Utah gubernatorial election, 2016
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2016 Utah gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2016,[1] to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Utah, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The primaries will be held on June 28.
Incumbent Republican Governor Gary Herbert is running for re-election to a third term in office.[2] He faces Republican challenger Jonathan "JJ" Johnson in the primary election, who successfully defeated Herbert in the state convention to secure a spot on the primary ballot.[3]
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Background
Republican Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. resigned in August 2009 to become United States Ambassador to China and Lieutenant Governor Herbert succeeded him. He was elected to serve out the remainder of Huntsman's term in a 2010 special election and was re-elected to a full four-year term in 2012.
Republican nomination
Former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Rebecca D. Lockhart was widely believed to be a potential Republican candidate, but she died of a rare neurodegenerative brain disease in January 2015.[2][4]
There will be a Republican primary election on June 28th, 2016,[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Gary Herbert, incumbent Governor[2]
- Jonathan "JJ" Johnson, businessman and chairman of the board of Overstock.com[2][5]
Democratic nomination
Weinholtz defeated Cook at the Democratic convention to become the nominee.
Candidates
Declared
- Michael Weinholtz, former Chairman and CEO of CHG Healthcare Services[6][7]
- Vaughn R Cook, founder and CEO of ZYTO Technologies[8]
Declined
- Ed Allen, former State Senator[9]
- Jim Dabakis, State Senator and former Chairman of the Utah Democratic Party[10]
- Jim Matheson, former U.S. Representative[11]
- Ben McAdams, Mayor of Salt Lake County and former State Senator[12]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Gary Herbert (R) |
Jim Matheson (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Jones & Associates | March 30–April 7, 2015 | 601 | ± 4.0% | 57% | 33% | — | 11% |
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External links
- Official campaign websites
