Gregory Hughes (Utah)

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Gregory Hughes
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Utah House of Representatives District 51
Successor: Jeff Stenquist
Elections and appointments
Last convention

June 24, 2023

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Gregory Hughes (Republican Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 51. He assumed office in 2003. He left office on December 31, 2018.

Hughes (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican convention on June 24, 2023.

Hughes served as speaker of the House from 2015 to 2018. He previously served as House majority whip.

Biography

Hughes attended Utah Valley State College and Brigham Young University. His professional experience includes working as a property manager and a construction manager.

Elections

2023

See also: Utah's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2023

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Utah District 2

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Utah District 2 on November 21, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Celeste Maloy (R)
 
56.8
 
89,866
Image of Kathleen Riebe
Kathleen Riebe (D)
 
33.5
 
52,949
Image of Brad Green
Brad Green (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
4,528
Image of Cassie Easley
Cassie Easley (Constitution Party)
 
2.3
 
3,678
Image of January Walker
January Walker (United Utah Party)
 
1.8
 
2,856
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Perry Myers (Independent)
 
1.4
 
2,276
Image of Joseph Geddes Buchman
Joseph Geddes Buchman (Independent)
 
0.8
 
1,281
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Jonathan La Rele Peterson (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
688

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 158,124
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kathleen Riebe advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2

Celeste Maloy defeated Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2 on September 5, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Celeste Maloy
 
38.8
 
36,288
Image of Becky Edwards
Becky Edwards
 
32.7
 
30,560
Image of Bruce Hough
Bruce Hough
 
28.4
 
26,562

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 93,410
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Constitution primary election

The Constitution primary election was canceled. Cassie Easley advanced from the special Constitution primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Brad Green advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

United Utah Party primary election

The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. January Walker advanced from the special United Utah Party primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

Democratic convention

Special Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Kathleen Riebe defeated Guy Warner and Archie Williams III in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 28, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kathleen Riebe (D)
 
85.6
 
243
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Guy Warner (D)
 
12.7
 
36
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Archie Williams III (D)
 
1.8
 
5

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 284
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Republican convention

Special Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 24, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Celeste Maloy (R)
 
52.4
 
380
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Gregory Hughes (R)
 
47.6
 
345
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Jordan Hess (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Becky Edwards (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Scott Reber (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Kathleen Anderson (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Henry Eyring (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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R. Quin Denning (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Bruce Hough (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Bill Hoster (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Scott Hatfield (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 725
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Constitution convention

Special Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Cassie Easley advanced from the special Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on July 1, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Cassie Easley (Constitution Party)
 
100.0
 
24

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24
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Libertarian convention

Special Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Brad Green advanced from the special Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 24, 2023.

Candidate
✔
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Brad Green (L) Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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United Utah Party convention

Special United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

January Walker defeated Stoney Fonua in the special United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 27, 2023.

Candidate
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Stoney Fonua (United Utah Party)
✔
Image of January Walker
January Walker (United Utah Party)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hughes in this election.

2020

See also: Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Utah

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Utah on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Spencer Cox
Spencer Cox (R)
 
63.0
 
918,754
Image of Chris Peterson
Chris Peterson (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.3
 
442,754
Image of Daniel Cottam
Daniel Cottam (L)
 
3.5
 
51,393
Image of Gregory Duerden
Gregory Duerden (Independent American Party of Utah) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
25,810
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Madeline Kazantzis (Independent) (Write-in)
 
1.3
 
18,988
Image of Kristena Conlin
Kristena Conlin (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
937
Image of Richard Whitney
Richard Whitney (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
230
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Tyler Batty (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
12

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,458,878
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Utah

Spencer Cox defeated Jon Huntsman, Gregory Hughes, and Thomas Wright in the Republican primary for Governor of Utah on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Spencer Cox
Spencer Cox
 
36.1
 
190,565
Image of Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
 
34.9
 
184,246
Image of Gregory Hughes
Gregory Hughes
 
21.0
 
110,835
Image of Thomas Wright
Thomas Wright
 
7.9
 
41,532

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 527,178
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Governor of Utah

The following candidates ran in the Democratic convention for Governor of Utah on April 25, 2020.

Candidate
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Neil Hansen (D)
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Ryan Jackson (D)
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Zachary Moses (D) Candidate Connection
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Chris Peterson (D) Candidate Connection
Image of Nikki Pino
Nikki Pino (D) Candidate Connection
Image of Archie Williams III
Archie Williams III (D)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican convention

Republican Convention for Governor of Utah

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gregory Hughes in round 6 , and Spencer Cox in round 6 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 3,579
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2016

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.

Incumbent Gregory Hughes defeated Kyle Waters in the Utah House of Representatives District 51 general election.[1]

Utah House of Representatives, District 51 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gregory Hughes Incumbent 66.96% 10,146
     Democratic Kyle Waters 33.04% 5,007
Total Votes 15,153
Source: Utah Secretary of State


Kyle Waters ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 51 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Utah House of Representatives District 51, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kyle Waters  (unopposed)


Incumbent Gregory Hughes ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 51 Republican primary.[2][3]

Utah House of Representatives District 51, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gregory Hughes Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Kyle Water was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Greg Hughes defeated Sione Tavake in the Republican convention. Hughes defeated Water in the general election.[4]

Utah House of Representatives District 51, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Hughes Incumbent 65.4% 4,742
     Democratic Kyle Waters 34.6% 2,507
Total Votes 7,249

2012

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hughes won re-election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 51. Hughes was unopposed in the June 26 Republican primary and defeated Sonja Jorgensen (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]

Utah House of Representatives, District 51, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Hughes Incumbent 69.5% 9,270
     Democratic Sonja Jorgensen 30.5% 4,061
Total Votes 13,331

2010

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Hughes won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 51.[6]

Utah House of Representatives, District 51 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Gregory Hughes (R) 8,200
Paul Recanzone (D) 3,767

2008

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Hughes won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 51 defeating opponent Lisa Johnson (D).

Hughes raised $130,968 for his campaign while Johnson raised $26,510.[7]

Utah State House of Representatives, District 51 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Gregory Hughes (R) 8,394
Lisa Johnson (D) 7,885

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Gregory Hughes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Gregory Hughes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hughes served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hughes served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hughes served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hughes served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Campaign finance summary

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Gregory Hughes campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Utah House of Representatives, District 51Won $151,464 N/A**
2014Utah House of Representatives, District 51Won $161,812 N/A**
2012Utah State House, District 51Won $95,517 N/A**
2010Utah State House, District 51Won $110,766 N/A**
2008Utah State House, District 51Won $130,968 N/A**
2006Utah State House, District 51Won $42,469 N/A**
2004Utah State House, District 51Won $15,225 N/A**
2002Utah State House, District 51Won $27,451 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

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2011

The Libertas Institute Index

See also: Libertas Institute Legislative Index (2013)

The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[11] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah State Representatives and Senators.

2010

Gregory Hughes received an index rating of 75%.

2011

Gregory Hughes received an index rating of 50%.

2012

Gregory Hughes received an index rating of 53%.

2013

Gregory Hughes received an index rating of 50%.

The Sutherland Institute Scorecard

See also: Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard (2012)

The Sutherland Institute, "a conservative public policy think tank" in Utah, releases its Scorecard for Utah State Representatives and Senators once a year. The Score Card gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on specific issues which the Sutherland Institute thought were pro-conservative policies.[12]

2012

Gregory Hughes received a score of 100 percent in the 2012 scorecard.[13]

Personal

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Hughes and his wife, Krista, have two children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
    4. ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
    5. ↑ Lieutenant Governor's Office, "Utah 2012 candidate filings," accessed March 29, 2014
    6. ↑ Utah Election Results, "Utah House of Representatives election results," accessed March 29, 2014
    7. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Utah Election Fundraising, Candidates," accessed March 29, 2014
    8. ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
    10. ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
    11. ↑ Libertas Institute, "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
    12. ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Legislative Session," accessed March 29, 2014
    13. ↑ Sutherland Institute, "2012 Sutherland Institute Legislative Scorecard," accessed March 29, 2014
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