2020 Utah Attorney General election
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Nominee Sean Reyes Greg Skordas Rudy Bautista
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 878,853 489,499 82,444
Percentage 60.58% 33.7% 5.68%
Reyes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Skordas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data
Attorney General before election

Sean Reyes
Republican

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Sean Reyes
Republican

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The 2020 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the Attorney General of Utah. The election was held alongside various federal and state elections, including for governor. Incumbent Attorney General Sean Reyes won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Greg Skordas and Libertarian nominee Rudy Bautista.

The conventions for the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties were held on April 25.[1] Although originally planned to be held in-person, all three conventions were moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Eliminated at convention

Convention

Voting began for the convention on April 23, with results being announced on April 27.[3][4]

Results

Republican convention results[5]
Candidate Round 1 Round 2
Votes % Votes %
Sean Reyes 1,778 49.80% 2,014 57.51%
David O. Leavitt 1,002 28.07% 1,488 42.49%
John Swallow 790 22.13% Eliminated
Inactive Ballots 0 ballots 69 ballots

Primary

Endorsements

David O. Leavitt
Mayors

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		David
Leavitt 		Sean
Reyes 		Undecided
Suffolk University June 4–7, 2020 500 ± 4.4% 26% 31% 43%

Results

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean Reyes (incumbent) 275,212 54.04
Republican David O. Leavitt 234,036 45.96
Total votes 509,248 100.00

Democratic convention

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Debate

2022 Utah Attorney General debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Sean Reyes Greg Skordas
1 Oct. 21, 2020 Utah Debate Commission Jennifer Napier-Pearce YouTube P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Safe R July 17, 2020

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Sean
Reyes (R) 		Greg
Skordas (D) 		Rudy
Bautista (L) 		Undecided
Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune August 31 – September 12, 2020 2,000 (RV) ± 4.4% 46% 25% 5% 23%

Results

2020 Utah Attorney General election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sean Reyes (incumbent) 878,853 60.58% –4.83
Democratic Greg Skordas 489,499 33.74% +8.67
Libertarian Rudy Bautista 82,444 5.68% –1.05
Total votes 1,450,797 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Utah 2020 General Election". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Winslow, Ben (April 20, 2020). "COVID-19 forces Utah's political parties to hold 'online only' state conventions". KSTU. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Webmaster (April 23, 2020). "Voting is now Open!". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Webmaster (April 28, 2020). "Convention Results Posted". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Convention Results". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  6. ^ @RockyAnderson (June 16, 2020). "Cox has completely botched his leadership of the state's Covid response! Look at the spiking numbers - and the terrible conflicts and waste with TestUtah! Huntsman, bright, competent, and great values. Register Republican so you can vote Huntsman & Leavitt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "2020-Primary-Election-Canvass.pdf" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Means, Emily (April 26, 2020). "Utah Democratic Party Announces Convention Results For Statewide Races". KUER. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "2020-General-Election-Canvass.pdf" (PDF). voteinfo.utah.gov. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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