Utah 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: Utah 2014 General Election

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Utah
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 24 June 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Thursday 20 March 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 24 June 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p MST (0300 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	2,770,765	(0.89% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Salt Lake City

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Utah State and Local Government

Utah 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Nomination note: In UTAH, where a single candidate has already received the support of more than 50% to 60% of the delegates at the Party Convention (the percentage itself is set by the Party), that candidate receives the Party's nomination. Otherwise, the top two vote getters at the Convention advance to the Primary.

Conventions are held by the Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican Parties prior to the primary. The Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican Conventions are 26 April 2014. The Constitution Party convention is 3 May 2014.

2014 certified election returns from the Lieutenant Governor's Office.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Orrin G. Hatch • First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Republican*			*Senator Orrin G. Hatch* • FEC S6UT00063

Class 3		Republican	Senator Mike Lee • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		*Republican*			*Senator Mike Lee* • FEC S0UT00165

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Gary R. Herbert • As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the Governorship upon the resignation of Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (Republican), effective 11 August 2009. First elected in a special election: 2010; re-elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox • Appointed: 16 October 2013 (re: resignation of Lieutenant Governor Gregory S. "Greg" Bell). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	11 August 2009: State Senator Gregory S. "Greg" Bell enters office as Lieutenant Governor. Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (Republican) resigned to become Ambassador to China causing Lieutenant Governor Gary R. Herbert (Republican) to ascend to the Governor's Chair. 1 September 2009: Lieutenant Governor Bell is unanimously confirmed by the Utah Senate. He was first elected in a special election in 2010 and re-elected in 2012. 16 September 2013: Lieutenant Governor Bell announces his resignation- "... I have decided it's time to step down and return to the employment market.". Governor Gary R. Herbert will name a replacement, who will be confirmed by the state Senate. Lieutenant Governor Bell will remain on the job until the confirmation. 16 October 2013: The Utah State Senate confirms state Representative Spencer J. Cox (Republican) as the new Lieutenant Governor.

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Open)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 26 April 2014 Convention
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	84,231	64.78%	Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop • FEC H2UT01094; 24 Nov 14; Tot $543,197; Dsb $524,358

		Democratic	36,422	28.01%	Donna M. McAleer • FEC H2UT01235; 24 Nov 14; Tot $266,277; Dsb $257,418

		Libertarian	4,847	3.73%	Craig Richard Bowden • FEC H4UT01108; 30 Sep 14; Tot $4,312; Dsb $4,269

		Independent American	4,534	3.49%	Dwayne A. Vance • FEC H4UT01124
Total			130,034	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Chris Stewart • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 26 April 2014 Convention
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	88,915	60.82%	Congressman Chris Stewart • FEC H2UT02324; 24 Nov 14; Tot $755,106; Dsb $648,715

		Democratic	47,585	32.55%	state senator Luz M. Robles • FEC H4UT02197; 15 Oct 14; Tot $153,306; Dsb $131,622

		Constitution	4,509	3.08%	Shaun Lynn McCausland • FEC H4UT02221

		Independent American	3,328	2.28%	Wayne L. Hill • FEC H2UT03140

		Unaffiliated	1,734	1.19%	Bill Barron • FEC H4UT02239; 24 Nov 14; Tot $19,152; Dsb $18,395

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	117	0.08%	Warren Rogers • People's Party • FEC H4UT02247
Total			146,188	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Jason Chaffetz • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 26 April 2014 Convention
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	102,952	72.21%	Congressman Jason Chaffetz • FEC H8UT03089; 24 Nov 14; Tot $944,555; Dsb $734,904

		Democratic	32,059	22.48%	Brian Wonnacott • FEC H4UT03153; 24 Nov 14; Tot $9,209; Dsb $5,851

		Independent American	3,192	2.24%	Zack Strong • FEC H4UT03195

		Unaffiliated	2,584	1.81%	Stephen P. "Steve" Tryon • FEC H4UT03211; 24 Nov 14; Tot $61,003; Dsb $60,915
		Unaffiliated	1,513	1.06%	Ben J. Mates • FEC H4UT03203

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	280	0.20%	David A. Else • Independent American Party • FEC H4UT03237
Total			142,580	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4 Open		Democratic	Congressman James David "Jim" Matheson • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 17 December 2013: Announced retirement.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	74,936	50.92%	former Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia B. Love • FEC H2UT04023; 24 Nov 14; Tot $5,208,376; Dsb $4,969,610

		Democratic	67,425	45.81%	H. Douglas "Doug" Owens • Son of former Congressman Wayne Owens • FEC H4UT04011; 31 Dec 14; Tot $866,595; Dsb $866,595

		Independent American	2,032	1.38%	Tim Aalders • FEC H4UT04052

		Constitution	1,424	0.97%	Collin Robert Simonsen • FEC H4UT04045

		Libertarian	1,351	0.92%	Jim L. Vein • FEC H2UT04056
Total			147,168	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Attorney General Sean D. Reyes • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Appointed: 23 December 2013. First elected in a Special Election: 4 November 2014. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	On 21 November 2013, Attorney General John Swallow (Republican) announced his resignation effective 3 December 2013 (re: allegations of bribery and election law violations). In mid-December, Governor Gary R. Herbert (Republican) will appoint a replacement from a list of 3 names provided by the state Republican Party. The Democratic Party plans to sue for a special election to fill the remainder of the term. 21 November 2013 Statement from Governor Gary R. Herbert: "I call on the Republican State Central Committee to convene ... and send me three names to consider for appointment ... Until I make that appointment, I have asked Major General Brian Tarbet to ensure the duties of the Office of the Attorney General are performed." 23 December 2013: Governor Gary R. Herbert (Republican) appoints Sean D. Reyes (Republican) as Attorney General. 4 November 2014: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes is first elected in a Special Election. Next regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Special Election - The Special Primary for this office is Tuesday 24 June 2014.

		Republican	355,275	63.06%	Attorney General Sean D. Reyes

		Democratic	151,967	26.97%	Charles Alan Stormont

		Libertarian	22,333	3.96%	W. Andrew "Andrew" McCullough

		Constitution	18,722	3.32%	Gregory G. Hansen

		Independent American	15,108	2.68%	Leslie D. Curtis
Total			563,405	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Treasurer Richard K. Ellis • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Auditor John Dougall • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 5 candidates
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 3 candidates
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 5 candidates
	• Justice Party
	• Unity
Independents
	• Unaffiliated: 5 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 2 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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Election Authority
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	• Tooele Transcript Bulletin
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