2024 Utah Democratic Convention Results
April 27, 2024, Cottonwood Heights - Today, the Utah Democratic State Convention occurred, as thousands of elected delegates gathered at Cottonwood High School to select the Democratic nominees for elected office. Delegates voted in the districts in which they are registered to vote using a ranked-choice voting system.
Constitutional Revisions
The following proposal to revise the party constitution was accepted by 95.47% of the Delegates.
The following uncontested candidates were nominated by acclamation and will advance to the General Election:
Brian King, Governor
Catherine Voutaz, State Auditor
Neil Hansen, State Treasurer
Bill Campbell, U.S. House District 1
Brian Adams, U.S. House District 2
Glenn Wright, U.S. House District 3
Nancy Huntly, Utah Senate District 2
Stacy Bernal, Utah Senate District 3
Aaron Wiley, Utah Senate District 8
Corbin Frost, Utah Senate District 26
Kris Campbell, Utah House District 4
Amber Hardy, Utah House District 6
Sharon Hilton, Utah House District 12
Julie A. Monahan, Utah House District 59
Joe Christman, Utah House District 67
Davina Smith, Utah House District 69
Carol Barlow Lear, State Board of Education District 6
Deborah Gatrell, State Board of Education District 10
The results for contested races are:
U.S. Senate
Caroline Gleich - 795 votes
Laird Fetzer-Hamblin - 48 votes
Archie Williams III - 16 votes
As Caroline Gleich received over 55% of the votes in the first round, she will advance to the general election as the Democratic nominee.
U.S. House District 4
Katrina Fallick-Wang - 117 votes
Jonathan Lopez - 59 votes
As Katrina Fallick-Wang received over 55% of the votes, she will advance to the general election as the Democratic nominee.
Utah Attorney General
David Carlson - 282 votes
Rudy Bautista - 511 votes
As Rudy Bautista received over 55% of the votes, he will advance to the general election as the Democratic nominee.
Utah House District 1
Claudia Bigler - 3 votes
Chris Reid - 0 votes
As Claudia Bigler received over 55% of the votes, she will advance to the general election as the Democratic nominee.
Utah House District 23
Hoang Nguyen - 39 votes
Jeff Howell - 29 votes
As both candidates submitted signatures, they will advance to the Democratic primary.
Utah National Committeewoman
Clare Collard - 530 votes
Audrey Evans - 136 votes
Susan Merrill - 159 votes
As Clare Collard received a majority of the votes in the second round, she will begin serving as the new National Committeewoman on August 23, 2024.
Utah National Committeeman
Matthew Fatuesi - 40 votes
Brad Townley - 486 votes
Steve Merrill - 152 votes
Antonio Esquibel - 120 votes
As Brad Townley received a majority of the votes in the third round, he will begin serving as the new National Committeeman on August 23, 2024.
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