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Democratic Party of Utah
| Democratic Party of Utah | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Top official: | Diane Lewis, Chair |
| Year founded: | 1896 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Democratic Party of Utah is the Utah political party affiliate of the national Democratic Party. The group is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Party chair
The chair of the Minnesota Democratic Party is Diane Lewis.
Party leadership
As of November 2023, the executive director of the Utah Democratic Party was Thom DeSirant.[1]
The Utah Democratic Party listed the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of November 2023:[2]
- Diane Lewis, Chair
- Oscar Mata, Vice chair
- Elizabeth Weight, Secretary
- Kathy Long, Treasurer
- Ross Romero, National committee member
- Darlene McDonald, National committee member
Party platform
For complete information on the Democratic Party of Utah's platform, please click here.
Party rules and bylaws
For complete information on the Democratic Party of Utah's bylaws, please click here.
Primary elections
In Utah, a candidate has three options for getting on the primary ballot:
- Participate in the political party’s convention system
- Gather signatures from voters
- Participate in the political party’s convention system and gather signatures from voters
All qualified political party candidates must obtain ballot access by participating in the party's
Distinction between county and state conventions:
- County conventions: Candidates who are running for local office or legislative offices located entirely in one county attend county conventions;
- State conventions: Candidates who are running for federal, statewide, legislative, and state school board offices that are located within multiple counties attend state conventions.
Convention winners advance to the primary (not the general). However, unless another individual of that party chooses to gather signatures for the same office, the primary will be uncontested. Because Utah cancels uncontested primaries, the convention winner will automatically advance from the primary to the general. If a convention candidate does not get enough votes to advance to the primary outright, the top two vote-getters advance to the primary, and a contested primary is held.
Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
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2025
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Utah Democratic Party Website
- Utah Democratic Party on Facebook
- Utah Democratic Party on Twitter
Footnotes
