Jonathan Swinton

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Jonathan Swinton

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 28, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Jonathan Swinton was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Utah. Swinton was defeated by Misty Snow in the Democratic primary.

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Utah's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Lee (R) defeated Misty Snow (D), Stoney Fonua (Independent American), and Bill Barron (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lee faced no primary challenger, while Snow defeated Jonathan Swinton to win the Democratic nomination. The primaries took place on June 28, 2016. Jade Tuan Quoc Vo (D) was eliminated at the party convention on April 23, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Utah General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Lee Incumbent	68.1%	760,220
	Democratic	Misty Snow	27.1%	301,858
	Independent American	Stoney Fonua	2.5%	27,339
	Independent	Bill Barron	2.3%	26,166
Total Votes				1,115,583
Source: Utah Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Utah Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Misty Snow	59.4%	28,928
Jonathan Swinton	40.6%	19,774
Total Votes		48,702
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Swinton's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Air Quality: It’s an indisputable fact that Utah’s natural beauty is legendary. Unfortunately, our poor air quality is also becoming legendary – and not in a good way. Big Money Out of Politics: Set limits on the amount of money political candidates can spend in an election. The limits would be contingent on the number of registered voters in the district or state the candidates would represent. Domestic Violence: I have always believed in giving back to my community and I spent much of my college career volunteering as a victim advocate at the Community Abuse Prevention Service Agency. Economy: As a successful small business owner I fully appreciate the opportunities America affords us to follow our dreams, develop our ideas, and be an important part of building our country’s exciting future. Education: 7 out of 10 Utah residents want greater financial support of public education. In spite of that, Mike Lee voted to withhold supportive funding from our schools and classrooms. My wife, Annie, is dedicated public school teacher. As her husband, I have witnessed the strain and burden our overworked and underpaid teachers experience. As a father of two boys I love dearly, I am concerned class sizes will keep growing larger and larger.	”
—Jonathan Swinton's campaign website, http://www.voteswinton.com/issues/

Recent news

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See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Utah, 2016

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page

Footnotes

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Utah's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Curtis (R)

Mike Lee (R)

Representatives

District 1

Blake Moore (R)

District 2

Celeste Maloy (R)

District 3

Mike Kennedy (R)

District 4

Burgess Owens (R)

Republican Party (6)