Utah gubernatorial election, 2020

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Utah gubernatorial election, 2020
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  2016 November 3, 20202024 
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Gary Herbert
Republican


The 2020 Utah gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor of Utah, concurrently with the 2020 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. Although incumbent Republican Governor Gary Herbert is eligible to run for re-election, he announced shortly after being re-elected in 2016 that he will not run for a third full term. [1]

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Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

Rob Bishop American politician

Robert William Bishop is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Utah's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. Bishop has been a member of Congress since 2003. Prior to his congressional tenure, Bishop was a member of the Utah House of Representatives.

Jason Chaffetz American politician

Jason E. Chaffetz is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until his retirement in 2017. He chaired the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017.

Spencer Cox (politician) American lawyer and politician from Utah

Spencer J. Cox is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Cox is the lieutenant governor of Utah.

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Rob
Bishop
Jason
Chaffetz
Spencer
Cox
Greg
Hughes
Greg
Miller
Sean
Reyes
Undecided
University of Utah October 3–9, 2018291± 6.0%11%25%16%3%2%7%36%
Dan Jones & Associates June 11–18, 2018510± 4.3%9%25%16%3%9%37%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential


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