Utah Attorney General election, 2020 (April 25 Democratic convention)
- Primary date: June 30
- Primary type: Semi-closed
- Registration deadline(s): June 19
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No (in-person registration canceled)
- Early voting starts: N/A (in-person voting canceled)
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 30 (postmarked)
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: No polling hours (in-person voting canceled)
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| Filing deadline: March 19, 2020 |
| Primary: June 30, 2020 (canceled) General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Sean D. Reyes (R) |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Utah |
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A Democratic Party convention took place on April 15, 2020, in Utah to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 3, 2020.
This page focuses on Utah's Democratic Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Utah's Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Utah Attorney General election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
- Utah Attorney General election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Utah modified its primary election process as follows:
- Candidate filing procedures: Candidate and campaigns were allowed to deliver petition sheets to voters electronically. Voters were allowed to return signed petition sheets electronically or by mail.
- Voting procedures: In-person Election Day voting, in-person early voting, and in-person voter registration in the primary election were cancelled.
- Political party events: The Democratic Party of Utah canceled both its caucuses and its state convention. The Republican Party of Utah postponed caucuses and canceled its in-person state convention.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah
Candidate | ||
 | Kevin Craig Probasco (D) | |
| ✔ | Greg Skordas (D) | |
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State profile
| Demographic data for Utah | ||
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| Utah | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,990,632 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 82,170 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 87.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.6% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 13.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 31.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,727 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 12.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Utah. **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. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Utah
Utah voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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