2008 Utah Attorney General election

none February 2026 April 2025 2008 Utah Attorney General election Utah 1922 presidential no 2004 Utah Attorney General election 2004 2012 Utah Attorney General election 2012 November 4, 2008 150x150px File:Mark Shurtleff.jpg Mark Shurtleff Republican Party (United States) 650,147 69.32% 3x4.svg Jean Welch Hill Democratic Party (United States) 249,492 26.60% 2008 Utah attorney general election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsShurtleff: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Welch Hill: #A5B0FF 40–50% Attorney General Mark Shurtleff Republican Party (United States) Mark Shurtleff Republican Party (United States) The 2008 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2008. Republican Mark Shurtleff, incumbent Attorney General of Utah, was elected to his third term in office, defeating Jean Welch Hill in a landslide. This election was Shurtleff's best statewide performance, overperforming Republican presidential nominee John McCain in the concurrent presidential election by 14%. This was the first time Grand County had voted against Shurtleff. General election Candidates Mark Shurtleff, incumbent Attorney General of Utah (Republican) Jean Welch Hill, prosecutor and counsel to the Utah System of Higher EducationCandidates 2008: Jean Welch Hill https://www.kuer.org/news/2008-09-09/candidates-2008-jean-welch-hill KUER 90.1 1 Apr 2025 (Democratic) W. Andrew McCullough, perennial candidate, Libertarian nominee for this office in 1996, 2000 and 2004 (Libertarian) Results 2008 Utah Attorney General election2008 General https://vote.utah.gov/historical-election-results/ Utah Voter Information 1 Apr 2025 Republican Party (United States) Mark Shurtleff 650,147 69.32% 0.96 Democratic Party (United States) Jean Welch Hill 255,779 26.60% 1.84 Libertarian Party (United States) W. Andrew McCullough 38,231 4.08% 0.89 937,870 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 2008 Utah gubernatorial election References Attorney General Utah Category:Utah Attorney General elections