November 2016 Election, Utah
See also: Utah
This election is scheduled for the 8th of November 2016.[1]
The Republican Primay is scheduled for June 28th.
Candidates
Governor
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Brian E Kamerath, Barry Evan Short | Our pick. Libertarian |
| L.S. Brown, Hal B. Massey | Unaffiliated |
| Superdell Schanze, Gregory C. Duerden | Independent American Party |
| Candidates to Not Vote for | |
| Gary R. Herbert, Spencer J. Cox | Republican. Incumbent. Signature gathering candidate. |
| Mike Weinholtz, Kim Bowman | Democrat |
| Vaughn R. Cook, Jan Vandenberghe Garbett | Democrat |
| Eliminated Candidates[2][3] | |
| Jonathan Johnson, Robyn Bagley | Our primary pick. Republican. Caucus Candidate. |
| Gary R. Van Horn, Patricia Kent | Independent American Party |
| Nate G. Jensen | Republican. Suspended his campaign and endorsed Jonathan Johnson.[4] |
| Carlos J. Tavares Jr. | Republican |
Auditor
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| John Dougall | Republican. Incumbent. |
| Jared Green | Independent American Party. Can't find any sign of an actual campaign. |
| Candidates to Not Vote for | |
| Mike Mitchell | Democrat |
Treasurer
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Richard Proctor | Constitution Party |
| David Damschen | Republican. Incumbent. Appointed, taking office in Jan 2016. |
| Candidates to Not Vote for | |
| Neil A. Hansen | Democrat |
Attorney General
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Michael W. IsBell | Our Pick. Independent American Party |
| Sean D. Reyes | Republican. Incumbent. |
| W. Andrew McCullough | Libertarian |
| Eliminated Candidates | |
| Jon V. Harper | Democrat. Withdrew from the race, citing health.[5] |
Utah Senate - District 7
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Deidre Henderson | Our Pick. Republican. Incumbent. |
| Andrew Apsley | Democrat |
See: District Map
Utah Senate - District 14
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Joe Buchman | Libertarian. Libertarian principles. Extraterrestrial enthusiast. |
| Dan Hemmert | Republican. Caucus candidate. Supports Gary Herbert. |
| Curt Crosby | Independent American Party. Not really campaigning. Libertarian principles, but apparently pro-Trump. Multilevel marketing. |
| Eliminated Candidates[6] | |
| Morgan Philpot | Our Primary Pick. Republican. Caucus candidate. |
None of these candidates is at all ideal.
See: District Map
Utah House - District 67
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Marc Roberts | Our pick. Republican. Incumbent. Caucus candidate. |
| Eliminated Candidates[7] | |
| Richard Moore | Republican. Signature gathering candidate. |
See: District Map
U.S. Senate
U.S. House - District 3
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Jason Chaffetz | Our pick. Republican. Incumbent. |
| Candidates to Not Vote for | |
| Stephen P. Tryon | Democrat. |
See: District Map
U.S. House - District 4
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Mia B. Love | Republican. Incumbent. |
| Collin R. Simonsen | Constitution Party. |
| Candidates to Not Vote for | |
| Doug Owens | Democrat. |
Both of these candidates seem pretty good.
See: District Map
County Elections
November 2016 Election, Utah County, Utah
External Resources
- "2016 Candidate Filing & Ballot Information" - UtahCounty.gov
- Election Resources - utah.gov
- District Maps - Utah State Legislature
- Craig Frank, "2016 NOMINATING CONVENTION RESULTS", Utah County Republican Party, 19 April 2016
References
- ↑ Spencer J. Cox, "Notice of Election: 2016 General Election", Office of the Lieutenant Governor, 16 Nov 2015
- ↑ Lisa Riley Roche, "Gov. Gary Herbert, Jonathan Johnson headed to primary after GOP convention vote", KSL.com, Apr 23rd, 2016
- ↑ Josh Furlong, "LIVE: Utah primary election results", KSL.com, 28 Jun 2016
- ↑ Nate Jensen for Utah Governor - 2016, Facebook, 3 Apr 2016
- ↑ Dennis Romboy, "Democrat Jon Harper withdraws from Utah attorney general's race", KSL, 21 Sep 2016
- ↑ Josh Furlong, "LIVE: Utah primary election results", KSL.com, 28 Jun 2016
- ↑ Josh Furlong, "LIVE: Utah primary election results", KSL.com, 28 Jun 2016