Spencer Cox
2021 - Present
2025
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Spencer Cox (Republican Party) is the Governor of Utah. He assumed office on January 4, 2021. His current term ends on January 6, 2025.
Cox (Republican Party) is running for re-election for Governor of Utah. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source] He advanced from the Republican primary on June 25, 2024.
Cox previously served as the lieutenant governor of Utah from 2013 to 2021 with Gov. Gary Herbert (R), who appointed him to the position. Cox was also a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 58 in 2013.[1]
Biography
Cox was born on July 11, 1975, in Fairview, Utah. He graduated from Snow College in 1996 with an A.A. in general studies. He then received a B.A. in political science and government from Utah State University in 1998 and a J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2001. Before entering public service, he worked as the vice president and general counsel of CentraCom Interactive from 2003 to 2013.[2]
Political career
Governor of Utah (2021-present)
Cox was sworn in as governor of Utah on January 4, 2021.[3]
Utah Lieutenant Governor (2013–2021)
Cox served as lieutenant governor of Utah from October 16, 2013, to January 4, 2021.
Utah House of Representatives (2013)
Cox served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from January 1, 2013, to October 16, 2013.[4]
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Elections
2024
See also: Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Governor of Utah
The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Utah on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Spencer Cox (R) | |
 | Brian King (D) | |
 | Tommy Williams (Independent American Party) | |
 | J. Robert Latham (L)  | |
| Tom Tomeny (Unaffiliated) | |
| Charlie Tautuaa (Independent) (Write-in) | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Utah
Incumbent Spencer Cox defeated Phil Lyman in the Republican primary for Governor of Utah on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Cox | 59.5 | 149,361 |
 | Phil Lyman | 40.5 | 101,761 | |
| Total votes: 251,122 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Robbins (R)
- Sylvia Miera Fisk (R)
Independent American Party primary election
The Independent American Party primary election was canceled. Tommy Williams advanced from the Independent American Party primary for Governor of Utah.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. J. Robert Latham advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Utah.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Governor of Utah
Brian King advanced from the Democratic convention for Governor of Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Brian King (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for Governor of Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Phil Lyman in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 3,759 |
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Independent American Party convention
Independent American Party convention for Governor of Utah
Tommy Williams advanced from the Independent American Party convention for Governor of Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tommy Williams (Independent American Party) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of Utah
J. Robert Latham advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of Utah on April 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | J. Robert Latham (L) |
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
General election
General election for Governor of Utah
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Utah on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Cox (R) | 63.0 | 918,754 |
 | Chris Peterson (D) | 30.3 | 442,754 | |
 | Daniel Cottam (L) | 3.5 | 51,393 | |
 | Gregory Duerden (Independent American Party of Utah) | 1.8 | 25,810 | |
| Madeline Kazantzis (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.3 | 18,988 | |
 | Kristena Conlin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 937 | |
 | Richard Whitney (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 230 | |
| Tyler Batty (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | |
| Total votes: 1,458,878 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Utah
Spencer Cox defeated Jon Huntsman, Gregory Hughes, and Thomas Wright in the Republican primary for Governor of Utah on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Cox | 36.1 | 190,565 |
 | Jon Huntsman | 34.9 | 184,246 | |
 | Gregory Hughes | 21.0 | 110,835 | |
 | Thomas Wright | 7.9 | 41,532 | |
| Total votes: 527,178 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jan Garbett (R)
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Governor of Utah
The following candidates ran in the Democratic convention for Governor of Utah on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
 | Neil Hansen (D) | |
| Ryan Jackson (D) | |
 | Zachary Moses (D) | |
| ✔ | | Chris Peterson (D) |
 | Nikki Pino (D) | |
 | Archie Williams III (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for Governor of Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gregory Hughes in round 6 , and Spencer Cox in round 6 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 3,579 |
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2016
- See also: Utah gubernatorial election, 2016
General election
Incumbents Gary Herbert and Spencer Cox defeated Mike Weinholtz and Kim Bowman, Brian Kamerath and Barry Short, Dell Schanze and Gregory Duerden, and L.S. Brown in the Utah governor and lieutenant governor election.
| Utah Governor, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Gary Herbert and Spencer Cox Incumbent |
66.75% | 750,828 | |
| Democratic | Mike Weinholtz and Kim Bowman | 28.67% | 322,462 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Kamerath and Barry Short | 3.08% | 34,687 | |
| Independent American Party | Dell Schanze and Gregory Duerden | 1.51% | 16,936 | |
| Write-in | L.S. Brown | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,124,913 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office-Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Utah Republican primary for governor and lieutenant governor, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Gary Herbert and Spencer Cox (incumbents) |
72.1% | 165,678 | ||
| Jonathan Johnson (Utah) and Robyn Bagley | 27.9% | 63,978 | ||
| Total Votes | 229,656 | |||
| Election results via Utah Secretary of State; all precincts reporting. | ||||
2012
Cox won the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 58. He defeated David Parrish in the Republican convention and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]
Campaign themes
2024
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2020
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Notable endorsements
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Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Scorecards
The Libertas Institute Index
The Libertas Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank located in Utah.[6] Each year the organization releases a Legislative Index for Utah state representatives and senators. Cox received an index rating of 40% in 2013.
Ballot measurey activity
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Personal
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Cox and his wife, Abby, have four children.[7]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ BillTrack50, "Spencer Cox," accessed May 25, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Spencer Cox," accessed May 25, 2021
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is sworn in as Utah’s 18th governor," January 4, 2021
- ↑ KUTV, "Herbert Appoints Replacement for Cox's House Seat," November 15, 2013
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor Elections, "2012 Candidate Filings," accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ Libertas Institute, "Legislator Indexes," accessed January 21, 2014
- ↑ Utah.gov, "Spencer J. Cox," accessed May 25, 2021
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| Preceded by Gary Herbert (R) |
Governor of Utah 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Lieutenant Governor of Utah 2013-2021 |
Succeeded by Deidre Henderson (R) |
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Utah House of Representatives District 58 2013-2013 |
Succeeded by - |
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