Utah

Incumbent: Gary Herbert (R) *

- Herbert replaced Gov. Jon Huntsman who resigned August 11, 2009 to become Ambassador to China.  Under Utah law, a special election will be held in November 2010 to elect a successor to complete Huntsman’s term.

Primary: June 22, 2010
General Election: November 2, 2010

STATUS: Special Election to complete remainder of Jon Huntsman’s term
RATING: Safe Republican Retention

RECENT ELECTION RETURNS:
2004 Result: Huntsman wins 58%-41%.
2008 Result: Huntsman wins 78%-20%.

Utah Gubernatorial Race: Headlines

Democrats:
Peter Corroon   Web Site twitter YouTube facebook

Republicans:
Gary Herbert Web Site twitter YouTube facebook

Local Blogs/Media
Utah Policy.com

State Resources:
Utah Elections Office

PollWatch:
Deseret News/KSL: Herbert holds huge lead over Peter Cooke, 69-24% (11/2/12)
Deseret News/KSL: Herbert holds 25-point lead over Corroon, 58-33% (10/14/10)
Rasmussen: Herbert heading toward a landslide, 66-29% (10/13/10)
Rasmussen: Herbert crushing Corroon, 60-29% (8/23/10)
Rasmussen: Herbert holds nearly 2-to-1 lead over Corroon, 58-31 (6/23/10)
Rasmussen: Herbert trouncing Corroon, 57-29 (4/8/10)