Utah elections, 2012

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The state of Utah held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:

• Signature filing deadline: March 16, 2012 & April 15, 2012 (Measures only)
• Primary date: June 26, 2012
• General election date: November 6, 2012

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2012 Elections

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For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page

Elections by type

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House
• State Executives
• State Senate
• State House
• Ballot measures

See also: United States Senate elections in Utah, 2012

U.S. Senate, Utah, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Orrin G. Hatch Incumbent	65.8%	657,608
	Democratic	Scott Howell	30.2%	301,873
	Constitution	Shaun Lynn McCausland	3.2%	31,905
	Utah Justice	Daniel Geery	0.8%	8,342
	Independent	Bill Barron	0%	0
Total Votes				999,728
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2012 General Election Results"

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012

Members of the U.S. House from Utah -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	2	3
Total		3	4

See also: Utah state executive official elections, 2012

There were five state executive positions up for election.

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Attorney General
• Treasurer
• State Auditor

Governor of Utah General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Cooke and Vince Rampton	27.7%	253,514
	Republican	Gary Herbert and Greg Bell Incumbent	68.4%	624,678
	Libertarian	Ken Larsen and Rob Latham	2.2%	19,956
	Constitution	Kirk Pearson and Tim Alders	1.7%	15,548
Total Votes				913,696
Election Results via State of Utah.

Attorney General of Utah General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dee W. Smith	30.1%	269,893
	Republican	John Swallow	64.6%	579,118
	Libertarian	W. Andrew McCullough	5.3%	47,347
Total Votes				896,358
Election Results via Utah Lieutenant Governor. Vote totals above are unofficial and reflect 100% precincts reporting.

Utah State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Sage	29.5%	259,576
	Republican	John Dougall	65.4%	575,677
	Constitution	Richard Proctor	5.2%	45,373
Total Votes				880,626
Election Results via Utah Lieutenant Governor.

Utah Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher Stout	28.1%	247,277
	Republican	Richard Ellis Incumbent	66.9%	589,045
	Libertarian	Vincent Marcus	5%	44,257
Total Votes				880,579
Election Results via Utah Lieutenant Governor. Vote totals above are unofficial and reflect 100% precincts reporting.

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintained partisan control in the state senate.

Utah State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	7	5
	Republican Party	22	24
Total		29	29

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

Utah House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	17	14
	Republican Party	58	61
Total		75	75

See also: Utah 2012 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Taxes	Require a portion of the revenue from all of the state's severance taxes to be deposited into the permanent state trust fund.	a
LRCA	Amendment B	Taxes	Exempt military personnel from paying property taxes.	a

Eligibility to Vote

Primary election

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Utah uses a partially open primary system; Republicans have a closed primary, and Democrats and independents can vote in the Democratic primary. Both parties hold conventions before the primary. Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by June 11, 2012, which is 15 days before the primary took place , or by May 29, 2012 for mail-in registration. (Information about registering to vote)

General election

See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections

The deadline to register to vote is 28 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 9. October 22, or 15 days prior to election, is the deadline if registering in person

Note: Some states have a voter registration deadline 30 days prior to the election, but because this may fall on a weekend and Columbus Day is on Monday, October 8th, have extended the deadline to October 9, 2012.

• Voter ID info
• Residency requirements: Resident of Utah for at least 30 days
• Same-day registration: None

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee Voting

Eligibility

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Utah. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.

Deadlines

To vote absentee, an absentee ballot application must be received by the election office at least 4 days prior to the election. A returned absentee ballot must then be postmarked before election day and received by the elections office no later than noon on the first day of canvassing (generally the Monday before an election).

Military and overseas voting

For full details, visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program here.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Utah is one of 33 states that has early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 14 days before an election and ends 4 days prior to election day. The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books
• State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
• Voting in Utah
• Absentee voting
• Early voting