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Republican Party primaries in Utah, 2024
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| Republican Party primaries, 2024 |
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| June 25, 2024 |
| Federal elections |
| Republican primaries for U.S. House |
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| Republican Party of Utah |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Utah on June 25, 2024.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Utah, state law allows parties to decide who may vote in their primaries.[1] Check Vote.Utah.gov for details about upcoming elections.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. Senate
A Republican Party primary took place on June 25, 2024, in Utah to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah
John Curtis defeated Trent Staggs, Brad R. Wilson, and Jason Walton in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Curtis | 48.7 | 206,094 |
 | Trent Staggs  | 32.7 | 138,143 | |
 | Brad R. Wilson | 12.6 | 53,134 | |
 | Jason Walton | 6.1 | 25,604 | |
| Total votes: 422,975 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- JR Bird (R)
- Ty Jensen (R)
- Gabriel Lobo-Blanco (R)
- Clark White (R)
- Brent Hatch (R)
U.S. House
District 1
Republican primary candidates- Blake Moore (Incumbent) ✔
- Paul Miller
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 2
Republican primary candidates- Celeste Maloy (Incumbent) ✔
- Colby Jenkins
District 3
Republican primary candidates = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 4
Republican primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Burgess Owens (Incumbent) ✔
State elections
State Senate
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2024
Republicans maintained a 23-6 majority in the Utah State Senate in the 2024 elections.
| Utah State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | 23 | |
| Total | 29 | 29 | |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 8 |
Constitution Party  Larry Livingston* |
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| District 10 |
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| District 15 |
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| District 16 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 17 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 22 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 24 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
Did not make the ballot: |
Utah Forward Party David Hinckley* |
| District 25 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 26 |
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| District 27 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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House of Representatives
In the 2024 elections, Republicans maintained their 61-14 majority in the chamber.
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| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 14 | 14 | |
| Republican Party | 61 | 61 | |
| Total | 75 | 75 | |
Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024 |
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| District 2 |
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| District 3 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 4 |
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| District 5 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Utah Forward Party This primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
| District 6 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 7 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 8 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 9 |
Libertarian Party Jacob Johnson* |
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| District 10 |
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| District 11 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 12 |
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| District 13 |
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| District 14 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 15 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Utah Forward Party Josh Smith* |
| District 16 |
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| District 17 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
Libertarian Party Adam Feller* |
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| District 19 |
Constitution Party Cameron Dransfield* |
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| District 23 |
United Utah Party Cabot Nelson* |
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| District 24 |
The Republican primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 25 |
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| District 28 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 29 |
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| District 31 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 32 |
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United Utah Party Adam Bean* |
| District 33 |
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| District 34 |
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United Utah Party Dennis Roach* |
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| District 35 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 36 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 37 |
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| District 38 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 40 |
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United Utah Party John Jackson* |
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| District 46 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 47 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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United Utah Party David Lundgren* |
| District 48 |
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| District 49 |
Did not make the ballot: |
Utah Forward Party This primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 50 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 51 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 52 |
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| District 53 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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United Utah Party Alex Day* |
| District 54 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 55 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 56 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 59 |
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| District 60 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 61 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 66 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Constitution Party This primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
| District 67 |
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| District 68 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 69 |
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| District 70 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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United Utah Party Zeno Parry* |
| District 71 |
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| District 72 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 73 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 74 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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State executive offices
Thirteen state executive offices were up for election in Utah in 2024:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Auditor
Treasurer
State Board of Education (8 seats)
Governor
Republican primary candidates- Spencer Cox (Incumbent) ✔
- Phil Lyman
Lieutenant Governor
Republican primary candidates- Deidre Henderson (Incumbent) ✔
- Natalie Clawson
Attorney General
Republican primary candidates = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyAuditor
Republican primary candidatesTreasurer
Republican primary candidatesThe Republican Party primary was canceled.
State Board of Education
District 4
Republican primary candidates- Brent Strate (Incumbent)
- Rod Hall ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 7
Republican primary candidates- Molly Hart (Incumbent) ✔
- Kris Kimball
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 8
Republican primary candidatesThe Republican Party primary was canceled.
District 10
Republican primary candidates- Matt Hymas (Incumbent) ✔
- Monica Bangerter Wilbur
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 11
Republican primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
District 12
Republican primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 13
Republican primary candidates- Randy Boothe (Incumbent) ✔
- Cari Bartholomew
District 15
Republican primary candidates- Kristan Norton (Incumbent)
- Joann Brinton ✔
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Utah
Context of the 2024 elections
Utah Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas • Thirty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
State party overview
Republican Party of Utah
- See also: Republican Party of Utah
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Utah. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Utah with 45.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 27.5 percent. Independent candidate and Utah native Evan McMullin received 21.5 percent of the vote, his strongest showing in a state. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Utah cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same timeframe, Utah supported Republican candidates more often than Democrats, 73.3 to 23.3 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Utah. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won seven out of 75 state House districts in Utah with an average margin of victory of 20.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 19 out of 75 state House districts in Utah with an average margin of victory of 21.9 points. Clinton won six districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 68 out of 75 state House districts in Utah with an average margin of victory of 54.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 56 out of 75 state House districts in Utah with an average margin of victory of 30.7 points. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 9.42% | 89.03% | R+79.6 | 10.81% | 62.88% | R+52.1 | R |
| 2 | 9.49% | 88.76% | R+79.3 | 11.45% | 51.57% | R+40.1 | R |
| 3 | 12.34% | 85.57% | R+73.2 | 15.18% | 48.43% | R+33.2 | R |
| 4 | 22.96% | 73.62% | R+50.7 | 30.29% | 33.77% | R+3.5 | R |
| 5 | 10.92% | 87.18% | R+76.3 | 13.60% | 51.67% | R+38.1 | R |
| 6 | 10.18% | 87.91% | R+77.7 | 13.94% | 48.70% | R+34.8 | R |
| 7 | 22.58% | 75.17% | R+52.6 | 24.95% | 47.41% | R+22.5 | R |
| 8 | 32.39% | 64.89% | R+32.5 | 33.89% | 42.27% | R+8.4 | R |
| 9 | 30.35% | 67.18% | R+36.8 | 29.16% | 46.44% | R+17.3 | R |
| 10 | 34.81% | 62.01% | R+27.2 | 37.00% | 38.57% | R+1.6 | R |
| 11 | 24.47% | 73.17% | R+48.7 | 25.28% | 48.10% | R+22.8 | R |
| 12 | 20.44% | 77.27% | R+56.8 | 20.63% | 52.90% | R+32.3 | R |
| 13 | 19.95% | 77.67% | R+57.7 | 20.41% | 47.72% | R+27.3 | R |
| 14 | 21.75% | 75.91% | R+54.2 | 21.48% | 44.83% | R+23.4 | R |
| 15 | 13.20% | 85.22% | R+72 | 15.05% | 49.86% | R+34.8 | R |
| 16 | 22.55% | 75.36% | R+52.8 | 24.02% | 47.62% | R+23.6 | R |
| 17 | 15.44% | 82.73% | R+67.3 | 18.65% | 44.09% | R+25.4 | R |
| 18 | 14.51% | 83.99% | R+69.5 | 18.83% | 43.66% | R+24.8 | R |
| 19 | 19.24% | 78.78% | R+59.5 | 23.75% | 40.60% | R+16.8 | R |
| 20 | 21.05% | 77.07% | R+56 | 25.91% | 40.61% | R+14.7 | R |
| 21 | 27.07% | 70.44% | R+43.4 | 24.26% | 47.55% | R+23.3 | R |
| 22 | 37.41% | 59.20% | R+21.8 | 35.79% | 35.31% | D+0.5 | D |
| 23 | 56.84% | 39.68% | D+17.2 | 59.42% | 21.08% | D+38.3 | D |
| 24 | 61.48% | 33.07% | D+28.4 | 68.79% | 16.04% | D+52.8 | D |
| 25 | 69.65% | 23.70% | D+45.9 | 74.08% | 11.49% | D+62.6 | D |
| 26 | 60.94% | 32.81% | D+28.1 | 64.98% | 19.07% | D+45.9 | D |
| 27 | 6.44% | 92.24% | R+85.8 | 11.91% | 56.88% | R+45 | R |
| 28 | 54.60% | 41.73% | D+12.9 | 64.09% | 18.31% | D+45.8 | D |
| 29 | 13.06% | 85.33% | R+72.3 | 14.40% | 58.81% | R+44.4 | R |
| 30 | 36.99% | 60.36% | R+23.4 | 38.48% | 33.65% | D+4.8 | R |
| 31 | 43.06% | 54.05% | R+11 | 43.41% | 31.30% | D+12.1 | D |
| 32 | 27.09% | 70.42% | R+43.3 | 31.20% | 42.83% | R+11.6 | R |
| 33 | 44.21% | 52.69% | R+8.5 | 44.63% | 31.45% | D+13.2 | R |
| 34 | 39.64% | 57.37% | R+17.7 | 41.60% | 31.42% | D+10.2 | D |
| 35 | 51.49% | 44.22% | D+7.3 | 55.00% | 24.81% | D+30.2 | D |
| 36 | 42.19% | 54.94% | R+12.7 | 49.52% | 26.90% | D+22.6 | D |
| 37 | 40.42% | 56.67% | R+16.3 | 45.86% | 31.84% | D+14 | D |
| 38 | 37.19% | 59.58% | R+22.4 | 37.41% | 33.31% | D+4.1 | R |
| 39 | 35.46% | 61.95% | R+26.5 | 36.62% | 35.54% | D+1.1 | R |
| 40 | 50.87% | 45.38% | D+5.5 | 56.43% | 22.35% | D+34.1 | D |
| 41 | 16.24% | 81.72% | R+65.5 | 18.41% | 49.31% | R+30.9 | R |
| 42 | 23.97% | 73.84% | R+49.9 | 27.04% | 39.88% | R+12.8 | R |
| 43 | 30.88% | 66.58% | R+35.7 | 32.50% | 37.41% | R+4.9 | R |
| 44 | 37.44% | 59.36% | R+21.9 | 40.71% | 33.05% | D+7.7 | R |
| 45 | 34.33% | 62.63% | R+28.3 | 37.99% | 35.99% | D+2 | R |
| 46 | 41.80% | 55.26% | R+13.5 | 47.04% | 32.01% | D+15 | D |
| 47 | 29.03% | 68.70% | R+39.7 | 30.89% | 39.06% | R+8.2 | R |
| 48 | 8.85% | 89.34% | R+80.5 | 15.28% | 49.21% | R+33.9 | R |
| 49 | 33.11% | 64.55% | R+31.4 | 37.68% | 38.47% | R+0.8 | R |
| 50 | 18.79% | 79.57% | R+60.8 | 23.63% | 43.95% | R+20.3 | R |
| 51 | 22.76% | 75.35% | R+52.6 | 27.60% | 46.79% | R+19.2 | R |
| 52 | 18.13% | 79.66% | R+61.5 | 20.72% | 46.22% | R+25.5 | R |
| 53 | 24.78% | 72.98% | R+48.2 | 28.04% | 53.13% | R+25.1 | R |
| 54 | 36.66% | 60.93% | R+24.3 | 39.86% | 41.21% | R+1.3 | R |
| 55 | 8.36% | 90.17% | R+81.8 | 7.51% | 77.30% | R+69.8 | R |
| 56 | 8.26% | 89.97% | R+81.7 | 12.12% | 51.01% | R+38.9 | R |
| 57 | 8.06% | 90.22% | R+82.2 | 12.76% | 53.20% | R+40.4 | R |
| 58 | 9.98% | 88.32% | R+78.3 | 10.13% | 66.35% | R+56.2 | R |
| 59 | 10.79% | 87.00% | R+76.2 | 15.98% | 48.16% | R+32.2 | R |
| 60 | 10.30% | 87.22% | R+76.9 | 16.52% | 47.59% | R+31.1 | R |
| 61 | 13.38% | 84.32% | R+70.9 | 18.52% | 43.41% | R+24.9 | R |
| 62 | 13.30% | 85.02% | R+71.7 | 13.61% | 71.08% | R+57.5 | R |
| 63 | 11.11% | 86.48% | R+75.4 | 18.77% | 31.71% | R+12.9 | R |
| 64 | 14.96% | 81.98% | R+67 | 21.07% | 38.70% | R+17.6 | R |
| 65 | 9.38% | 88.79% | R+79.4 | 13.36% | 54.10% | R+40.7 | R |
| 66 | 8.98% | 89.30% | R+80.3 | 11.64% | 58.71% | R+47.1 | R |
| 67 | 9.57% | 88.60% | R+79 | 10.46% | 62.32% | R+51.9 | R |
| 68 | 15.24% | 82.39% | R+67.2 | 14.03% | 62.30% | R+48.3 | R |
| 69 | 26.06% | 71.16% | R+45.1 | 20.44% | 66.97% | R+46.5 | R |
| 70 | 15.90% | 81.72% | R+65.8 | 14.64% | 71.90% | R+57.3 | R |
| 71 | 14.57% | 83.10% | R+68.5 | 14.76% | 69.24% | R+54.5 | R |
| 72 | 13.87% | 83.89% | R+70 | 15.11% | 63.65% | R+48.5 | R |
| 73 | 24.42% | 73.56% | R+49.1 | 23.16% | 62.62% | R+39.5 | R |
| 74 | 17.87% | 80.76% | R+62.9 | 20.14% | 66.98% | R+46.8 | R |
| 75 | 13.77% | 84.32% | R+70.6 | 15.58% | 68.95% | R+53.4 | R |
| Total | 24.75% | 72.79% | R+48 | 27.46% | 45.54% | R+18.1 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Utah State Legislature, "Utah Code § 20A-9-403. Regular primary elections." accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
