2020 Utah Attorney General election
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The 2020 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020 along with several federal and state elections.
Incumbent Attorney General Sean Reyes was re-elected to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Greg Skordas and Libertarian nominee Rudy Bautista.
Party primaries and conventions[]
The conventions for the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties were held on April 25.[1] Although originally planned to be held in-person, all three conventions were moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Republican convention and primary[]
Convention[]
Voting began for the convention on April 23, with results being announced on April 27.[3][4] Incumbent Sean Reyes and challenger David O. Leavitt advanced to the primary.
| Republican convention results[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Sean Reyes | 1,778 | 49.80% | 2,014 | 57.51% |
| David O. Leavitt | 1,002 | 28.07% | 1,488 | 42.49% |
| John Swallow | 790 | 22.13% | Eliminated | |
| Inactive Ballots | 0 ballots | 69 ballots | ||
Primary[]
The Republican primary was held on June 30. Sean Reyes won re-nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sean Reyes (incumbent) | 275,212 | 54.04% | |
| Republican | David O. Leavitt | 234,036 | 45.96% | |
| Total votes | 509,248 | 100% | ||
Democratic convention[]
Greg Skordas ran unopposed for the nomination. Skordas had previously run as the Democratic nominee for attorney general in 2004.[7]
Libertarian convention[]
Defense attorney Rudy Bautista won the nomination.
General election[]
Predictions[]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[8] | Safe R | July 17, 2020 |
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Sean Reyes | 878,853 | 60.58% | -4.83 | |
| Democratic | Greg Skordas | 489,499 | 33.74% | +8.67 | |
| Libertarian | Rudy Bautista | 82,444 | 5.68% | -1.05 | |
| Total votes | 1,450,797 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References[]
- ^ "Utah 2020 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ Winslow, Ben (2020-04-20). "COVID-19 forces Utah's political parties to hold 'online only' state conventions". KSTU. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ Webmaster (2020-04-23). "Voting is now Open!". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ Webmaster (2020-04-28). "Convention Results Posted". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ "Convention Results". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "2020-Primary-Election-Canvass.pdf" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Means, Emily (2020-04-26). "Utah Democratic Party Announces Convention Results For Statewide Races". KUER. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "2020-General-Election-Canvass.pdf" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
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- 2020 United States Attorney General elections
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