Utah gubernatorial election, 2016
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The 2016 Utah gubernatorial election being held today, November 8, 2016,[1] to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Utah, concurrently with the 2016 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 Gary Herbert is running for re-election to a third term in office.[2] Republican challenger Jonathan E. Johnson defeated Herbert in the state convention to secure a spot on the primary ballot,[3] but Herbert won the June 28, 2016 primary and secured the nomination.[4]
The Democrats nominated former CHG Healthcare Services CEO Mike Weinholtz at the Utah Democratic convention in April.[5]
Background
Republican Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. resigned in August 2009 to become United States Ambassador to China and Lieutenant Governor Herbert succeeded him. He was elected to serve out the remainder of Huntsman's term in a 2010 special election and was re-elected to a full four-year term in 2012.
Republican nomination
Former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Rebecca D. Lockhart was widely believed to be a potential Republican candidate, but she died of a rare neurodegenerative brain disease in January 2015.[2][6]
Incumbent governor Gary Herbert won the June 28, 2016 primary, defeating Overstock.com Chairman Jonathan Johnson.[4]
Candidates
Declared
- Gary Herbert, incumbent Governor[2]
- Jonathan "JJ" Johnson, businessman and chairman of the board of Overstock.com[2][7]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Gary Herbert |
Jonathan Johnson |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | June 6–8, 2016 | 517 | ± 4.1% | 69% | 24% | 6% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary Herbert (incumbent) | 176,866 | 71.75% | |
| Republican | Jonathan Johnson | 69,663 | 28.25% | |
| Total votes | 246,529 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic nomination
Weinholtz defeated Cook at the Democratic convention to become the nominee.
Candidates
Declared
- Michael Weinholtz, former Chairman and CEO of CHG Healthcare Services[8][5]
Withdrew
- Vaughn R Cook, founder and CEO of ZYTO Technologies[9]
Declined
- Ed Allen, former State Senator[10]
- Jim Dabakis, State Senator and former Chairman of the Utah Democratic Party[11]
- Jim Matheson, former U.S. Representative[12]
- Ben McAdams, Mayor of Salt Lake County and former State Senator[13]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Gary Herbert (R) |
Mike Weinholtz (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,479 | ± 4.6% | 58% | 38% | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 31–Nov 6, 2016 | 1,428 | ± 4.6% | 59% | 38% | — | 3% |
| Y2 Analytics→ | November 1–3, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 64% | 26% | 5% | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 28–Nov 3, 2016 | 1,327 | ± 4.6% | 60% | 37% | — | 3% |
| Monmouth University | Oct 30–Nov 2, 2016 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 63% | 30% | 5% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 27–Nov 2, 2016 | 1,247 | ± 4.6% | 60% | 36% | — | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey | Oct 26–Nov 1, 2016 | 1,057 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 34% | — | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 1,078 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 35% | — | 4% |
| UtahPolicy/Dan Jones | October 12–18, 2016 | 818 | ± 3.4% | 64% | 25% | 6% | 5% |
| Monmouth University | October 10–12, 2016 | 403 | ± 4.9% | 63% | 30% | 2% | 5% |
| UtahPolicy/Dan Jones | September 1–9, 2016 | 605 | ± 4.0% | 62% | 24% | 6% | 7% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 19–21, 2016 | 1,018 | ± 3.1% | 57% | 21% | 7% | 14% |
| SurveyUSA | June 6–8, 2016 | 1,238 | ± 2.8% | 55% | 34% | 4% | 6% |
| Gravis Marketing | May 31–June 1, 2016 | 1,519 | ± 2.5% | 56% | 29% | 15% | — |
- → Internal poll conducted on behalf of the Utah Republican Party.
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References
- ↑ "Official Utah Election Calendar".
- 1 2 3 4 "Governor Herbert says he will run for re-election in 2016". The Salt Lake Tribune. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Fox 13 Utah: Governor Gary Herbert Forced Into Primary Election by Jonathan "JJ" Johnson".
- 1 2 Roche, Lisa (June 28, 2016). "Gov. Gary Herbert wins GOP nomination". Deseret News. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- 1 2 Leonard, Wendy (April 23, 2016). "Utah Dems nominate Weinholtz to run for governor". Deseret News.
- ↑ "Becky Lockhart, Utah's first female House speaker, dies". FOX13. January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Frandsen, Eric (March 13, 2015). "Former Overstock CEO speaking in Logan Monday and wants to be Utah's next governor". Cache Valley Daily. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ Gehrke, Robert. "Democrat relies on outsider status, business success in bid for Utah governor". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ↑ Cook, Vaughn. "Personal Note from Vaughn Cook". Utah County Democrats Facebook Page. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ↑ Schott, Bryan (November 30, 2015). "2016 Candidate Tracker - Congressional and Statewide Offices". Utah Policy. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ "GOP Utah governor candidate Johnson to debate Democratic lawmaker Dabakis". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Is a run for governor or Senate in Matheson's future?". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ Cheney, Kyle (December 29, 2014). "16 in '16: The new battle for the Senate". Politico. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
External links
- Official campaign websites