Electoral History
| Utah gubernatorial election, 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jon Huntsman, Jr. (inc.) | 735,049 | 77.63% | +19.89% | |
| Democratic | Bob Springmeyer | 186,503 | 19.72% | -21.62% | |
| Libertarian | Dell Schanze | 24,820 | 2.62% | ||
| Write-ins | 153 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 547,546 | 57.91% | +41.51% | ||
| Turnout | 945,525 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Utah gubernatorial election, 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican Party | Jon Huntsman, Jr. | 531,190 | 57.74% | +1.97% | |
| Democratic | Scott Matheson, Jr. | 380,359 | 41.35% | -0.92% | |
| Personal Choice | Ken Larsen | 8,399 | 0.91% | ||
| Write-ins | 12 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 150,831 | 16.40% | +2.89% | ||
| Turnout | 919,960 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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