The 2012 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. It was won by Republican incumbents, Governor Gary Herbert and Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell.
Candidates
Gary Herbert, incumbent governor
David Kirkham, businessman and co-founder of the Utah tea party
Morgan Philpot, former state representative and nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010
Lane Ronnow
William Skokos, energy entrepreneur and CEO of Standard American Oil Company
Ken Sumsion, state representative
Stephen Sandstrom, state representative
Mark Shurtleff, state attorney general
Candidate
Peter Cooke, businessman and retired major general in the United States Army Reserve
Jim Matheson, U.S. representative
Candidates
Gary Herbert (Republican), incumbent governor
Running mate: Greg Bell, incumbent lieutenant governor
Peter Cooke (Democratic), businessman and retired major general in the United States Army Reserve
Running mate: Vincent Rampton, attorney and son of former Governor Cal Rampton
Kirk D Pearson (Constitution)
Running mate: Tim Aalders
Ken Larsen (Libertarian), medical researcher
Running mate: Robert Latham, attorney
Complete video of debate, C-SPAN, October 11, 2012
*Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election. Neither the vote shares nor the turnout figure account for write-ins. Turnout percentage is the portion of registered voters (1,513,241 as of 11/6/2012) who voted.
