1992 Utah gubernatorial election

none related races 1992 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1992 Utah gubernatorial election Utah presidential Yes 1988 Utah gubernatorial election 1988 1996 Utah gubernatorial election 1996 November 3, 1992 1922 File:Mike Leavitt.jpg 150x150px Mike Leavitt Olene Walker Republican Party (United States) 321,713 42.19% File:Merrillcook.jpg Merrill Cook Frances H. Merrill Independent 255,753 33.54% File:3x4.svg Stewart Hanson Paula Julander Democratic Party (United States) 177,181 23.23% 1992 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County results Leavitt: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Cook: #e6e6e6 30–40%Hanson: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% Governor Norman Bangerter Republican Party (United States) Mike Leavitt Republican Party (United States) The 1992 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1992. Republican nominee Michael Leavitt won the three-way election. Primary election Primary elections were held on September 8, 1992. Republican primary Candidates Richard M. Eyre, author Mike Leavitt, CEO of the Leavitt Group Results Republican primary resultsState of Utah - Primary Election Report - September 8, 1992 https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1992Pri.pdf 1 January 2026Official Primary Ballot https://www.newspapers.com/image/544454366/ 1 January 2026 The San Juan Record 2 September 1992 Monticello 21 Republican Party (United States) Mike Leavitt 143,647 56.00% Republican Party (United States) Richard M. Eyre 112,881 44.00% 256,528 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Stewart Hanson, attorney Pat Shea, attorney Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Stewart Hanson 64,084 56.79% Democratic Party (United States) Pat Shea 48,758 43.21% 112,842 100.00% Independent American primary Candidates Frank W. Richins Lawrence Rey Topham Results Independent American primary results Independent American Party Frank W. Richins 770 67.66% Independent American Party Lawrence Rey Topham 368 32.34% 1,138 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Mike Leavitt, Republican Stewart Hanson, Democratic Merrill Cook, Independent Other candidates Eleanor Garcia, Socialist Workers Rita Gum, Populist Linda Metzger-Agin, Independent Frank W. Richins, Independent American Gary R. Van Horn, American Results 1992 Utah gubernatorial electionState of Utah - General Election Report - November 3, 1992 https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1992Gen.pdf 31 December 2025Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 82 Sample Ballot https://www.newspapers.com/image/544987878/ 31 December 2025 The Morgan County News 30 October 1992 Morgan 15 Republican Party (United States) Mike Leavitt 321,713 42.19% +3.78% Independent politician Merrill Cook 255,753 33.54% +12.49% Democratic Party (United States) Stewart Hanson 177,181 23.24% -16.89% Populist Party (United States, 1984) Rita Gum 3,593 0.47% American Party (1969) Gary R. Van Horn 1,492 0.20% +0.04% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Eleanor Garcia 1,158 0.15% Independent politician Linda Metzger-Agin 917 0.12% Independent American Party Frank W. Richins 729 0.10% 762,536 100.00% 65,960 8.65% Republican Party (United States) +6.93% Results by county County Mike LeavittRepublican Merrill CookIndependent Stewart HansonDemocratic All OthersVarious MarginLeavitt's margin over Cook unless otherwise noted Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Beaver1,12151.54%50223.08%54725.15%50.23%574"LeavittHanson" Leavitt's margin over Hanson26.39%2,175Box Elder7,86349.02%5,99437.37%2,00512.50%1781.11%1,86911.65%16,040Cache17,25154.68%9,19929.16%4,73615.01%3621.15%8,05225.52%31,548Carbon2,14923.77%2,95632.70%3,85042.59%840.93%-894"HansonCook" Hanson's margin over Cook-9.89%9,039Daggett18944.68%10825.53%12429.31%20.47%65"LeavittHanson"15.37%423Davis37,92145.69%29,94936.09%14,35917.30%7600.92%7,9729.61%82,989Duchesne2,14445.73%1,73537.01%75516.10%541.15%4098.72%4,688Emery1,94143.58%1,37630.89%1,07624.16%611.37%56512.69%4,454Garfield1,28965.90%40920.91%24812.68%100.51%88044.99%1,956Grand1,16334.45%1,05731.31%1,11733.09%391.16%46"LeavittHanson"1.36%3,376Iron6,16764.01%2,12522.06%1,24112.88%1021.06%4,04241.95%9,635Juab1,22542.80%1,00935.26%59720.86%311.08%2167.55%2,862Kane1,25356.11%66029.56%30013.43%200.90%59326.56%2,233Millard2,51051.20%1,70334.74%64413.14%450.92%80716.46%4,902Morgan1,35446.85%1,02935.61%47016.26%371.28%32511.25%2,890Piute44459.44%19125.57%10914.59%30.40%25333.87%747Rich48555.81%20823.94%17319.91%30.35%27731.88%869Salt Lake115,58335.42%107,54932.96%100,57030.82%2,6060.80%8,0342.46%326,308San Juan2,02048.00%56313.38%1,59637.93%290.69%424"LeavittHanson"10.08%4,208Sanpete3,23346.73%2,51136.29%1,07215.49%1031.49%72210.44%6,919Sevier3,38952.43%2,27535.19%75411.66%460.71%1,11417.23%6,464Summit3,19433.49%2,62927.57%3,64538.22%690.72%-451"HansonLeavitt" Hanson's margin over Leavitt-4.73%9,537Tooele3,71235.03%4,01737.90%2,78526.28%840.79%-305-2.88%10,598Uintah3,32841.81%3,22440.51%1,30816.43%991.24%1041.31%7,959Utah59,93354.10%37,06733.46%12,41411.21%1,3661.23%22,86620.64%110,780Wasatch1,95242.64%1,52133.22%1,06323.22%420.92%4319.41%4,578Washington12,11354.74%6,59029.78%3,03713.72%3901.76%5,52324.96%22,130Wayne77363.99%24320.12%19115.81%10.08%53043.87%1,208Weber26,01436.63%27,35438.52%16,39523.08%1,2581.77%-1,340-1.89%71,021Total321,71342.19%255,75333.54%177,18123.24%7,8891.03%65,9608.65%762,536 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Beaver Daggett Duchesne Emery Grand Juab Salt Lake San Juan Wasatch Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent Tooele Weber Notes References 1992 Gubernatorial Utah Category:Long stubs with short prose