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The2020 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect theAttorney General ofUtah. The election was held alongside variousfederal andstate elections, including forgovernor. Incumbent Attorney GeneralSean Reyes won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Greg Skordas and Libertarian nominee Rudy Bautista.
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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Voting began for the convention on April 23, with results being announced on April 27.[3][4]
| 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 | ||
Mayors
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Leavitt | Sean Reyes | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University[7] | June 4–7, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 26% | 31% | 43% |
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| David O. Leavitt | Sean Reyes | |||||
| 1 | Jun. 2, 2020 | Utah Debate Commission | David Magleby | YouTube | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sean Reyes (incumbent) | 275,212 | 54.04 | |
| Republican | David O. Leavitt | 234,036 | 45.96 | |
| Total votes | 509,248 | 100.00 | ||
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Sean Reyes | Greg Skordas | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 21, 2020 | Utah Debate Commission | Jennifer Napier-Pearce | YouTube | P | P |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[10] | Safe R | July 17, 2020 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sean Reyes (R) | Greg Skordas (D) | Rudy Bautista (L) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune[11] | August 31 – September 12, 2020 | 2,000 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 46% | 25% | 5% | 23% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sean Reyes (incumbent) | 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% | |||
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Reyes won all four congressional districts.[13]
| District | Reyes | Skordas | Bautista | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 66% | 28% | 6% | Rob Bishop |
| Blake Moore | ||||
| 2nd | 57% | 37% | 6% | Chris Stewart |
| 3rd | 64% | 30% | 5% | John Curtis |
| 4th | 55% | 39% | 6% | Ben McAdams |
| Burgess Owens |
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