2022 Utah Elections on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
A general election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect candidates throughout
Incumbent treasurer Marlo Oaks, who had been appointed by Governor Spencer Cox in 2021, held on to his seat with 74% of the vote.
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
, as part of the 2022 midterm elections
The 2022 United States elections were held on November 8, 2022, with the exception of absentee balloting. During this U.S. midterm election, which occurred during the first term of incumbent president Joe Biden of the Democratic Party, all 4 ...
. The results of the elections showed strong Republican Party
Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party.
Republican Party may also refer to:
Africa
*Republican Party (Liberia)
* Republican Part ...
outcomes, although some races were unusually competitive for the traditionally Republican state.
United States House of Representatives
All of Utah's four house seats were up in the 2022 elections, and all were won by Republicans following redistricting.United States Senate
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 since1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
.
State treasurer
Incumbent treasurer Marlo Oaks, who had been appointed by Governor Spencer Cox in 2021, held on to his seat with 74% of the vote.
Ballot measures
Amendment A
Constitutional Amendment A aimed to increase limits on emergency appropriations, but failed with the support of a mere 36% of the vote.References
{{2022 United States electionsUtah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...