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The2016 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016,[1] to elect thegovernor andlieutenant governor of Utah, concurrently with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well aselections to theUnited States Senate andelections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate andlocal elections.
IncumbentRepublican governorGary Herbert ran for re-election to a second full term in office.[2] Republican challengerJonathan E. Johnson defeated Herbert in the state convention to secure a spot on the primary ballot,[3] but Herbert won the June 28, 2016 primary and secured the nomination.[4] The Democratic party nominated formerCHG Healthcare Services CEO Mike Weinholtz at the Utah Democratic convention in April.[5]
Herbert won the general election, defeating Weinholtz by a large margin.[6][7]
Republican GovernorJon Huntsman, Jr. resigned in August 2009 to becomeUnited States Ambassador to China and Lieutenant Governor Herbert succeeded him. He was elected to serve out the remainder of Huntsman's term in a2010 special election and was re-elected to a full four-year termin 2012.
Former Speaker of theUtah House of RepresentativesRebecca D. Lockhart was widely believed to be a potential Republican candidate, but she died of a rare neurodegenerative brain disease in January 2015.[2][8]
Incumbent governor Gary Herbert won the June 28, 2016 primary, defeating Overstock.com Chairman Jonathan Johnson.[4]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Gary Herbert | Jonathan Johnson | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[10] | June 6–8, 2016 | 517 | ± 4.1% | 69% | 24% | 6% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary Herbert (incumbent) | 176,866 | 71.75% | |
| Republican | Jonathan Johnson | 69,663 | 28.25% | |
| Total votes | 246,529 | 100.00% | ||
Weinholtz defeated Cook at the Democratic convention to become the nominee.
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Gary Herbert | Doug Owens | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 26, 2016 | Utah Debate Commission | Kerry Bringhurst | [18] | P | P |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[19] | Safe R | August 12, 2016 |
| Daily Kos[20] | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[21] | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Real Clear Politics[23] | Safe R | November 1, 2016 |
| Governing[24] | Safe R | October 27, 2016 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Gary Herbert (R) | Mike Weinholtz (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey[25] | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,479 | ± 4.6% | 58% | 38% | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey[26] | Oct 31–Nov 6, 2016 | 1,428 | ± 4.6% | 59% | 38% | — | 3% |
| Y2 Analytics[27]→ | November 1–3, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 64% | 26% | 5% | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey[28] | Oct 28–Nov 3, 2016 | 1,327 | ± 4.6% | 60% | 37% | — | 3% |
| Monmouth University[29] | Oct 30–Nov 2, 2016 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 63% | 30% | 5% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[30] | Oct 27–Nov 2, 2016 | 1,247 | ± 4.6% | 60% | 36% | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey[31] | Oct 26–Nov 1, 2016 | 1,057 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 34% | — | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey[32] | October 25–31, 2016 | 1,078 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 35% | — | 4% |
| UtahPolicy/Dan Jones[33] | October 12–18, 2016 | 818 | ± 3.4% | 64% | 25% | 6% | 5% |
| Monmouth University[34] | October 10–12, 2016 | 403 | ± 4.9% | 63% | 30% | 2% | 5% |
| UtahPolicy/Dan Jones[35] | September 1–9, 2016 | 605 | ± 4.0% | 62% | 24% | 6% | 7% |
| Public Policy Polling[36] | August 19–21, 2016 | 1,018 | ± 3.1% | 57% | 21% | 7% | 14% |
| SurveyUSA[10] | June 6–8, 2016 | 1,238 | ± 2.8% | 55% | 34% | 4% | 6% |
| Gravis Marketing[37] | May 31–June 1, 2016 | 1,519 | ± 2.5% | 56% | 29% | 15% | — |
with Jonathan Johnson
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jonathan Johnson (R) | Mike Weinholtz (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[10] | June 6–8, 2016 | 1,238 | ± 2.8% | 38% | 35% | 9% | 17% |
| Gravis Marketing[37] | May 31–June 1, 2016 | 1,519 | ± 2.5% | 40% | 29% | 31% | — |
with Jim Matheson
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Gary Herbert (R) | Jim Matheson (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UtahPolicy/Dan Jones[38] | March 30–April 7, 2015 | 601 | ± 4.0% | 57% | 33% | — | 11% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary Herbert (incumbent) | 750,850 | 66.74% | −1.67% | |
| Democratic | Mike Weinholtz | 323,349 | 28.74% | +1.16% | |
| Libertarian | Brian Kamerath | 34,827 | 3.10% | +0.85% | |
| Independent American | Superdell Schanze | 15,912 | 1.41% | ||
| Write-in | L. S. Brown | 97 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 1,125,035 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 427,501 | 38.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | -2.83% | |||
| County[39] | Gary Herbert Republican | Mike Weinholtz Demcoratic | Brian Kamerath Libertarian | Superdell Schanze Independent American | L. S. Brown Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 2,033 | 82.44% | 324 | 13.14% | 63 | 2.55% | 46 | 1.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,709 | 69.30% | 2,466 |
| Box Elder | 16,084 | 81.89% | 2,564 | 13.05% | 635 | 3.23% | 357 | 1.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 13,520 | 68.84% | 19,640 |
| Cache | 34,553 | 75.37% | 9,025 | 19.69% | 1,581 | 3.45% | 681 | 1.49% | 7 | 0.02% | 25,528 | 55.68% | 45,847 |
| Carbon | 5,574 | 70.29% | 2,034 | 25.65% | 180 | 2.27% | 142 | 1.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,540 | 44.64% | 7,930 |
| Daggett | 351 | 74.36% | 104 | 22.03% | 12 | 2.54% | 5 | 1.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 247 | 52.33% | 472 |
| Davis | 101,402 | 73.17% | 30,720 | 22.17% | 4,498 | 3.25% | 1,946 | 1.40% | 15 | 0.01% | 70,682 | 51.00% | 138,581 |
| Duchesne | 5,837 | 84.33% | 715 | 10.33% | 219 | 3.16% | 151 | 2.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,122 | 74.00% | 6,922 |
| Emery | 3,638 | 85.32% | 483 | 11.33% | 61 | 1.43% | 82 | 1.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,155 | 73.99% | 4,264 |
| Garfield | 1,888 | 80.72% | 378 | 16.16% | 47 | 2.01% | 26 | 1.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,510 | 64.56% | 2,339 |
| Grand | 2,266 | 49.92% | 2,067 | 45.54% | 156 | 3.44% | 50 | 1.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 199 | 4.38% | 4,539 |
| Iron | 13,646 | 78.13% | 2,597 | 14.87% | 862 | 4.94% | 360 | 2.06% | 1 | 0.01% | 11,049 | 63.26% | 17,466 |
| Juab | 3,483 | 84.21% | 487 | 11.77% | 110 | 2.66% | 56 | 1.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,996 | 72.44% | 4,136 |
| Kane | 2,589 | 74.63% | 729 | 21.01% | 93 | 2.68% | 58 | 1.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,860 | 53.62% | 3,469 |
| Millard | 4,455 | 85.46% | 534 | 10.24% | 145 | 2.78% | 74 | 1.42% | 5 | 0.10% | 3,921 | 75.22% | 5,213 |
| Morgan | 4,304 | 83.22% | 629 | 12.16% | 158 | 3.05% | 81 | 1.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,675 | 71.06% | 5,172 |
| Piute | 630 | 88.11% | 54 | 7.55% | 18 | 2.52% | 13 | 1.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 576 | 80.56% | 715 |
| Rich | 948 | 85.10% | 122 | 10.95% | 20 | 1.80% | 24 | 2.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 826 | 74.15% | 1,114 |
| Salt Lake | 218,570 | 52.44% | 181,462 | 43.53% | 11,671 | 2.80% | 5,094 | 1.22% | 30 | 0.01% | 37,108 | 8.90% | 416,827 |
| San Juan | 3,188 | 58.59% | 1,975 | 36.30% | 149 | 2.74% | 129 | 2.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,213 | 22.29% | 5,441 |
| Sanpete | 8,701 | 85.50% | 1,033 | 10.15% | 244 | 2.40% | 197 | 1.94% | 2 | 0.02% | 7,688 | 75.35% | 10,177 |
| Sevier | 7,305 | 85.11% | 903 | 10.52% | 188 | 2.19% | 176 | 2.05% | 11 | 0.13% | 6,402 | 74.59% | 8,583 |
| Summit | 9,595 | 46.89% | 10,162 | 49.67% | 541 | 2.64% | 163 | 0.80% | 0 | 0.00% | -567 | -2.77% | 20,461 |
| Tooele | 15,030 | 69.27% | 5,425 | 25.00% | 752 | 3.47% | 484 | 2.23% | 6 | 0.03% | 9,605 | 44.27% | 21,697 |
| Uintah | 10,697 | 84.15% | 1,388 | 10.92% | 408 | 3.21% | 218 | 1.71% | 1 | 0.01% | 9,309 | 73.23% | 12,712 |
| Utah | 162,178 | 81.19% | 28,469 | 14.25% | 6,368 | 3.19% | 2,720 | 1.36% | 14 | 0.01% | 133,709 | 66.94% | 199,749 |
| Wasatch | 8,552 | 70.63% | 3,125 | 25.81% | 291 | 2.40% | 140 | 1.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,427 | 44.82% | 12,108 |
| Washington | 47,202 | 77.19% | 10,565 | 17.28% | 2,256 | 3.69% | 1,125 | 1.84% | 3 | 0.00% | 36,637 | 59.91% | 61,151 |
| Wayne | 1,108 | 78.25% | 275 | 19.42% | 19 | 1.34% | 14 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 833 | 58.83% | 1,416 |
| Weber | 55,043 | 65.20% | 25,001 | 29.61% | 3,082 | 3.65% | 1,300 | 1.54% | 2 | 0.00% | 30,042 | 35.58% | 84,428 |
| Total | 750,850 | 66.74% | 323,349 | 28.74% | 34,827 | 3.10% | 15,912 | 1.41% | 97 | 0.01% | 427,501 | 38.00% | 1,125,035 |
Herbert won all four congressional districts.[40]
| District | Herbert | Weinholtz | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 71% | 24% | Rob Bishop |
| 2nd | 62% | 33% | Chris Stewart |
| 3rd | 72% | 24% | Jason Chaffetz |
| 4th | 61% | 34% | Mia Love |
Official campaign websites
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