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United States Senate election in Utah, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)

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Democratic primary
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 4, 2022
Primary: June 28, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent:
Mike Lee (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Utah
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Republican
Inside Elections: Likely Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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A Republican Party primary took place on June 28, 2022, in Utah to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 8, 2022.

Incumbent Mike Lee advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 4, 2022
June 28, 2022
November 8, 2022


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Mike Lee (Republican), who was first elected in 2010.

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.

This page focuses on Utah's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah

Incumbent Mike Lee defeated Becky Edwards and Ally Isom in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Lee
Mike Lee
 
61.9
 
258,089
Image of Becky Edwards
Becky Edwards Candidate Connection
 
29.7
 
123,617
Image of Ally Isom
Ally Isom
 
8.4
 
34,997

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 416,703
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Mike Lee Republican Party $12,718,632 $12,110,015 $955,824 As of December 31, 2022
Becky Edwards Republican Party $1,594,317 $1,594,302 $15 As of December 31, 2022
Ally Isom Republican Party $771,199 $771,199 $0 As of December 31, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Utah in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Utah, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Utah U.S. Senate Ballot-qualified party 28,000 $1,355.00 3/4/2022 Source
Utah U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 1,000 $1,355.00 3/4/2022 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Utah and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Utah, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Utah's 1st Blake Moore Ends.png Republican R+12
Utah's 2nd Chris Stewart Ends.png Republican R+11
Utah's 3rd John Curtis Ends.png Republican R+13
Utah's 4th Burgess Owens Ends.png Republican R+16


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Utah[4]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Utah's 1st 37.9% 57.8%
Utah's 2nd 39.5% 56.7%
Utah's 3rd 38.3% 57.5%
Utah's 4th 34.8% 60.7%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 62.2% of Utahns lived in one of the state's 26 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 37.5% lived in one of two Trending Democratic counties: Salt Lake and Summit. Overall, Utah was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Utah following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Utah presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 7 Democratic wins
  • 24 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R R D R R R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Utah

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Utah.

U.S. Senate election results in Utah
Race Winner Runner up
2018 62.6%Republican Party 30.9%Democratic Party
2016 68.1%Republican Party 27.1%Democratic Party
2012 65.3%Republican Party 30.0%Democratic Party
2010 61.6%Republican Party 32.8%Democratic Party
2018 62.5%Republican Party 31.1%Democratic Party
Average 62.7 32.9

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Utah

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Utah.

Gubernatorial election results in Utah
Race Winner Runner up
2020 63.0%Republican Party 30.3%Democratic Party
2016 66.7%Republican Party 28.7%Democratic Party
2012 68.4%Republican Party 27.6%Democratic Party
2010 77.6%Republican Party 19.7%Democratic Party
2008 57.7%Republican Party 41.3%Democratic Party
Average 66.7 29.5

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Utah's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Utah, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 0 0
Republican 2 4 6
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 4 6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Utah's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Utah, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Spencer Cox
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Deidre Henderson
Attorney General Republican Party Sean D. Reyes

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Utah State Legislature as of November 2022.

Utah State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 6
     Republican Party 23
     Vacancies 0
Total 29

Utah House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 17
     Republican Party 58
     Vacancies 0
Total 75

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Utah was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Utah Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty-one 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
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
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
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

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Utah and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Utah
Utah United States
Population 2,763,885 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 82,376 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 86.4% 72.5%
Black/African American 1.2% 12.7%
Asian 2.3% 5.5%
Native American 1.1% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.2%
Other (single race) 5% 4.9%
Multiple 3% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 14% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 92.3% 88%
College graduation rate 34% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $71,621 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 9.8% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Utah State Legislature, "Utah Code § 20A-9-403. Regular primary elections." accessed May 13, 2025
  2. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  3. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  4. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022


Utah's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Curtis (R)
Mike Lee (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Republican Party (6)


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