2000 Utah gubernatorial election

none related races 2000 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2000 Utah gubernatorial election Utah presidential no 1996 Utah gubernatorial election 1996 2004 Utah gubernatorial election 2004 November 7, 2000 1922 File:Mike Leavitt.jpg 150x150px Mike Leavitt Republican Party (United States) Olene Walker 424,837 55.77% File:BillOrton.jpg Bill Orton Democratic Party (United States) Karen Hale 321,979 42.27% 2000 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County results Leavitt: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Orton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Mike Leavitt Republican Party (United States) Mike Leavitt Republican Party (United States) The 2000 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Mike Leavitt won reelection to a third term. Primary election Primary elections were held on June 27, 2000. Republican primary Candidates Glen Davis Mike Leavitt, incumbent Governor Results Republican primary resultsOfficial Results - State of Utah Primary Election June 27, 2000 https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2000Pri.xls 1 January 2026 Mike Leavitt Republican Party (United States) 122,289 61.76% Glen Davis Republican Party (United States) 75,719 38.24% 198,008 100.00% Democratic primary Bill Orton, a former representative from Utah's 3rd congressional district, was nominated without opposition. General election Debates Complete video of debate, October 1, 2000 Complete video of debate, October 12, 2000 Complete video of debate, October 16, 2000 Complete video of debate, October 19, 2000 Results 2000 Utah gubernatorial electionhttps://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2000Gen.pdf 2000 General 1 January 2026 5–6 https://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA446 America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State 9781506368993 Cook Rhodes 2017-10-26 Republican Party (United States) Mike Leavitt 424,837 55.77% -19.20% Democratic Party (United States) Bill Orton 321,979 42.27% +18.96% Independent American Party Jeremy Friedbaum 14,990 1.97% +1.26% 761,806 100.00% 102,858 13.50% Republican Party (United States) -38.16% Results by county County Mike LeavittRepublican Bill OrtonDemocratic Jeremy FriedbaumIndependent American Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Beaver1,39662.66%79835.82%341.53%59826.84%2,228Box Elder9,91064.81%5,10733.40%2751.80%4,80331.41%15,292Cache23,94973.30%8,26425.29%4581.40%15.68548.01%32,671Carbon2,56635.23%4,63063.56%881.21%-2,064-28.34%7,284Daggett24658.16%17541.37%20.47%7116.78%423Davis54,32462.71%30,97235.75%1,3331.54%23,35226.96%86,629Duchesne2,59757.29%1,85740.97%791.74%74016.32%4,533Emery2,49356.06%1,86741.98%871.96%62614.08%4,447Garfield1,22464.05%62932.91%583.04%59531.14%1,911Grand1,63046.53%1,77150.56%1022.91%-141-4.03%3,503Iron8,47268.44%3,45027.87%4573.69%5,02240.57%12,379Juab1,52455.87%1,13441.57%702.57%39014.30%2,728Kane1,88168.67%76027.75%983.58%1,12140.93%2,739Millard2,86260.53%1,73336.65%1332.81%1,12923.88%4,728Morgan1,86258.87%1,24339.30%581.83%61919.57%3,163Piute53670.81%21127.87%101.32%32542.93%757Rich55361.58%34137.97%40.45%21223.61%898Salt Lake141,69846.46%157,56451.67%5,7011.87%-15,866-5.20%304,963San Juan2,21346.79%2,42451.25%931.97%-211-4.46%4,730Sanpete4,49861.16%2,59635.30%2613.55%1,90225.86%7,355Sevier4,85869.66%1,97128.26%1452.08%2,88741.40%6,974Summit4,91441.28%6,81957.28%1711.44%-1,905-16.00%11,904Tooele6,31851.32%5,80447.14%1901.54%5144.17%12,312Uintah5,02661.11%3,01836.70%1802.19%2,00824.42%8,224Utah79,62667.21%36,20230.56%2,6392.23%43,42436.65%118,467Wasatch2,89551.45%2,66247.31%701.24%2334.14%5,627Washington21,69368.14%9,05928.45%1,0853.41%12,63439.68%31,837Wayne73361.96%45038.04%00.00%28323.92%1,183Weber32,34052.23%28,46845.98%1,1091.79%3,8726.25%61,917Total427,83755.77%321,97942.27%14,9901.97%102,85813.50%761,806 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Carbon (largest municipality: Price) Grand (largest municipality: Moab) Salt Lake (largest city: Salt Lake City) San Juan (largest municipality: Blanding) Summit (largest city: Park City) See also 2000 United States gubernatorial elections References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Mike Leavitt (R) for Governor Bill Orton (D) for Governor 2000 Category:2000 Utah elections Utah