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Republican Party of Utah

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Republican Party of Utah
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Basic facts
Location:Salt Lake City, Utah
Type:Political party
Affiliation:Republican
Top official:Robert Axson, Chair
Website:Official website

The Republican Party of Utah is the Utah political party affiliate of the national Republican Party. The group is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Party chair

Robert Axson

As of May 2024, Robert Axson was listed as the party's chair. [1]





Party leadership

The website for the Utah Republican Party lists the following individuals as the party's state leadership:[1]

  • Robert Axson, State party chair
  • Kim Coleman, State party vice-chair
  • Stafford Palmieri, State party secretary
  • McKay Newell, State party treasurer

Party platform

For complete information on the Republican Party of Utah's platform, please click here.

Party rules and bylaws

For complete information on the Republican 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

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