November 2024 Election, Utah

See also: Utah
Previous covered election: November 2022, Utah

This election is scheduled for the 5th of November 2024.

Candidate listing and selection is complete. Working on deciding amendments.

Candidates

Governor

Name	Notes
Phil Lyman	Our pick. Write-in. (Won the Republican delegate vote)
Undecided
Tommy Williams, Archie A. Williams III	Independent American Party
J. Robert Latham, Barry Evan Short	Libertarian
Tom Tomeny, William Lansing Taylor
Candidates to Not Vote for
Spencer J. Cox, Deidre M. Henderson	Republican
Brian Smith King, Rebekah Cummings	Democrat

U.S. Senate

Name	Notes
Undecided
Our pick. Carlton E. Bowen	Independent American Party
Candidates to Not Vote for
John Curtis	Republican
Caroline Gleich	Democrat

U.S. House District 4

Name	Notes
M. Evan Bullard	Our pick. Independent
Candidates to Not Vote for
Burgess Owens	Republican
Katrina Fallick-Wang	Democrat
Vaughn R. Cook	United Utah Party

Attorney General

Name	Notes
Derek Brown	Our pick. Republican.
Undecided
Austin Hepworth
W. Andrew McCullough	Libertarian Party
Candidates to Not Vote for
Rudy J. Bautista	Democrat
Michelle Quist	United Utah Party

State Auditor

Name	Notes
Undecided
Tina Cannon	Our pick. Republican
Jeffrey L. Ostler	Constitution Party
Candidates to Not Vote for
Catherine Voutaz	Democrat

State Treasurer

Name	Notes
Marlo M. Oaks	Our pick. Republican. Incumbent
Undecided
Miles Pomeroy	Utah Forward Party
Candidates to Not Vote for
Neil A. Hansen	Democrat

State Senate District 25

Name	Notes
Mike McKell	Our pick. Republican
Candidates to Not Vote for
Alan Dale Hansen	Democrat

State House District 65

Name	Notes
Douglas R. Welton	Our pick. Republican
Candidates to Not Vote for
Joseph M. Hansen	Democrat

Propositions

Proposition	Description	Our Recommendation
Constitutional Amendment A	Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to allow income tax money to be used for all state needs and prioritize public education funding for changes in enrollment and inflation? If this amendment is approved, state statute will eliminate the state sales tax on food.	No Technically your vote here shouldn't matter much. Courts have nullified this ballot item already
Constitutional Amendment B	Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to increase the limit on the annual distributions from the State School Fund to public schools from 4% to 5% of the fund?	...
Constitutional Amendment C	Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to have the office of county sheriff be elected by voters?	...
Constitutional Amendment D	Should the Utah Constitution be changed to strengthen the initiative process by: - Prohibiting foreign influence on ballot initiatives and referendums. - Clarifying the voters and legislative bodies’ ability to amend laws. If approved, state law would also be changed to: - Allow Utah citizens 50% more time to gather signatures for a statewide referendum. - Establish requirements for the legislature to follow the intent of a ballot initiative.	No Technically your vote here shouldn't matter much. Courts have nullified this ballot item already.

Judicial Retention

Judge	Utah Court	Our Recommendation
Matthew B. Durrant	Supreme Court	Yes. Retain.
Ryan D. Tenney	Court of Appeals	No
Christine S. Johnson	District Court of the 4th Judicial District	No
Jennifer A. Mabey	District Court of the 4th Judicial District	No
Roger Wadsworth Griffin	District Court of the 4th Judicial District
Sean M. Petersen	District Court of the 4th Judicial District
Derek P. Pullan	District Court of the 4th Judicial District
Denise M. Porter	District Court of the 4th Judicial District

County Elections

• Utah County