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.
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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.[1][2]
Cox was first elected in 2020, defeating Christopher Peterson by 33 points.[3]
Most analysts consider Cox to be a heavy favorite to win re-election, given the state's partisan lean and his margin from the last election.[4]
Republican primary
Declared
- Spencer Cox, incumbent governor[5]
- Running mate: Deidre Henderson, incumbent lieutenant governor[5]
Publicly expressed interest
- Jason Chaffetz, former U.S. Representative from Utah's 3rd congressional district (2009–2017)[6][7]
Potential
- Robert O'Brien, former U.S. National Security Advisor (2019–2021)[6]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[8] | Solid R | January 13, 2023 |
| Inside Elections[9] | Solid R | January 20, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe R | January 19, 2023 |
References
- "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.
- "Utah Governor". Cook Political Report. 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.
- "Are Jason Chaffetz or Robert O'Brien planning to run for office in Utah?". February 21, 2023.
- "Gov. Spencer Cox is running for reelection". March 16, 2023.
- "2024 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- "2024 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 19, 2023.