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| General | November 3, 2020 |
| Primary | June 30, 2020 |
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Elections for the office of Utah House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline was March 19, 2020.
All 75 House seats were up for election in 2020. Heading into the election, Democrats held 16 seats and Republicans held 59. Democrats gained one seat, leaving the Republican Party with a 58-17 veto-proof majority.
The Utah House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.
Utah's 2020 gubernatorial and state legislative elections affected partisan control of redistricting following the 2020 census. In Utah, the state legislature is responsible for enacting both congressional and state legislative district plans (an advisory redistricting commission is involved in the drafting process). District plans are subject to gubernatorial veto.
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 absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: The third-party collection and return of absentee ballots was restricted to individuals residing in the same household as the voter.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Party control
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| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 16 | 17 | |
| Republican Party | 59 | 58 | |
| Total | 75 | 75 | |
Candidates
General election
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Convention
The Democratic and Republican parties held conventions on April 25, 2020, to either narrow down the field for the primary or advance a candidate to the general election.
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in the general election
One incumbent lost in the Nov. 3 general election. That incumbent was:
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Eric Hutchings |  Republican |
House District 38 |
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
One incumbent lost in the June 30 primaries. Rep. Bradley Daw (R) was defeated in the April 25 Republican convention.
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Val Potter | Republican |
House District 3 |
| Bradley Daw[1] | Republican |
House District 60 |
Incumbents retiring
There were ten open seats where the incumbent legislator did not file for re-election in 2020.[2] Those incumbents were:
The ten seats left open in 2020 represented an average number relative to the preceding decade. The table below shows the number of open seats in each election held between 2010 and 2020.
| Open Seats in Utah House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2020 | 75 | 10 (13%) | 65 (87%) |
| 2018 | 75 | 15 (20%) | 60 (80%) |
| 2016 | 75 | 10 (13%) | 65 (87%) |
| 2014 | 75 | 10 (13%) | 65 (87%) |
| 2012 | 75 | 10 (13%) | 65 (87%) |
| 2010 | 75 | 9 (12%) | 66 (88%) |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 20, Chapter 9 of the Utah Election Code
Political party candidates
A political party candidate must first file a declaration of candidacy in person with either the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor or the county clerk in the candidate's county of residence. The filing period opens on January 2 of the year in which the regular general election is held. If January 2 is on a weekend, the filing period opens the first business day after January 2. The filing period ends on the fourth business day after the opening of the filing period.[3][4][5]
The candidate must provide a certified copy of the declaration of candidacy to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate is a member. The candidate must also file a fair campaign practices pledge with the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor. The candidate must provide a certified copy of the candidate's pledge to the chair of his or her county or state political party.[5]
A candidate must also pay a filing fee. The filing fee is $50 plus one-eighth of 1 percent of the total salary for the full term of the office that the candidate is seeking. A person who is unable to pay the filing fee may file a declaration of candidacy without payment of the filing fee upon a showing of "impecuniosity" (i.e., lacking sufficient funds) as evidenced by an affidavit of impecuniosity filed with the filing officer and, if requested by the filing officer, a financial statement filed at the time the affidavit is submitted.[6]
A political party candidate can be nominated via the convention process or the petition process. Conventions, and nominations made via convention, are conducted in accordance with political party bylaws. If a candidate opts to petition for ballot placement, he or she must collect signatures. Prior to doing so, the candidate must file a notice of intent to gather signatures with either the lieutenant governor's office of the county clerk in the candidate's county of residence (this form is distinct from the declaration of candidacy form noted above). Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought.[3]
| Signature requirements | |
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| Office | Signature requirement |
| Statewide offices (e.g., governor, United States Senator) | 28,000 |
| United States Representative | 7,000 |
| Utah State Senate | 2,000 |
| Utah House of Representatives | 1,000 |
In order to sign a petition for a political party candidate, a voter must be allowed to vote in that party's primary election. A voter cannot sign more than one petition for the same office. Completed petitions must be submitted to either the lieutenant governor's office or the county clerk for candidates whose districts lie entirely within a single county. The filing deadline is two weeks prior to the party's nominating convention.[3]
Independent candidates
A candidate who does not wish to affiliate with a ballot-approved political party may appear on the general election ballot by submitting a petition and a certificate of nomination form. A candidate for the office of governor must submit a petition with the signatures of at least 1,000 registered Utah voters. A candidate for the United States Senate must submit a petition with the signatures of at least 1,000 registered Utah voters. A candidate for the United States House of Representatives must submit a petition with the signatures of at least 300 registered voters residing within the congressional district, or at least 5 percent of the registered voters residing within the congressional district, whichever is less. A candidate for the state legislature must submit a petition with the signatures of at least 300 registered voters residing within the political division, or at least 5 percent of the registered voters residing within the political division, whichever is less.[7][3]
The names on the petition must be verified by the appropriate county clerk(s). After the petition has been verified, a candidate for state office is required to file the same petition and a certificate of nomination with the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor. The filing period opens on January 2 of the year in which the regular general election is held. If January 2 is on a weekend, the filing period opens the first business day after January 2. The filing period ends on the fourth business day after the opening of the filing period.[5]
Write-in candidates
To become a valid write-in candidate for a state office, an individual must file a declaration of write-in candidacy no later than 60 days before the regular general election. A candidate for statewide offices must file the declaration in person with the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor. All other state office candidates may file the declaration in person either with the county clerk in their counties of residence or with the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor.[8]
2020 ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for Utah House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.
| Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020 | |||||
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| Chamber name | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Utah House of Representatives | Qualified party | 1,000 | $82.06 | 3/19/2020 | Source |
| Utah House of Representatives | Unaffiliated | 5% of registered voters in the district, or 300, whichever is less | $82.06 | 3/19/2020 | Source |
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Utah House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[9]
- A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
- 25 years old at the filing deadline time
- A three-year resident of Utah at the filing deadline time
- A resident for 6 months of the senate district from which elected at the filing deadline time
- No person holding any public office of profit or trust under authority of the United States, or of this State, can be a member of the House of Representatives, provided, that appointments in the State Militia, and the offices of notary public, justice of the peace, United States commissioner, and postmaster of the fourth class, shall not, within the meaning of this section, be considered offices of profit or trust.
- A qualified voter. A qualified voter is someone who is:
- * A U.S. citizen
- * A resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the next election
- * At least 18 years old by the next election
- * His or her principal place of residence is in a specific voting precinct in Utah.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[10] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $293.55/legislative day | Per diem is reimbursed to state legislators when they submit receipts or turn in expense reports. |
When sworn in
Utah legislators assume office the first day in January.[11][12]
Utah political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Utah Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas • Thirty-three years of Republican trifectas
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| 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 |
Presidential politics in Utah
2016 Presidential election results
| U.S. presidential election, Utah, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 27.5% | 310,676 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
45.5% | 515,231 | 6 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.5% | 39,608 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.8% | 9,438 | 0 | |
| Independent | Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson | 21.5% | 243,690 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.7% | 8,032 | 0 | |
| Independent American | Rocky Giordani/Farley Anderson | 0.2% | 2,752 | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0.1% | 883 | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Monica Moorehead/Lamont Lilly | 0% | 544 | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart | 0% | 521 | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Write-in candidates | 0% | 55 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,131,430 | 6 | |||
| Election results via: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office | |||||
Voter information
How the primary works
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.[13] Check Vote.Utah.gov for details about upcoming elections.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
Utah is an all-mail voting state that offers vote centers for voters that choose to vote in person. All vote centers are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Utah voters are able to vote in person at any vote center. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[14]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To register to vote in Utah, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 18 years old by the next general election. Pre-registration is available for 16- and 17-year-olds. 17-year-olds may vote in primary elections if they will turn 18 by the general election.[15] Registration can be completed online or by mailing in a form. The deadline to register online or by mail is 11 days before Election Day. After this deadline, voters may register in person at a vote center by casting a provisional ballot and providing two forms of identification.[16][15][17]
Automatic registration
- See also: Automatic voter registration
Utah does not practice automatic voter registration.[18]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Utah has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
- See also: Same-day voter registration
Utah allows same-day voter registration at polling places during the 10 days preceding and on Election Day.[16][17]
Residency requirements
Prospective voters must be residents of the state for at least 30 days before the election.[16]
Verification of citizenship
Utah does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, a person who commits fraudulent registration is "guilty of a class A misdemeanor" under Utah Code 20A-2-401.[19]
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[20] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Utah lieutenant governor’s office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.
Voter ID requirements
Utah requires in-person voters to present non-photo identification while voting.[21]
The following list of accepted ID was current as of October 2025. Click here for the Utah statute defining accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.
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Early voting
Utah permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
Utah conducts what are commonly referred to as all-mail elections. In Utah, voting is conducted primarily, although not necessarily exclusively, by mail. Election officials automatically distribute mail-in ballots to eligible electors.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daw was defeated in the April 25 Republican convention
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 State of Utah 2024 Candidate Manual, "A guide for federal, statewide executive, legislative, and state board of education candidates," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Utah Code, "20A-9-S501," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ Utah Code, "20A-9-S601," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "Becoming a State Candidate," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Utah Constitution, "Article VI, Section 3," accessed February 17, 2021
- ↑ Utah Constitution, "Article VI, Section 4," accessed February 17, 2021
- ↑ Utah State Legislature, "Utah Code § 20A-9-403. Regular primary elections." accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ Utah State Legislature, “Utah Code 20A-1-302. Opening and closing of polls on election day.” accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Utah State Legislature, “Utah Code 20A-2-101. Eligibility for registration.” accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Utah Lieutenant Governor, “Welcome to the Utah Voter Registration Website,” accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Utah State Legislature, “20A-2-207. Registration by provisional ballot.” accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ Utah State Legislature, “Utah Code 20A-2-401. Fraudulent registration -- Penalty.” accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Utah State Legislature, "Utah Code 20A-1-102. Definitions." accessed October 9, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
