2000 Utah gubernatorial election

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2000 Utah gubernatorial election
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Nominee Mike Leavitt Bill Orton
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Olene Walker Karen Hale
Popular vote424,837321,979
Percentage55.77%42.27%
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County results

Leavitt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Orton:     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Mike Leavitt
Republican

Elected Governor

Mike Leavitt
Republican

The 2000 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Mike Leavitt won reelection to a third term.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Leavitt 122,289 61.76%
Republican Glen Davis75,71938.24%

Democratic primary

Bill Orton was unopposed.

General election

Debates

Results

2000 Utah gubernatorial election [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Leavitt 424,837 55.77%
Democratic Bill Orton 321,97942.27%
Independent American Jeremy Friedbaum14,9901.97%
Majority 102,85813.50%
Turnout 761,806
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UT Governor - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. ISBN   9781506368993.
  3. ↑ "UT Governor, 2000". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2000 General" (PDF). vote.utah.gov. State of Utah. pp. 5–6. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

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