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%

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County results

Precinct results

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

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| Attorney General before election

Sean Reyes
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Sean Reyes
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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[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Nominee[edit]

* Sean Reyes, incumbent Attorney General

#### Eliminated in primary[edit]

* David O. Leavitt, Utah County district attorney

#### Eliminated at convention[edit]

* John Swallow, former Attorney General

### Convention[edit]

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

#### Results[edit]

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[edit]

#### Endorsements[edit]

David O. Leavitt

Mayors

* Rocky Anderson, former Mayor of Salt Lake City (2000–2008) and Justice nominee for President of the United States in 2012[6]

#### Polling[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | David
Leavitt  | Sean
Reyes  | Undecided

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Suffolk University | June 4–7, 2020  | 500  | ± 4.4%  | 26%  | 31% | 43%

#### Results[edit]

Republican primary results[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Sean Reyes (incumbent)  | 275,212  | 54.04
| Republican | David O. Leavitt  | 234,036  | 45.96
Total votes  | 509,248  | 100.00

## Democratic convention[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Nominee[edit]

* Greg Skordas, nominee for Attorney General in 2004[8]

#### Eliminated at convention[edit]

* Kevin Probasco, attorney and Republican candidate for Utah's 1st congressional district in 2018

## Libertarian convention[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Nominee[edit]

* Rudy Bautista, defense attorney

## General election[edit]

### Debate[edit]

2022 Utah Attorney General debate  No. | Date  | Host  | Moderator  | Link  | Republican | Democratic

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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[edit]

Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[9] | Safe R  | July 17, 2020

### Polling[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Sean
Reyes (R)  | Greg
Skordas (D)  | Rudy
Bautista (L)  | Undecided

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Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune | August 31 – September 12, 2020  | 2,000 (RV)  | ± 4.4%  | 46% | 25%  | 5%  | 23%

### Results[edit]

2020 Utah Attorney General election[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

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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