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Utah — 2020 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 gubernatorial electionUtah · GovernorCoxR+32.9
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Spencer J Cox ✓Republican | 63.5% | 918,753 |
|---|---|---|
| Chris PetersonDemocrat | 30.6% | 442,754 |
| Daniel Rhead CottamLibertarian | 3.5% | 51,393 |
2020gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
29 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver, UT | Republican | R+73.4 |
| Box Elder, UT | Republican | R+66.6 |
| Cache, UT | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Carbon, UT | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Daggett, UT | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Davis, UT | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Duchesne, UT | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Emery, UT | Republican | R+74.5 |
| Garfield, UT | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Grand, UT | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Iron, UT | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Juab, UT | Republican | R+75.1 |
| Kane, UT | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Millard, UT | Republican | R+66.4 |
| Morgan, UT | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Piute, UT | Republican | R+75.9 |
| Rich, UT | Republican | R+68.7 |
| Salt Lake, UT | Republican | R+5.3 |
| San Juan, UT | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Sanpete, UT | Republican | R+77.0 |
| Sevier, UT | Republican | R+76.3 |
| Summit, UT | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Tooele, UT | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Uintah, UT | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Utah, UT | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Wasatch, UT | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Washington, UT | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Wayne, UT | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Weber, UT | Republican | R+33.3 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+20.2Governor 2020R+32.9vs. baselineR+12.6
Utah's 2020 governor race ran 12.6 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
By county — 29 counties
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | R | Spencer J Cox | +5.3 | 528,966 |
| Utah | R | Spencer J Cox | +56.3 | 277,191 |
| Davis | R | Spencer J Cox | +44.5 | 166,994 |
| Weber | R | Spencer J Cox | +33.3 | 107,607 |
| Washington | R | Spencer J Cox | +50.6 | 87,868 |
| Cache | R | Spencer J Cox | +47.8 | 56,560 |
| Tooele | R | Spencer J Cox | +46.8 | 30,396 |
| Box Elder | R | Spencer J Cox | +66.6 | 25,740 |
| Summit | D | Chris Peterson | +7.1 | 25,148 |
| Iron | R | Spencer J Cox | +56.6 | 24,374 |
| Wasatch | R | Spencer J Cox | +37.6 | 17,426 |
| Uintah | R | Spencer J Cox | +69.6 | 12,648 |
| Sanpete | R | Spencer J Cox | +77.0 | 12,089 |
| Sevier | R | Spencer J Cox | +76.3 | 9,805 |
| Carbon | R | Spencer J Cox | +48.9 | 9,023 |
| Duchesne | R | Spencer J Cox | +62.5 | 8,349 |
| San Juan | R | Spencer J Cox | +12.8 | 6,512 |
| Morgan | R | Spencer J Cox | +70.0 | 6,311 |
| Millard | R | Spencer J Cox | +65.2 | 6,039 |
| Juab | R | Spencer J Cox | +75.1 | 5,506 |
| Grand | D | Chris Peterson | +3.9 | 5,016 |
| Emery | R | Spencer J Cox | +74.5 | 4,600 |
| Kane | R | Spencer J Cox | +47.9 | 3,931 |
| Beaver | R | Spencer J Cox | +73.5 | 2,964 |
| Garfield | R | Spencer J Cox | +64.1 | 2,645 |
| Wayne | R | Spencer J Cox | +51.7 | 1,537 |
| Rich | R | Spencer J Cox | +68.7 | 1,344 |
| Piute | R | Spencer J Cox | +75.9 | 800 |
| Daggett | R | Spencer J Cox | +64.6 | 585 |
Same ballot, 2020UT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.