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Elections / 1996 · Governor · UT

Mike Leavitt won Utah's 1996 governor's race.

Mike Leavitt (Republican) led by 51.7 points statewide.

Statewide result
Utah 1996 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mike LeavittRRepublican503,69375.0%
Jim BradleyDDemocratic156,61623.3%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1996R+21.1Governor 1996R+52.6vs. baselineR+31.5

Utah's 1996 governor race ran 31.5 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.

Same ballot, 1996UT