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Utah Lt. Gov. Office - Elections Division
2008 Utah Congressional and Statewide Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadlien: 10/15/07,
Presidential Primary: 2/5/08,
Minor Party Filing Deadline: 2/15/08,
Primary Filing Deadline: 3/17/08,
Independent Filing Deadline: 3/17/08,
Primary: 6/24/08,
Presidential Filing Deadline: 9/2/08,
General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: November 20, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 71.5% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe McCain, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 33.9%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 63.1%, |
Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 1.3%, |
| consumer activists Ralph Nader (PF-CT) 0.9%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.7%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.1%, |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA) 0.03%, |
| Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), Alan L. Keyes (WI-MD), Charles Jay (WI-FL), |
Governor, 57.7% in '04, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Safe, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
| management counsultant Bob Springmeyer (D) 19.5%, |
Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (R) 77.9%, |
Dell Schanze (L) 2.6%, |
Lt. Governor, 57.7% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican |
| Josie Valdez (D) 19.5%, |
Gary R. Herbert (R) 77.9%, |
Joe Hobbs (L) 2.6%, |
Attorney General, 68.4% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| school board legal advisor Jean Welch Hill (D) 26.4%, |
Mark Shurtleff (R) 69.9%, |
'96 & '00 & '04 nominee / attorney W. Andrew McCullough (L) 3.7%, |
Treasurer, 61.2% in '04, Edward T. "Ed" Alter (R) retiring,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican |
| Dick Clark (D) 32.9%, |
ass't. Treasurer Richard K. Ellis (R) 67.1%, |
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Auditor, 62.5% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Clare Collard (D) 31.3%, |
Austin G. Johnson III (R) 58.9%, |
'04 nominee Mike Stoddard (L) 6.1%, |
| Richard D Proctor (C) 3.7%, |
1st Congressional District, 63.3% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| seminary teacher Morgan Bowen (D) 30.3%, |
Rob Bishop (R) 65.1%, |
Kirk D. Pearson (C) 2.4%, |
| Joseph Geddes Buchman (L) 2.2%, |
2nd Congressional District, 59.0% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Jim Matheson (D) 63.1%, |
homebuilder Bill Dew (R) 34.7%, |
Mathew Arndt (L) 1.3%, |
Dennis Ray Emery (C) 0.9%, |
3rd Congressional District, 57.8% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| 2002 St. Rep. candidate / adj. prof. Bennion L Spencer (D) 27.8%, |
ex-gubernatorial aide Jason Chaffetz (R) 66.1%, |
'06 nominee Jim Noorlander (C) 6.1%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Utah Political Parties:
4. Utah Media Links:
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