Utah Auditor election, 2020

Elections in Utah, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 23
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: Yes
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Oct. 20
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 2 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: Non-photo ID
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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2024 → ← 2016
Utah State Auditor
Election details
Filing deadline: March 19, 2020
Primary: June 30, 2020 (canceled) General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): John Dougall (R)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Utah
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Utah held an election for state auditor on November 3, 2020. A Republican Party convention was held on April 25, 2020. The primary scheduled for June 30, 2020, was canceled. The filing deadline was March 19, 2020.

Incumbent John Dougall won election in the general election for Utah State Auditor.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 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.

Candidates and election results

General election candidates

• John Dougall  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Jeffrey Ostler  (Constitution Party)
• Brian Fabbi  (United Utah Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled.

 Republican convention candidates

• John Dougall (Incumbent) ✔

Past elections

2016

See also: Utah Auditor election, 2016

The general election for auditor was held on November 8, 2016.

Incumbent John Dougall defeated Mike Mitchell and Jared Green in the Utah auditor election.

Utah Auditor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Dougall Incumbent	63.23%	679,655
	Democratic	Mike Mitchell	30.66%	329,621
	Independent American Party	Jared Green	6.11%	65,690
Total Votes				1,074,966
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office-Elections

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2012 See also: Utah down ballot state executive elections, 2012 Incumbent Auston Johnson (R) ran for re-election in 2012 but lost in the primary. John Dougall (R) defeated Mark Sage (D) and Richard Proctor (C) in the November 6, 2012 general election. Utah State Auditor General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Mark Sage 29.5% 259,576      Republican John Dougall 65.4% 575,677      Constitution Richard Proctor 5.2% 45,373 Total Votes 880,626 Election results via Utah Lieutenant Governor (dead link) 2008 On November 4, 2008, Auston Johnson won re-election to the office of Utah State Auditor. He defeated Clare Collard (D), Mike Stoddard (L) and Richard D. Proctor (C) in the general election. Utah State Auditor, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Auston Johnson Incumbent 58.4% 527,381      Democratic Clare Collard 31.6% 285,417      Libertarian Mike Stoddard 6.2% 55,992      Constitution Richard D. Proctor 3.7% 33,800 Total Votes 902,590 Election results via Elections.utah.gov. 2004 On November 2, 2004, Auston Johnson won re-election to the office of Utah State Auditor. He defeated Carlos Vasquez (D), Valerie S. Larsen (PC) and Mike Stoddard (L) in the general election. Utah State Auditor, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Auston Johnson Incumbent 62.5% 552,982      Democratic Carlos Vasquez 28.7% 253,940      Personal Choice Valerie S. Larsen 4.7% 41,308      Libertarian Mike Stoddard 4.2% 36,767 Total Votes 884,997 Election results via Elections.utah.gov. 2000 On November 7, 2000, Auston G. Johnson won re-election to the office of Utah State Auditor. He ran unopposed in the general election. Utah State Auditor, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Auston G. Johnson Incumbent 100% 521,602      Write-In Tony Bereshny 0% 5 Total Votes 521,607 Election results via Elections.utah.gov.

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