2000 Utah gubernatorial election
November 7, 2000
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County results Leavitt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Orton: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Mike Leavitt won reelection to a third term.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on June 27, 2000.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Glen Davis
- Mike Leavitt, incumbent Governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Leavitt | 122,289 | 61.76% | |
| Republican | Glen Davis | 75,719 | 38.24% | |
| Total votes | 198,008 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Bill Orton, a former representative from Utah's 3rd congressional district, was nominated without opposition.
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 1, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 12, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 16, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 19, 2000
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Leavitt | 424,837 | 55.77% | −19.20% | |
| Democratic | Bill Orton | 321,979 | 42.27% | +18.96% | |
| Independent American | Jeremy Friedbaum | 14,990 | 1.97% | +1.26% | |
| Total votes | 761,806 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 102,858 | 13.50% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -38.16% | |||
Results by county
| County[2] | Mike Leavitt Republican |
Bill Orton Demcoratic |
Jeremy Friedbaum Independent American |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,396 | 62.66% | 798 | 35.82% | 34 | 1.53% | 598 | 26.84% | 2,228 |
| Box Elder | 9,910 | 64.81% | 5,107 | 33.40% | 275 | 1.80% | 4,803 | 31.41% | 15,292 |
| Cache | 23,949 | 73.30% | 8,264 | 25.29% | 458 | 1.40% | 15.685 | 48.01% | 32,671 |
| Carbon | 2,566 | 35.23% | 4,630 | 63.56% | 88 | 1.21% | -2,064 | -28.34% | 7,284 |
| Daggett | 246 | 58.16% | 175 | 41.37% | 2 | 0.47% | 71 | 16.78% | 423 |
| Davis | 54,324 | 62.71% | 30,972 | 35.75% | 1,333 | 1.54% | 23,352 | 26.96% | 86,629 |
| Duchesne | 2,597 | 57.29% | 1,857 | 40.97% | 79 | 1.74% | 740 | 16.32% | 4,533 |
| Emery | 2,493 | 56.06% | 1,867 | 41.98% | 87 | 1.96% | 626 | 14.08% | 4,447 |
| Garfield | 1,224 | 64.05% | 629 | 32.91% | 58 | 3.04% | 595 | 31.14% | 1,911 |
| Grand | 1,630 | 46.53% | 1,771 | 50.56% | 102 | 2.91% | -141 | -4.03% | 3,503 |
| Iron | 8,472 | 68.44% | 3,450 | 27.87% | 457 | 3.69% | 5,022 | 40.57% | 12,379 |
| Juab | 1,524 | 55.87% | 1,134 | 41.57% | 70 | 2.57% | 390 | 14.30% | 2,728 |
| Kane | 1,881 | 68.67% | 760 | 27.75% | 98 | 3.58% | 1,121 | 40.93% | 2,739 |
| Millard | 2,862 | 60.53% | 1,733 | 36.65% | 133 | 2.81% | 1,129 | 23.88% | 4,728 |
| Morgan | 1,862 | 58.87% | 1,243 | 39.30% | 58 | 1.83% | 619 | 19.57% | 3,163 |
| Piute | 536 | 70.81% | 211 | 27.87% | 10 | 1.32% | 325 | 42.93% | 757 |
| Rich | 553 | 61.58% | 341 | 37.97% | 4 | 0.45% | 212 | 23.61% | 898 |
| Salt Lake | 141,698 | 46.46% | 157,564 | 51.67% | 5,701 | 1.87% | -15,866 | -5.20% | 304,963 |
| San Juan | 2,213 | 46.79% | 2,424 | 51.25% | 93 | 1.97% | -211 | -4.46% | 4,730 |
| Sanpete | 4,498 | 61.16% | 2,596 | 35.30% | 261 | 3.55% | 1,902 | 25.86% | 7,355 |
| Sevier | 4,858 | 69.66% | 1,971 | 28.26% | 145 | 2.08% | 2,887 | 41.40% | 6,974 |
| Summit | 4,914 | 41.28% | 6,819 | 57.28% | 171 | 1.44% | -1,905 | -16.00% | 11,904 |
| Tooele | 6,318 | 51.32% | 5,804 | 47.14% | 190 | 1.54% | 514 | 4.17% | 12,312 |
| Uintah | 5,026 | 61.11% | 3,018 | 36.70% | 180 | 2.19% | 2,008 | 24.42% | 8,224 |
| Utah | 79,626 | 67.21% | 36,202 | 30.56% | 2,639 | 2.23% | 43,424 | 36.65% | 118,467 |
| Wasatch | 2,895 | 51.45% | 2,662 | 47.31% | 70 | 1.24% | 233 | 4.14% | 5,627 |
| Washington | 21,693 | 68.14% | 9,059 | 28.45% | 1,085 | 3.41% | 12,634 | 39.68% | 31,837 |
| Wayne | 733 | 61.96% | 450 | 38.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 283 | 23.92% | 1,183 |
| Weber | 32,340 | 52.23% | 28,468 | 45.98% | 1,109 | 1.79% | 3,872 | 6.25% | 61,917 |
| Total | 427,837 | 55.77% | 321,979 | 42.27% | 14,990 | 1.97% | 102,858 | 13.50% | 761,806 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Carbon (largest municipality: Price)
- Grand (largest municipality: Moab)
- Salt Lake (largest city: Salt Lake City)
- San Juan (largest municipality: Blanding)
- Summit (largest city: Park City)
See also
References
- ^ "Official Results - State of Utah Primary Election June 27, 2000". Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ a b "2000 General" (PDF). pp. 5–6. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. ISBN 9781506368993.
External links
Official campaign websites (archived)