2024 Utah gubernatorial election
The 2024 Utah gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of Utah, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Spencer Cox is running for re-election to a second term in office. Primary elections will take place on June 25, 2024.[1]
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Background
A conservative western state, Utah is considered safely Republican at the federal level, with both of its U.S. senators, all statewide offices, supermajorities in both houses of the Utah Legislature and all of its U.S. representatives belonging to the Republican Party. In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump carried Utah by 20 percentage points.[2][3]
Cox was first elected in 2020, defeating Christopher Peterson by 33 points.[4]
Republican primary
Declared
- Spencer Cox, incumbent governor[5]
- Running mate: Deidre Henderson, incumbent lieutenant governor[5]
Formed exploratory committee
- Phil Lyman, state representative[6]
Declined
- Jason Chaffetz, former U.S. Representative from Utah's 3rd congressional district (2009–2017)[7]
- Robert O'Brien, former U.S. National Security Advisor (2019–2021)[8][9]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[10] | Solid R | July 21, 2023 |
| Inside Elections[11] | Solid R | July 14, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Safe R | July 13, 2023 |
| Elections Daily[13] | Safe R | July 12, 2023 |
References
- "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- "Party control of Utah state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- "Utah 2020 presidential election results". www.cnn.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- "Utah 2020 gubernatorial results". www.cnn.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- McKellar, Katie (April 21, 2022). "Are Utah Republicans mad at Gov. Cox for transgender veto? Let political chips fall, he says". Deseret News. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
Cox has said he does intend to run for reelection in 2024.
- Singer, Jeff (September 6, 2023). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 9/6". Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- Aertz, Lindsay (September 20, 2023). "Jason Chaffetz not closing the door, not actively pursuing 2024 run for Senate or governor". KSL (radio network).
"That's not something I'm planning to do, challenging Governor Cox is not in my plans," he said of 2024. But he said he is keeping his eye on a possible 2028 run for Utah governor.
- "Are Jason Chaffetz or Robert O'Brien planning to run for office in Utah?". February 21, 2023.
- Tomco, Brigham (August 27, 2023). "The most powerful Utahn you've never heard of could be America's next vice president". Deseret News. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- "2024 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "2024 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
External links
- Official campaign websites