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2022 Utah elections

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2022 Utah elections

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A general election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect candidates throughout Utah, as part of the 2022 midterm elections. The results of the elections showed strong Republican Party outcomes, although some races were unusually competitive for the traditionally Republican state.

United States House of Representatives

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All of Utah's four house seats were up in the 2022 elections, and all were won by Republicans following redistricting.

United States Senate

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Evan McMullin, presidential candidate in 2016, ran as an independent, cutting a net 15 points into Lee's margin six years prior, leaving Lee with the lowest Republican vote for a Senate candidate since 1974.

2022 United States Senate election in Utah[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Lee (incumbent) 571,974 53.15% –15.00
Independent Evan McMullin 459,958 42.74% N/A
Libertarian James Hansen 31,784 2.95% N/A
Independent American Tommy Williams 12,103 1.12% –1.33
Write-in 242 0.02% N/A
Total votes 1,076,061 100.0%
Republican hold

State treasurer

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Oaks
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  90–100%

Incumbent treasurer Marlo Oaks, who had been appointed by Governor Spencer Cox in 2021,[2] held on to his seat with 74% of the vote.

2022 Utah State Treasurer election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Marlo Oaks (incumbent) 726,482 74.11% −0.46%
Libertarian Joseph Geddes Buchman 97,171 9.91% −4.98%
United Utah Thomas Alan Horne 94,265 9.62% +9.62%
Independent American Warren T. Rogers 62,295 6.36% −4.18%
Total votes 980,213 100.0%
Republican hold

Ballot measures

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Amendment A

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Amendment A

November 8, 2022

Limits on Emergency Appropriations

No
  70–80%
  60–70%
  50–60%

Constitutional Amendment A aimed to increase limits on emergency appropriations, but failed with the support of a mere 36% of the vote.[4]

Amendment 1[5]
Choice Votes %
Referendum failed No 625,367 63.7
Yes 356,882 36.3
Total votes 982,249 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "2022 General Election State Canvass" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Cox appoints a new state treasurer". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. ^ "Utah Election Preliminary Results". electionresults.utah.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Utah Ballot Measures 2022 | Live Election Results". www.politico.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  5. ^ "2022 Utah Constitutional Amendment A - Raise Appropriations Limit Election Results". USA Today. USA Today Times. Retrieved October 10, 2023.