2016 Utah elections
The2016 Utah general elections were held in theU.S. state ofUtah on November 8, 2016. Utah'sgovernor andlieutenant governor ,attorney general ,auditor , andtreasurer were elected, as well as one of Utah'sU.S. Senate seats and all four seats in theUnited States House of Representatives , fifteenUtah Senate seats and all of theUtah House of Representatives seats.Primary elections were held on June 28, 2016.[ 1]
Presidential election [ edit ] Incumbent Republican senatorMike Lee was re-elected to a second term.
Misty Snow won the Democratic nomination, and became the firsttransgender woman in the history of the United States to become a major party's nominee for the Senate.[ 2]
U.S. House of Representatives [ edit ] All of Utah's four seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in November.
Governor and lieutenant governor [ edit ] IncumbentRepublican governorGary Herbert was re-elected to a third term in office.Spencer Cox was Herbert's running mate.[ 3]
Michael Weinholtz, former chairman and CEO ofCHG Healthcare Services , ran as aDemocrat .[ 4] [ 3]
Gary Herbert
Individuals
Organizations
Utah Fraternal Order of Police[ 8] Sean Reyes , incumbent (R )[ 10] Jon Harper, private practice lawyer (D )[ 10] Andrew McCullough, private practice lawyer (L )[ 10] Michael Isbell, private practice lawyer (IAP)[ 10] Sean Reyes
Individuals
Harris Simmons, president and CEO ofZions Bancorporation [ 11] David Simmons, CEO of Simmons Media Group[ 11] Robert G. Pedersen II, chairman of the board and CEO ofZAGG [ 11] Ken Murdock, founder of Nature's Way[ 11] Dave Brown, president, First Utah Bank[ 11] Brett Tolman , former United States attorney for District of Utah[ 11] Organizations
Utah Fraternal Order of Police[ 12] Results by county 40–50%
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John Dougall, incumbent (R )[ 10] Mike Mitchell, accountant (D )[ 10] Jared Green,FedEx employee (IAP)[ 10] Results by county 40–50%
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General election results[ 14] Party Candidate Votes % Republican John Dougall 679,675 63.2% Democratic Mike Mitchell 329,625 30.7% Independent American Party Jared Green 65,692 6.1% Total votes 1,074,992 100.0%
General election results[ 14] Party Candidate Votes % Republican David Damschen 652,275 61.2% Democratic Neil Hansen 337,997 31.7% Constitution Richard Proctor 75,365 7.1% Total votes 1,066,087 100.0%
FifteenUtah State Senate seats were filled in 2016.
Affiliation Party(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Republican Democratic Libertarian Vacant Before 2016 elections 23 5 1 29 0 Latest voting share After 2016 elections 24 5 0 29 0 New voting share
Utah House of Representatives [ edit ] All 75 seats in theUtah House of Representatives were filled in 2016.
Affiliation Party(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Republican Democratic Vacant Before 2016 elections 63 12 75 0 Latest voting share After 2016 elections 62 13 75 0 New voting share
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