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Ryan Jackson (Utah gubernatorial candidate)
Ryan Jackson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Utah. He lost in the Democratic convention on April 25, 2020.
Jackson was a 2018 write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Utah.
Elections
2020
See also: Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
General election
General election for Governor of Utah
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Utah on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Spencer Cox (R) | 63.0 | 918,754 |
 | Chris Peterson (D)  | 30.3 | 442,754 | |
 | Daniel Cottam (L) | 3.5 | 51,393 | |
 | Gregory Duerden (Independent American Party of Utah) | 1.8 | 25,810 | |
| Madeline Kazantzis (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.3 | 18,988 | ||
 | Kristena Conlin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 937 | |
 | Richard Whitney (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 230 | |
| Tyler Batty (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 1,458,878 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Utah
Spencer Cox defeated Jon Huntsman, Gregory Hughes, and Thomas Wright in the Republican primary for Governor of Utah on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Cox | 36.1 | 190,565 |
 | Jon Huntsman | 34.9 | 184,246 | |
 | Gregory Hughes | 21.0 | 110,835 | |
 | Thomas Wright | 7.9 | 41,532 | |
| Total votes: 527,178 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jan Garbett (R)
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Governor of Utah
The following candidates ran in the Democratic convention for Governor of Utah on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
 | Neil Hansen (D) | |
| Ryan Jackson (D) | ||
 | Zachary Moses (D) | |
| ✔ | | Chris Peterson (D) |
 | Nikki Pino (D) | |
 | Archie Williams III (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for Governor of Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gregory Hughes in round 6 , and Spencer Cox in round 6 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 3,579 |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
2018
Jackson was a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in Utah.
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Utah
Mitt Romney defeated Jenny Wilson, Timothy Noel Aalders, Craig Bowden, and Reed McCandless in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mitt Romney (R) | 62.6 | 665,215 |
 | Jenny Wilson (D) | 30.9 | 328,541 | |
 | Timothy Noel Aalders (Constitution Party) | 2.7 | 28,774 | |
 | Craig Bowden (L) | 2.6 | 27,607 | |
 | Reed McCandless (Independent American Party) | 1.2 | 12,708 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 1,062,897 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Utah
Jenny Wilson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jenny Wilson |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah
Mitt Romney defeated Mike Kennedy in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mitt Romney | 71.3 | 240,021 |
 | Mike Kennedy | 28.7 | 96,771 | |
| Total votes: 336,792 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ryan Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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