2000 Utah gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2000 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 2000 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Mike Leavitt won reelection to a third term.

2000 Utah gubernatorial election

← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →

Nominee Mike Leavitt Bill Orton Party Republican Democratic Running mate Olene Walker Karen Hale Popular vote 424,837 321,979 Percentage 55.77% 42.27%

County results Leavitt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Orton:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Mike Leavitt Republican Elected Governor Mike Leavitt Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mike Leavitt, incumbent Governor
• Glen Davis

Results

Republican Party primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Leavitt	122,289	61.76%
	Republican	Glen Davis	75,719	38.24%

Democratic primary

Bill Orton was unopposed.

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

2000 Utah gubernatorial election^[2][3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Leavitt	424,837	55.77%
	Democratic	Bill Orton	321,979	42.27%
	Independent American	Jeremy Friedbaum	14,990	1.97%
Majority			102,858	13.50%
Turnout			761,806
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• San Juan (largest municipality: Blanding)
• Carbon (largest municipality: Price)
• Grand (largest municipality: Moab)
• Salt Lake (largest city: Salt Lake City)
• Summit (largest city: Park City)

See also

• 2000 United States gubernatorial elections