2014 Utah Attorney General special election

none February 2026 April 2025 2014 Utah Attorney General special election Utah 1922 presidential no 2012 Utah Attorney General election 2012 2016 Utah Attorney General election 2016 November 4, 2014 150x150px File:Sean Reyes (5893896909) (cropped).jpg Sean Reyes Republican Party (United States) 355,275 63.06% DEM Charles Stormont Democratic Party (United States) 151,967 26.97% 2014 Utah attorney general special election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsReyes: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Stormont: #A5B0FF 40–50% Attorney General Sean Reyes Republican Party (United States) Sean Reyes Republican Party (United States) The 2014 Utah Attorney General special election was held on November 4, 2014. Attorney General John Swallow resigned after investigations into improprieties, and Governor Gary Herbert appointed Sean Reyes to replace him. Reyes defeated Democratic nominee Charles Stormont in a landslide. Stormont was the first Democratic candidate since 2004 to win multiple counties, carrying Summit and Grand counties. Appointment Pursuant to Utah law, Governor Gary Herbert was required to pick a replacement from three names chosen by the Utah Republican Party Central Committee.http://www.ksl.com/?sid=27931213 AG candidate race heats up KSL-TV December 6, 2013 April 23, 2014 Nine Republican candidates put their names forward for consideration. They were: Scott Burns, former Iron County attorney, former deputy director for State and Local Affairs at the ONDCP and nominee for attorney general in 1992 and 1996 Michelle Mumford, an attorney, assistant dean of admissions at the Brigham Young University law school and secretary of the Utah Republican Party Bret Rawson, a reserve Bountiful policeman and attorney Sean Reyes, an attorney who lost to Swallow in the primary in 2012 Stephen Sorenson, a retired prosecutor and former head of the litigation division of the Attorney General's office Robert Smith, an attorney and managing director of Brigham Young University's International Center for Law and Religion Studies Brian Tarbet, a retired Adjutant General of the Utah National Guard and the Acting Attorney General Brent Ward, former United States Attorney for the District of Utah and a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1992 Michael J. Wilkins, a former justice of the Utah Supreme Court and former chairman of the Utah Independent Ethics Commission. Burns, Sorensen, Tarbet and Wilkins all said they would not run in the special election if chosen.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/57229129-219/attorney-general-swallow-office.html.csp https://archive.today/20140423170337/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/57229129-219/attorney-general-swallow-office.html.csp dead April 23, 2014 Acting A.G. joins GOP race to replace Swallow The Salt Lake Tribune December 7, 2013 April 23, 2014 Sorenson withdrew from contention on December 9, 2013, with Ward also withdrawing two days later.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57251634-90/ward-attorney-general-state.html.csp Ward drops out of A.G. race over residency questions The Salt Lake Tribune December 11, 2013 April 23, 2014 A debate was held on December 11http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57252790-78/office-attorney-general-utah.html.csp AG candidates agree: Office needs change and they're best fit for the job The Salt Lake Tribune December 12, 2013 April 23, 2014 and Reyes, Smith and Tarbet were chosen as the finalists by the Central Committee on December 14.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57263739-90/office-general-swallow-attorney.html.csp GOP picks Reyes, Smith and Tarbet as finalists for Utah attorney general The Salt Lake Tribune December 14, 2013 April 23, 2014 Herbert chose Reyes on December 23,http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765644100/Gov-Gary-Herbert-names-Sean-Reyes-as-Utah-attorney-general.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112210/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765644100/Gov-Gary-Herbert-names-Sean-Reyes-as-Utah-attorney-general.html dead December 24, 2013 Gov. Gary Herbert names Sean Reyes as Utah attorney general Deseret News December 23, 2013 April 23, 2014 who was sworn in on December 30, 2013.http://www2.4utah.com/mostpopular/story/Reyes-sworn-in-as-Utahs-new-Attorney-General/xUMCdjBcc0awuBAD_qhuAQ.cspx https://archive.today/20140121150556/http://www2.4utah.com/mostpopular/story/Reyes-sworn-in-as-Utahs-new-Attorney-General/xUMCdjBcc0awuBAD_qhuAQ.cspx dead January 21, 2014 Reyes sworn in as Utah's new Attorney General 4Utah December 30, 2013 April 23, 2014 General election Candidates Sean Reyes, appointed incumbent Attorney General (Republican) Charles Stormont, rancher and attorney (Democratic)Democrat Charles Stormont to Run for Attorney General https://www.kuer.org/politics/2014-03-18/democrat-charles-stormont-to-run-for-attorney-general KUER-FM 1 Apr 2025 W. Andrew McCullough, perennial candidate, Libertarian nominee for this office in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 (Libertarian) Gregory Hansen (Constitution) Leslie Curtis (Independent American) Results 2014 Utah Attorney General special election2014 General https://vote.utah.gov/historical-election-results/ Utah Voter Information 1 Apr 2025 Republican Party (United States) Sean Reyes 355,275 63.06% 1.64 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stormont 151,967 26.97% 2.96 Libertarian Party (United States) W. Andrew McCullough 22,333 3.96% 1.41 Utah Constitution Party Gregory Hansen 18,722 3.32% New Independent American Party Leslie Curtis 15,108 2.68% New 563,403 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Attorney general Utah Category:Utah Attorney General elections Category:Special elections in Utah