1996 Utah Attorney General election

The 1996 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Jan Graham was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Iron County Attorney Scott Burns in a rematch of the 1992 race. As of 2025, this is the last time a Democrat won a statewide election in Utah.

1996 Utah Attorney General election

← 1992 November 5, 1996 2000 →

DEM GOP Nominee Jan Graham Scott Burns Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 351,523 308,698 Percentage 52.41% 46.03%

County results Graham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Burns:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Jan Graham Democratic Elected Attorney General Jan Graham Democratic

General election

Candidates

• Scott Burns, Iron County Attorney (Republican)
• Jan Graham, incumbent Attorney General of Utah since 1993 (Democratic)
• W. Andrew McCullough (Independent & Libertarian)

Results

1996 Utah Attorney General election^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jan Graham (incumbent)	351,523	52.41%	+3.24
	Republican	Scott Burns	308,698	46.03%	−2.41
	Independent	W. Andrew McCullough	6,910	1.03%	N/A
	Libertarian	W. Andrew McCullough	3,536	0.53%	−1.86%
	Total	W. Andrew McCullough	10,436	1.56%	N/A
Total votes			670,667	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1996 Utah gubernatorial election