Utah elections, 2012

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The state of Utah held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:

• Signature filing deadline: March 16, 2012 & April 15, 2012 (Measures only)
• Primary date: June 26, 2012
• General election date: November 6, 2012

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U.S. Senate (1 seat)	a	Preview Article
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Ballot measures (2 measures)	a	Preview Article

2012 Elections

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For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate elections in Utah, 2012

U.S. Senate, Utah, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Orrin G. Hatch Incumbent	65.8%	657,608
	Democratic	Scott Howell	30.2%	301,873
	Constitution	Shaun Lynn McCausland	3.2%	31,905
	Utah Justice	Daniel Geery	0.8%	8,342
	Independent	Bill Barron	0%	0
Total Votes				999,728
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2012 General Election Results"

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012

Members of the U.S. House from Utah -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	2	3
Total		3	4

State Executives

See also: Utah state executive official elections, 2012

There were five state executive positions up for election.

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Attorney General
• Treasurer
• State Auditor

Governor of Utah General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Cooke and Vince Rampton	27.7%	253,514
	Republican	Gary Herbert and Greg Bell Incumbent	68.4%	624,678
	Libertarian	Ken Larsen and Rob Latham	2.2%	19,956
	Constitution	Kirk Pearson and Tim Alders	1.7%	15,548
Total Votes				913,696
Election results via State of Utah

Attorney General of Utah General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dee W. Smith	30.1%	269,893
	Republican	John Swallow	64.6%	579,118
	Libertarian	W. Andrew McCullough	5.3%	47,347
Total Votes				896,358
Election results via Utah Lieutenant Governor (dead link)

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)

Utah Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher Stout	28.1%	247,277
	Republican	Richard Ellis Incumbent	66.9%	589,045
	Libertarian	Vincent Marcus	5%	44,257
Total Votes				880,579
Election results via Utah Lieutenant Governor (dead link)

State Senate

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintained partisan control in the state senate.

Utah State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	7	5
	Republican Party	22	24
Total		29	29

State House

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

Utah House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	17	14
	Republican Party	58	61
Total		75	75

Ballot measures

See also: Utah 2012 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Taxes	Require a portion of the revenue from all of the state's severance taxes to be deposited into the permanent state trust fund.	a
LRCA	Amendment B	Taxes	Exempt military personnel from paying property taxes.	a

Eligibility to Vote

Primary election

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Utah used a partially open primary system; Republicans had a closed primary, and Democrats and independents could both vote in the Democratic primary. Both parties held conventions before the primary. Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by June 11, 2012, which was 15 days before the primary took place , or by May 29, 2012 for mail-in registration. (Information about registering to vote)

General election

See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections

The deadline to register to vote was 28 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 9. October 22, or 15 days prior to election, was the deadline if registering in person.

Note: Some states had a voter registration deadline 30 days prior to the election but because this could have fallen on a weekend and Columbus Day was on Monday, October 8th, some extended the deadline to October 9, 2012.

• Voter ID info
• Residency requirements: Resident of Utah for at least 30 days.
• Same-day registration: None

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee Voting

Utah is an all-mail voting state. All registered Utah voters are mailed a ballot before the election. No request is necessary. Completed ballots can be returned in person to a vote center, deposited into a local dropox, or returned by mail. If mailed, completed ballots must be postmarked by the day before Election Day

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Utah is one of 34 states that have early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 14 days before an election and ends the Friday prior to Election Day. The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books
• State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
• Voting in Utah
• Absentee voting
• Early voting