Utah Governor
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
No 2026 candidates are on file for this seat yet.
Past Results
Governor
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer J. Cox Deidre M. HendersonREPUBLICAN PARTY | REPUBLICAN PARTY | 781,431 | 52.9% |
| Brian Smith King Rebekah CummingsDEMOCRATIC PARTY | DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 420,514 | 28.5% |
| Phil Lyman Natalie ClawsonUNAFFILIATED | UNAFFILIATED | 200,551 | 13.6% |
| J. Robert Latham Barry Evan ShortLIBERTARIAN PARTY | LIBERTARIAN PARTY | 41,164 | 2.8% |
| Tommy Williams Archie A. Williams IIIINDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY | INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY | 27,480 | 1.9% |
| Tom Tomeny William Lansing TaylorUNAFFILIATED | UNAFFILIATED | 5,792 | 0.4% |
| Charlie Tautuaa Sylvia Miera FiskUNAFFILIATED | UNAFFILIATED | 525 | 0.0% |
| Write-in: InvalidNonpartisan | Nonpartisan | 70 | 0.0% |
Official — Utah Lieutenant Governor, Elections Office ENR media export (created 2025-11-04T18:27:17.647083Z, post-certification) · Utah Lieutenant Governor, Elections Office — official election results
Governor & Lieutenant Governor
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer J. Cox, Deidre M. HendersonRepublican | Republican | 918,754 | 63.0% |
| Chris Peterson, Karina BrownDemocrat | Democrat | 442,754 | 30.3% |
| Daniel Rhead Cottam, Barry Evan ShortLibertarian | Libertarian | 51,393 | 3.5% |
| Greg Duerden, Wayne HillIndependent American | Independent American | 25,810 | 1.8% |
| Madeline Kazantzis, Ed Kennedy | 18,988 | 1.3% | |
| Kristena M. Conlin | 937 | 0.1% | |
| Richard T. Whitney | 230 | 0.0% | |
| Tyler Scott Batty, Gregory C. Johnson | 12 | 0.0% |
Certified — Utah State Board of Canvassers, 2020 General Election Statewide Canvass (Nov 23 2020) · Utah Lieutenant Governor — 2020 General Election Statewide Canvass workbook