Utah Attorney General election, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 23
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 20
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 2 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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| Utah Attorney General |
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 19, 2020 |
| Primary: June 30, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Sean D. Reyes (R) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Utah |
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Utah held an election for attorney general on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline was March 19, 2020.
Both a Democratic Party convention and a Republican Party convention were held on April 25, 2020. The conventions either narrowed down the candidate field for the primaries or advanced a candidate to the general election.
Incumbent Sean D. Reyes won election in the general election for Attorney General of Utah.
Reyes won the Republican primary on June 30 with 54% of the vote to Leavitt's 46%. Reyes, Skordas, and Rudy Bautista (L) ran in the general election.
For more information about the Democratic convention, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Utah modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: The third-party collection and return of absentee ballots was restricted to individuals residing in the same household as the voter.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Attorney General of Utah
Incumbent Sean D. Reyes defeated Greg Skordas and Rudy Bautista in the general election for Attorney General of Utah on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean D. Reyes (R) | 60.6 | 878,853 |
 | Greg Skordas (D) | 33.7 | 489,499 | |
 | Rudy Bautista (L) | 5.7 | 82,444 | |
| Total votes: 1,450,796 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Utah
Incumbent Sean D. Reyes defeated David Leavitt in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Utah on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean D. Reyes | 54.0 | 275,212 |
 | David Leavitt | 46.0 | 234,036 | |
| Total votes: 509,248 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah
Greg Skordas defeated Kevin Craig Probasco in the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah on April 25, 2020.
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 | Kevin Craig Probasco (D) | |
| ✔ | | Greg Skordas (D) |
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Republican convention
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Republican Convention for Attorney General of Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: David Leavitt in round 2 , and Sean D. Reyes in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 3,570 |
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Past elections
2016
- See also: Utah Attorney General election, 2016
The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016.
Incumbent Sean D. Reyes defeated Jon Harper, Andrew McCullough, and Michael IsBell in the Utah attorney general election.
| Utah Attorney General, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sean D. Reyes Incumbent |
65.41% | 719,043 | |
| Democratic | Jon Harper | 25.07% | 275,568 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew McCullough | 6.73% | 73,973 | |
| Independent American Party | Michael IsBell | 2.79% | 30,687 | |
| Total Votes | 1,099,271 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office-Elections | ||||
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2014On November 4, 2014, Republican incumbent Sean Reyes won election to fill the remainder of the term.
2012
Incumbent Mark Shurtleff (R) did not seek re-election in 2012. John Swallow (R) defeated Dee W. Smith (D) and W. Andrew McCullough (L) in the November 6, 2012 general election.
2008On November 4, 2008, Mark L. Shurtleff won re-election to the office of Utah Attorney General. He defeated Jean Welch Hill (D) and W. Andrew McCullough (L) in the general election.
2004On November 2, 2004, Mark L. Shurtleff won re-election to the office of Utah Attorney General. He defeated Gregory G. Skordas (D) and W. Andrew McCullough (L) in the general election.
2000On November 7, 2000, Mark L. Shurtleff won election to the office of Utah Attorney General. He defeated Reed M. Richards (D) and W. Andrew McCullough (L) in the general election.
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