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1920 Utah gubernatorial election Utah 1913 Presidential no 1916 Utah gubernatorial election 1916 1924 Utah gubernatorial election 1924 November 2, 1920 File:CharlesRMabey.jpg 150x150px Charles R. Mabey Republican Party (United States) 81,518 58.17% File:Thomas N. Taylor.jpg Thomas N. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 54,913 38.25% 1920 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsMabey: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Simon Bamberger Democratic Party (United States) Charles R. Mabey Republican Party (United States)
The 1920 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Republican nominee Charles R. Mabey defeated Democratic nominee Thomas N. Taylor with 58.17% of the vote.
This would be the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Utah until 1948.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
Charles R. Mabey, Republican
Thomas N. Taylor, Democratic
Other candidates
E. B. Locke, Socialist
George Crosby, Farmer–Labor
Results
1920 Utah gubernatorial electionUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 2nd, A.D. 1920 for Presidential Electors, for Representatives in the Sixty-seventh Congress of the United States, for State Officers, and for District Officers in Districts comprising more than one county, and for the Adoption of Rejection of Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of this State.State Election Returns Listed https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85058393/1920-11-24/ed-1/?sp=3 30 December 2025 The Ogden Standard-Examiner 24 November 1920 Ogden 3List of Nominations, General Election, Nov. 2nd, 1920 https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85058393/1920-11-01/ed-1/?sp=20 30 December 2025 The Ogden Standard-Examiner 1 November 1920 Ogden 20https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1733 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-06-26 Kalb Deborah
Republican Party (United States) Charles R. Mabey 81,518 58.17% +16.38%
Democratic Party (United States) Thomas N. Taylor 54,913 38.25% -16.87%
Socialist Party of America E. B. Locke 2,843 1.98% -1.10%
Farmer–Labor Party George Crosby 2,300 1.60%
143,574
100.00%
28,605 19.92%
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +33.25%
Results by county
County Charles R. MabeyRepublican Thomas N. TaylorDemcoratic E. B. LockeSocialist George CrosbyFarmer-Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Beaver1,06858.30%72539.57%251.36%140.76%34318.72%1,832Box Elder3,54761.17%2,20237.97%280.48%220.38%1,34523.19%5,799Cache5,17955.10%4,14244.06%500.53%290.31%1,03711.03%9,400Carbon1,71948.66%1,48442.00%902.55%2406.79%2356.65%3,533Daggett9372.66%3225.00%32.34%00.00%6147.66%128Davis2,86969.96%1,21729.68%90.22%60.15%1,65240.28%4,101Duchesne1,50460.99%84434.23%451.82%732.96%66026.76%2,466Emery1,31555.04%1,00241.94%592.47%130.54%31313.10%2,389Garfield99569.43%42429.59%80.56%60.42%57139.85%1,433Grand30451.01%28046.98%61.01%61.01%244.03%596Iron1,43071.32%53226.53%412.04%20.10%89844.79%2,005Juab1,70954.07%1,28940.78%1294.08%341.08%42013.29%3,161Kane48570.29%20229.28%20.29%10.14%28341.01%690Millard2,20262.57%1,19433.93%1052.98%180.51%1,00828.64%3,519Morgan57160.23%37339.35%20.21%20.21%19820.89%948Piute54064.06%28233.45%131.54%80.95%25830.60%843Rich46069.17%20530.83%00.00%00.00%25538.35%665Salt Lake28,86559.00%18,50037.81%1,3222.70%2400.49%10,36521.18%48,927San Juan49662.00%28435.50%192.38%10.13%21226.50%800Sanpete3,77860.83%2,36638.09%580.93%90.14%1,41222.73%6,211Sevier2,50663.17%1,41835.74%280.71%150.38%1,08827.43%3,967Summit1,53661.24%85334.01%642.55%552.19%68327.23%2,508Tooele1,40857.38%90336.80%532.16%903.67%50520.58%2,454Uintah1,32258.65%86338.29%622.75%70.31%45920.36%2,254Utah7,58252.51%6,47544.84%2651.84%1170.81%1,1077.67%14,439Wasatch1,02959.31%69540.06%90.52%20.12%33419.25%1,735Washington1,15453.80%98545.92%40.19%20.09%1697.88%2,145Wayne38359.75%24538.22%111.72%20.31%13821.53%641Weber7,46953.41%4,89735.02%3332.38%1,2869.20%2,57218.39%13,985Total83,51858.17%54,91338.25%2,8431.98%2,3001.60%28,60519.92%143,574
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Beaver
Cache
Carbon
Davis
Duchesne
Emery
Garfield
Grand
Iron
Juab
Millard
Piute
Rich
Salt Lake
San Juan
Summit
Tooele
Uintah
Utah
Wasatch
Washington
Wayne
Weber
References
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