Herbert	David Kirkham	Morgan Philpot	Ken Sumison	Other/ Undecided
Mason-Dixon	April 9–11, 2012	422	± 4.9%	69%	2%	13%	1%	15%

Convention results[]

Republican convention, 1st round results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Herbert	2,253	57.67
	Republican	Morgan Philpot	905	23.16
	Republican	David Kirkham	358	9.16
	Republican	Ken Sumsion	254	6.50
	Republican	William Skokos	128	3.28
	Republican	Lane Ronnow	9	0.23
Total votes			3,907	100

Republican convention, 2nd round results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Herbert	2,464	63.26
	Republican	Morgan Philpot	1,431	36.74
Total votes			3,895	100

Democratic nomination[]

Candidate[]

Peter Cooke, businessman and retired major general in the United States Army Reserve^[2]

Declined[]

Jim Matheson, U.S. representative^[11]^[12]

General election[]

Candidates[]

Gary Herbert (Republican), incumbent governor

Running mate: Greg Bell, incumbent lieutenant governor

Peter Cooke (Democratic), businessman and retired major general in the United States Army Reserve

Running mate: Vincent Rampton, attorney and son of former Governor Cal Rampton^[13]

Kirk D Pearson (Constitution)^[14]

Running mate: Tim Aalders

(Libertarian), medical researcher ^[15]

Running mate: Robert Latham, attorney ^[16]

Debates[]

Complete video of debate, October 11, 2012 - C-SPAN

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[17]	Solid R	November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[18]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report^[19]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics^[20]	Safe R	November 5, 2012

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gary Herbert (R)	Peter Cooke (D)	Other/ Undecided
Deseret News/KSL	October 26–November 1, 2012	870	± 43.4%	69%	24%	5%
Key Research	October 9–13, 2012	500	± 4.4%	65%	19%	15%
Utah State University	October 8–13, 2012	n/a	± 7.6%	76%	17%	7%
Mason-Dixon	April 9–11, 2012	625	± 4%	65%	27%	8%

Results[]

2012 Utah gubernatorial election ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gary Herbert (incumbent)	688,592	68.41%	+4.34%
	Democratic	Peter Cooke	277,622	27.58%	-4.32%
	Libertarian	Ken Larsen	22,611	2.25%	+0.25%
	Constitution	Kirk D. Pearson	17,696	1.76%	N/A
	n/a	Write-ins	3	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			'*1,006,524'*	'*100.0%'*	N/A
	Republican hold

References[]

^ "Gov. Herbert wins first full term in office | Local News | heraldextra.com". www.heraldextra.com.
^ ^a ^b Gehrke, Robert (December 19, 2011). "Retired general poised to take on Herbert in gubernatorial race". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gehrke, Robert; Canham, Matt (April 21, 2012). "Herbert wins nod, Philpot feels betrayed". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Meyers, Donald W. (January 18, 2012). "Utah tea party founder Kirkham takes on Herbert". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
^ Hesterman, Billy (November 30, 2011). "Philpot to challenge Herbert in 2012". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
^ Davidson, Lee (November 11, 2011). "Utah governor faces challenge from inside the GOP". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Roche, Lisa Riley (November 10, 2011). "GOP lawmaker to run against Gov. Herbert". Deseret News. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Romboy, Dennis (November 14, 2011). "Sandstrom announces bid for Utah's new congressional district seat". Deseret News. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
^ Roche, Lisa Riley (June 9, 2011). "Two Utah political heavyweights eyeing key races". Deseret News. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Election Results: Utah Governor's Race". Utah Republican Party. April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Isenstadt, Alex (December 15, 2011). "Matheson to run for reelection". Politico. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Toeplitz, Shira (December 15, 2011). "Matheson to Run in New Utah District". Roll Call. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ Gehrke, Robert (April 19, 2012). "Rampton named as Peter Cooke's running mate". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ "2012 Candidate Filings - Lieutenant Governor's Office: Elections". Elections.utah.gov. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
^ Ken Larsen Free Speech Message. "Ken Larsen". Vote Utah. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
^ "Why Choose Rob? « J. Robert Latham | Attorney at Law". Jrobertlatham.pro. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
^ "2012 Governor Race Ratings for November 1, 2012". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ "2012 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ "2012 Elections Map - 2012 Governor Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ "Historical Election Results – Utah Voter Information". voteinfo.utah.gov.

External links[]

Utah Government Services – Elections

Official campaign sites (Archived)

[1] "Gov. Herbert wins first full term in office | Local News | heraldextra.com". www.heraldextra.com.

[cooke-2] Gehrke, Robert (December 19, 2011). "Retired general poised to take on Herbert in gubernatorial race". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2011.

[slt_herbert-3] Gehrke, Robert; Canham, Matt (April 21, 2012). "Herbert wins nod, Philpot feels betrayed". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[4] Meyers, Donald W. (January 18, 2012). "Utah tea party founder Kirkham takes on Herbert". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2012.

[5] Hesterman, Billy (November 30, 2011). "Philpot to challenge Herbert in 2012". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

[6] Davidson, Lee (November 11, 2011). "Utah governor faces challenge from inside the GOP". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[7] Roche, Lisa Riley (November 10, 2011). "GOP lawmaker to run against Gov. Herbert". Deseret News. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[8] Romboy, Dennis (November 14, 2011). "Sandstrom announces bid for Utah's new congressional district seat". Deseret News. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

[dn-9] Roche, Lisa Riley (June 9, 2011). "Two Utah political heavyweights eyeing key races". Deseret News. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[utgop-10] "Election Results: Utah Governor's Race". Utah Republican Party. April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[11] Isenstadt, Alex (December 15, 2011). "Matheson to run for reelection". Politico. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[12] Toeplitz, Shira (December 15, 2011). "Matheson to Run in New Utah District". Roll Call. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[13] Gehrke, Robert (April 19, 2012). "Rampton named as Peter Cooke's running mate". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[14] "2012 Candidate Filings - Lieutenant Governor's Office: Elections". Elections.utah.gov. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2013-02-05.

[15] Ken Larsen Free Speech Message. "Ken Larsen". Vote Utah. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-02-05.

[16] "Why Choose Rob? « J. Robert Latham | Attorney at Law". Jrobertlatham.pro. Retrieved 2013-02-05.

[17] "2012 Governor Race Ratings for November 1, 2012". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[18] "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[19] "2012 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[20] "2012 Elections Map - 2012 Governor Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[21] "Historical Election Results – Utah Voter Information". voteinfo.utah.gov.

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