Voter guide for Utah's 2024 general election

Be smart: Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 4 — one day before the election.

• You can also return it to a drop box, your county clerk's office or polling location by 8pm on Election Day.
• Contact your county clerk if you haven't received your mail-in ballot. Voters should expect mail-in ballots Oct. 15-29.
• The last day to request one is by 5pm on Oct. 29.

President

Republican voters in Utah have not expressed the same level of enthusiasm for former President Trump as in other GOP strongholds.

• Trump collected 45.5% of votes in Utah in 2016 — the lowest share of any red state.
• He took 58% of the vote statewide during the 2020 presidential election.

What we're watching: How voters turn out for Trump in his third run and for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Fun fact: Utah last swung blue in a presidential election in 1964 for Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Governor and lieutenant governor

Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson are campaigning on the same ticket for their second term in office against Democratic state Rep. Brian King and his running mate, Rebekah Cummings, a librarian.

• Other candidates include: Libertarian Robert Latham, Independent American Party candidate Tommy Williams and unaffiliated candidate Tom Tomeny.
• State Rep. Phil Lyman, Richard Lyman and Charlie TauTuaa are running as write-ins.

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Attorney general

The attorney general race pits Republican Derek Brown against Democrat Rudy Bautista, United Utah candidate Michelle Quist, Libertarian W. Andrew McCullough and unaffiliated candidate Austin Hepworth.

The intrigue: Quist has led a far more aggressive campaign for Democratic voters than has Bautista, which could split Utah's progressive vote but clear the path for more third-party candidates in the future.

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U.S. Senate

Sen. Mitt Romney's retirement, announced last year, prompted numerous conservative contenders to vie for the open seat.

State of play: GOP U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) is looking to jump to the Senate.

• Curtis will face off against Democrat Caroline Gleich, a professional ski mountaineer, Air Force veteran Carlton Bowen, of the Independent American Party of Utah, and write-in Laird Hamblin.

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Congressional District 1

Elected in 2020, Rep. Blake Moore, who serves on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, is facing two challengers: Democratic nominee Bill Campbell and the Libertarian Party candidate Daniel Cottam.

Congressional District 2

GOP Rep. Celeste Maloy was a staffer for former Rep. Chris Stewart when she inherited his seat last year in a special election after he retired.

• She squeaked by with a narrow primary victory this summer and will face Democrat Nathaniel E. Woodward, Cassie Easley of the Constitution Party and unaffiliated candidate Tyler Murset.

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Congressional District 3

Republican nominee state Sen. Mike Kennedy, of Alpine, will face Democrat Glenn Wright for the seat currently held by Curtis, who is trying to move to the Senate.

• Kennedy, a physician, sponsored controversial and high-profile legislation last year to ban gender-affirming health care for transgender children and teens.

Congressional District 4

Republican nominee Rep. Burgess Owens, who is seeking his third term in office, will face Democrat Katrina Fallick-Wang, unaffiliated candidate M. Evan Bullard, and Vaughn Cookof the United Utah Party for the reliably Republican seat.

Auditor

Republican Tina Cannon, Democrat Catherine Voutaz, and Jeffrey Ostler of the Constitution Party are vying to replace Auditor John Dougall, who has held the office for over a decade.

Treasurer

Republican Marlo Oaks is seeking re-election against two challengers: Democrat Neil Hansen, and Miles Pomeroyof the Utah Forward Party.

Amendment B

Voters will determine whether to increase annual distributions to public education from 4% to 5% of the State School Fund, an endowment supporting public schools.

Amendment C

This amendment will ask voters to enshrine county sheriffs as elected offices in the Utah Constitution, though state law already mandates it.

Amendments A and D

These voided amendments will appear on the ballot, but votes toward them won't count after public notice requirements to put them in front of voters weren't met.

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