2012 Utah gubernatorial election
November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
 
Nominee Gary Herbert Peter Cooke
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Greg Bell Vincent Rampton
Popular vote 624,678 253,514
Percentage 68.4% 27.7%
County results
Herbert:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election

Gary Herbert
Republican

 Elected Governor

Gary Herbert
Republican

The 2012 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. It was won by Republican incumbent Governor Gary Herbert.[1]

Republican nomination

Candidates

Defeated at convention

[3]

Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Gary
Herbert		 David
Kirkham		 Morgan
Philpot		 Ken
Sumison		 Other/
Undecided
Mason-Dixon April 9–11, 2012 422 ± 4.9% 69% 2% 13% 1% 15%

Convention results

Republican convention, 1st round results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Herbert 2,253 57.67
Republican Morgan Philpot 905 23.16
Republican David Kirkham 358 9.16
Republican Ken Sumsion 254 6.50
Republican William Skokos 128 3.28
Republican Lane Ronnow 9 0.23
Total votes 3,907 100
Republican convention, 2nd round results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Herbert 2,464 63.26
Republican Morgan Philpot 1,431 36.74
Total votes 3,895 100

Democratic nomination

Candidate

Declined

General election

Candidates

  • Gary Herbert (Republican), incumbent governor
  • Running mate: Greg Bell, incumbent lieutenant governor
  • Peter Cooke (Democratic), businessman and retired major general in the United States Army Reserve
  • Running mate: Vincent Rampton, attorney and son of former Governor Cal Rampton[13]
  • Kirk D Pearson (Constitution)[14]
  • Running mate: Tim Aalders
  • Ken Larsen (Libertarian), medical researcher [15]
  • Running mate: Robert Latham, attorney [16]

Debates

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[17] Solid R November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report[19] Safe R November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics[20] Safe R November 5, 2012

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Gary
Herbert (R)		 Peter
Cooke (D)		 Other/
Undecided
Deseret News/KSL October 26–November 1, 2012 870 ± 43.4% 69% 24% 5%
Key Research October 9–13, 2012 500 ± 4.4% 65% 19% 15%
Utah State University October 8–13, 2012 n/a ± 7.6% 76% 17% 7%
Mason-Dixon April 9–11, 2012 625 ± 4% 65% 27% 8%

Results

2012 Utah gubernatorial election [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gary Herbert (incumbent) 688,592 68.41% +4.34%
Democratic Peter Cooke 277,622 27.58% -4.32%
Libertarian Ken Larsen 22,611 2.25% +0.25%
Constitution Kirk D. Pearson 17,696 1.76% N/A
n/a Write-ins 3 0.00% N/A
Total votes '1,006,524' '100.0%' N/A
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Herbert won all 4 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[22]

District Herbert Cooke Representative
1st 72.67% 23.35% Rob Bishop
2nd 63.67% 32.21% Chris Stewart
3rd 73.79% 22.32% Jason Chaffetz
4th 63.21% 32.75% Jim Matheson

References

  1. ↑ "Gov. Herbert wins first full term in office | Local News | heraldextra.com". www.heraldextra.com.
  2. 1 2 Gehrke, Robert (December 19, 2011). "Retired general poised to take on Herbert in gubernatorial race". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gehrke, Robert; Canham, Matt (April 21, 2012). "Herbert wins nod, Philpot feels betrayed". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ Meyers, Donald W. (January 18, 2012). "Utah tea party founder Kirkham takes on Herbert". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ Hesterman, Billy (November 30, 2011). "Philpot to challenge Herbert in 2012". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ Davidson, Lee (November 11, 2011). "Utah governor faces challenge from inside the GOP". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ Roche, Lisa Riley (November 10, 2011). "GOP lawmaker to run against Gov. Herbert". Deseret News. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  8. ↑ Romboy, Dennis (November 14, 2011). "Sandstrom announces bid for Utah's new congressional district seat". Deseret News. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  9. ↑ Roche, Lisa Riley (June 9, 2011). "Two Utah political heavyweights eyeing key races". Deseret News. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Election Results: Utah Governor's Race". Utah Republican Party. April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  11. ↑ Isenstadt, Alex (December 15, 2011). "Matheson to run for reelection". Politico. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  12. ↑ Toeplitz, Shira (December 15, 2011). "Matheson to Run in New Utah District". Roll Call. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  13. ↑ Gehrke, Robert (April 19, 2012). "Rampton named as Peter Cooke's running mate". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  14. ↑ "2012 Candidate Filings - Lieutenant Governor's Office: Elections". Elections.utah.gov. April 26, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  15. ↑ Ken Larsen Free Speech Message. "Ken Larsen". Vote Utah. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Why Choose Rob? « J. Robert Latham | Attorney at Law". Jrobertlatham.pro. January 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  17. ↑ "2012 Governor Race Ratings for November 1, 2012". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  19. ↑ "2012 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  20. ↑ "2012 Elections Map - 2012 Governor Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Historical Election Results – Utah Voter Information". voteinfo.utah.gov.
  22. ↑ "Utah 2012 gov-by-cd".
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