Spencer Stokes
Spencer Stokes is a former nonpartisan member of the Utah State Board of Education representing District 2. Stokes was first elected in 2014. Stokes was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Utah. All 40 delegates from Utah were bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[1] Stokes did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Biography
As of November 2017, Stokes was the president of political consulting firm Stokes Strategies. He had served as chief of staff to Sen. Mike Lee (R) between 2011 and 2013. Stokes had previously served as executive director of the Utah Republican Party and as a Weber County commissioner.[2]
Education
- Bachelor's in political science - Weber State University
Political career
Utah State Board of Education (2015-2019)
Stokes was first elected to the board in November 2014 and took office in January 2015.
Elections
2018
Spencer Stokes did not file to run for re-election.
2014
| Utah State Board of Education District 2, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Spencer F. Stokes |
54.5% | 12,528 | |
| Willard Z. Maughan | 45.5% | 10,462 | |
| Total Votes | 22,990 | ||
| Source: Lieutenant Governor of Utah | |||
Delegate rules
Delegates from Utah to the Republican National Convention were elected at the Utah state GOP convention in April 2016. All Utah delegates were bound by the results of the state's caucus on the first ballot. If a candidate allocated delegates did not compete at the national convention, then his or her delegates were reallocated and bound to the remaining candidates.
Utah primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Utah, 2016
| Utah Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Ted Cruz |
69.2% | 122,567 | 40 | |
| John Kasich | 16.8% | 29,773 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 14% | 24,864 | 0 | |
| Totals | 177,204 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Utah had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any district-level delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide caucus vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.[3][4]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. Utah's at-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she won all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[3][4]
See also
| Utah | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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- Utah State Board of Education
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Utah, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Utah GOP, "National/Alternate National Delegate & Elector Official Results," accessed May 6, 2016
- ↑ Utah State Board of Education, "Spencer F. Stokes," accessed November 15, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Keith M. Buswell |
Utah State Board of Education District AAA 2015–2019 |
Succeeded by Scott L. Hansen |
