2014 Utah elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2014 Utah elections Utah 2011 presidential no 2012 Utah elections 2012 2016 Utah elections 2016 A general election was held in the U.S. State of Utah on November 4, 2014. The state's four seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election and there was a special election for Utah's attorney general. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014.http://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/2014-election-dates 2014 Election Dates Utah Lieutenant Governor April 23, 2014 March 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140325121422/http://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/2014-election-dates dead Attorney general special election January 2021 Background Republican Attorney General John Swallow resigned in December 2013, less than a year into his first term, following multiple investigations into alleged bribery and campaign finance violations.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591040/Utah-AG-John-Swallow-cuts-deal-will-resign-to-avoid-criminal-charges-source-says.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131123115621/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865591040/Utah-AG-John-Swallow-cuts-deal-will-resign-to-avoid-criminal-charges-source-says.html dead November 23, 2013 Utah A.G. John Swallow resigns, citing toll on family, finances Deseret News November 21, 2013 April 23, 2014 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 Special election A special election was thus be held for the remaining two years of Swallow's term, with the office then up for the regularly scheduled election in 2016. Reyes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Opposing him in the general election were Democratic rancher and attorney Charles A. Stormont,http://kuer.org/post/democrat-charles-stormont-run-attorney-general Democrat Charles Stormont to Run for Attorney General KUER-FM March 18, 2014 April 23, 2014http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865598924/Democratic-lawyer-ranch-manager-to-run-for-Utah-attorney-general.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140809082237/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865598924/Democratic-lawyer-ranch-manager-to-run-for-Utah-attorney-general.html dead August 9, 2014 Democratic lawyer, ranch manager to run for Utah attorney general Deseret News March 18, 2014 April 23, 2014 American Independent Party nominee Leslie Curtis, Constitution Party nominee Gregory Hansen and Libertarian nominee Andrew McCullough, a perennial candidate for office.http://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/2014-candidate-filings 2014 Candidate Filings Utah Lieutenant Governor April 23, 2014 July 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140703091723/http://www.elections.utah.gov/election-resources/2014-candidate-filings dead Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror SeanReyes (R) Charles A.Stormont (D) Other UndecidedBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University October 15–22, 2014 159 ± 3.42% 47% 27% 7%Leslie Curtis (AI) 1%, Gregory Hansen (C) 2%, Andrew McCullough (L) 4% 19% 250px|thumb|Results by county Reyes: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Stormont: #A5B0FF 40–50% United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014 Utah's four seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2014. 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