Utah gubernatorial election, 2012 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2012 Utah gubernatorial election will be held on November 6, 2012 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Utah was created in 1975. There have only been seven Lieutenant Governors in Utah's history. Prior to the creation of the Lieutenant Governor's office, the succession to the Governorship of Utah was held by the Utah Secretary of State...

of Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

. Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

incumbent Gary Herbert and his lieutenant governor, Greg Bell

Greg Bell (politician)

Gregory S Bell is an American politician, land-use attorney, and the seventh and current Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Utah. A Republican, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 22nd senate district in Davis County...

, will be eligible to seek re-election.

Candidates

Morgan Philpot
Morgan Philpot
J. Morgan Philpot is a former state representative for District 45 in the heart of Salt Lake County, and the 2010 Republican nominee for . He is a former vice-chair of the Utah Republican Party.- Biography :...

, former member of the Utah House of Representatives and unsuccessful nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

in 2010
Ken Sumison, State Representative

Potential

Rob Bishop
Rob Bishop
Robert William "Rob" Bishop is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.-Early life, education, and early career:...

, U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Jason Chaffetz
Jason Chaffetz
Jason E. Chaffetz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Provo and includes large portions of central and west-central Utah.-Early life, education and career:...

, U.S. Representative
Craig Frank, former member of the Utah House of Representatives
Utah House of Representatives
The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The House is composed of 75 representatives elected from single member constituent districts. Each district contains an average population of 35,000 people...
Gary Herbert, incumbent
David Kirkham, businessman and co-founder of the Utah tea party
Rebecca Lockhart, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives
William Skokos, CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

of American Resource Petroleum Corp.
John Valentine
John L. Valentine
John Valentine is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 14th Senate district since 1998. Prior to being appointed to the Utah Senate in 1998 he served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1988.-Background:...

, member of the Utah Senate
Michael Waddoups
Michael G. Waddoups
Michael G. Waddoups is an American politician and property manager from Utah. A Republican, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 6th senate district in Salt Lake County including Taylorsville.-Biography:...

, President of the Utah Senate
Utah State Senate
The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...

Declined

Stephen Sandstrom
Stephen Sandstrom
Stephen Eric Sandstrom is a member of the Utah House of Representatives. Born in Provo, Utah, Sandstrom is a Latter-day Saint. Sandstrom has a bachelor's degree in political science from Brigham Young University, but has largely worked in architecture. From 1993 to 2006 he served as a member of...

, member of the Utah House of Representatives
Mark Shurtleff
Mark Shurtleff
Mark Shurtleff is the current attorney general of the state of Utah, United States, a position he has held since January 2001...

, Utah attorney general

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gary Herbert (R)	Peter Corroon (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	± 3.6%	55%	32%	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gary Herbert (R)	Jan Graham (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	± 3.6%	56%	29%	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gary Herbert (R)	Jim Matheson (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 8–10, 2011	732	± 3.6%	45%	43%	12%
Deseret News/KSL-TV	June 13–15, 2011	406	± 5.0%	48%	45%	7%

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