The 2020 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the Attorney General of Utah. The election was held alongside various federal and state elections, including for governor. Incumbent Attorney General Sean Reyes won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Greg Skordas and Libertarian nominee Rudy Bautista.
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The conventions for the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties were held on April 25.[1] Although originally planned to be held in-person, all three conventions were moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Sean Reyes, incumbent Attorney General
Eliminated in primary edit
- David O. Leavitt, Utah County district attorney
Eliminated at convention edit
- John Swallow, former Attorney General
Convention edit
Voting began for the convention on April 23, with results being announced on April 27.[3][4]
Results edit
Republican convention results[5] | ||||
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Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Sean Reyes | 1,778 | 49.80% | 2,014 | 57.51% |
David O. Leavitt | 1,002 | 28.07% | 1,488 | 42.49% |
John Swallow | 790 | 22.13% | Eliminated | |
Inactive Ballots | 0 ballots | 69 ballots |
Primary edit
Endorsements edit
David O. Leavitt
- Mayors
- Rocky Anderson, former Mayor of Salt Lake City (2000–2008) and Justice nominee for President of the United States in 2012[6]
Polling edit
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
David Leavitt |
Sean Reyes |
Undecided |
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Suffolk University | June 4–7, 2020 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 26% | 31% | 43% |
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sean Reyes (incumbent) | 275,212 | 54.04 | |
Republican | David O. Leavitt | 234,036 | 45.96 | |
Total votes | 509,248 | 100.00 |
Democratic convention edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Greg Skordas, nominee for Attorney General in 2004[8]
Eliminated at convention edit
- Kevin Probasco, attorney and Republican candidate for Utah's 1st congressional district in 2018
Libertarian convention edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Rudy Bautista, defense attorney
General election edit
Debate edit
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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Sean Reyes | Greg Skordas | |||||
1 | Oct. 21, 2020 | Utah Debate Commission | Jennifer Napier-Pearce | YouTube | P | P |
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[9] | Safe R | July 17, 2020 |
Polling edit
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Sean Reyes (R) |
Greg Skordas (D) |
Rudy Bautista (L) |
Undecided |
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Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune | August 31 – September 12, 2020 | 2,000 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 46% | 25% | 5% | 23% |
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sean Reyes (incumbent) | 878,853 | 60.58% | –4.83 | |
Democratic | Greg Skordas | 489,499 | 33.74% | +8.67 | |
Libertarian | Rudy Bautista | 82,444 | 5.68% | –1.05 | |
Total votes | 1,450,797 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
References edit
- ^ "Utah 2020 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Winslow, Ben (April 20, 2020). "COVID-19 forces Utah's political parties to hold 'online only' state conventions". KSTU. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Webmaster (April 23, 2020). "Voting is now Open!". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Webmaster (April 28, 2020). "Convention Results Posted". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Convention Results". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ @RockyAnderson (June 16, 2020). "Cox has completely botched his leadership of the state's Covid response! Look at the spiking numbers - and the terrible conflicts and waste with TestUtah! Huntsman, bright, competent, and great values. Register Republican so you can vote Huntsman & Leavitt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2020-Primary-Election-Canvass.pdf" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Means, Emily (April 26, 2020). "Utah Democratic Party Announces Convention Results For Statewide Races". KUER. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "2020-General-Election-Canvass.pdf" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.