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Election 1992 Results

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1992 Utah governor election

Mike Leavitt (Republican) beat Merrill Cook (independent) in Utah in 1992, 42.2% to 33.5%, a margin of 8.7 points and 65,960 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1988, when Norman H. Bangerter won.

Republicans led in 25 of the 29 counties and Democrats in 2 and other candidates in 2. The largest, Salt Lake, cast 326,308 votes and went to the Republican by 4.6 points. The closest was Uintah, where 5 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mike Leavitt won Republican 321,713 42.2%
Merrill Cook Independent 255,753 33.5%
Stewart Hanson Democratic 177,181 23.2%
All other candidates 7,889 1.0%
Total762,536

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Salt Lake 100,570 30.8% 115,583 35.4% 110,155 326,308 R+4.6
Utah 12,414 11.2% 59,933 54.1% 38,433 110,780 R+42.9
Davis 14,359 17.3% 37,921 45.7% 30,709 82,989 R+28.4
Weber 16,395 23.1% 26,014 36.6% 28,612 71,021 Others
Cache 4,736 15.0% 17,251 54.7% 9,561 31,548 R+39.7
Washington 3,037 13.7% 12,113 54.7% 6,980 22,130 R+41.0
Box Elder 2,005 12.5% 7,863 49.0% 6,172 16,040 R+36.5
Tooele 2,785 26.3% 3,712 35.0% 4,101 10,598 Others
Iron 1,241 12.9% 6,167 64.0% 2,227 9,635 R+51.1
Summit 3,645 38.2% 3,194 33.5% 2,698 9,537 D+4.7
Carbon 3,850 42.6% 2,149 23.8% 3,040 9,039 D+18.8
Uintah 1,308 16.4% 3,328 41.8% 3,323 7,959 R+25.4
Sanpete 1,072 15.5% 3,233 46.7% 2,614 6,919 R+31.2
Sevier 754 11.7% 3,389 52.4% 2,321 6,464 R+40.8
Millard 644 13.1% 2,510 51.2% 1,748 4,902 R+38.1
Duchesne 755 16.1% 2,144 45.7% 1,789 4,688 R+29.6
Wasatch 1,063 23.2% 1,952 42.6% 1,563 4,578 R+19.4
Emery 1,076 24.2% 1,941 43.6% 1,437 4,454 R+19.4
San Juan 1,596 37.9% 2,020 48.0% 592 4,208 R+10.1
Grand 1,117 33.1% 1,163 34.4% 1,096 3,376 R+1.4
Morgan 470 16.3% 1,354 46.9% 1,066 2,890 R+30.6
Juab 597 20.9% 1,225 42.8% 1,040 2,862 R+21.9
Kane 300 13.4% 1,253 56.1% 680 2,233 R+42.7
Beaver 547 25.1% 1,121 51.5% 507 2,175 R+26.4
Garfield 248 12.7% 1,289 65.9% 419 1,956 R+53.2
Wayne 191 15.8% 773 64.0% 244 1,208 R+48.2
Rich 173 19.9% 485 55.8% 211 869 R+35.9
Piute 109 14.6% 444 59.4% 194 747 R+44.8
Daggett 124 29.3% 189 44.7% 110 423 R+15.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Utah governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Spencer Cox (R) R+24.4
2020 Spencer J Cox (R) R+32.7
2016 Gary Herbert (R) R+37.9
2012 Gary R. Herbert (R) R+40.8
2010 Gary Herbert (R) R+32.2
2008 Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) R+58.0
2004 Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) R+16.4
2000 Mike O. Leavitt (R) R+13.5
1996 Mike O. Leavitt (R) R+51.7
1992 Mike Leavitt (R) R+19.0
1988 Norman H. Bangerter (R) R+1.7
1984 Norman H. Bangerter (R) R+12.1
1980 Scott M. Matheson (D) D+10.7
1976 Scott M. Matheson (D) D+6.1
1972 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+39.4
1968 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+37.4
1964 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+14.0
1960 George Dewey Clyde (R) R+5.3
1956 George Dewey Clyde (R) R+4.8
1952 J. Bracken Lee (R) R+10.2
1948 J. Bracken Lee (R) R+10.0
1944 Herbert B. Maw (D) D+0.4
1940 Herbert B. Maw (D) D+4.4
1936 Henry H. Blood (D) D+13.7
1932 Henry H. Blood (D) D+14.6
1928 George H. Dern (D) D+17.4
1924 George H. Dern (D) D+6.0
1920 Charles R. Mabey (R) R+18.5
1916 Simon Bamberger (D) D+13.2
1912 William Spry (R) R+5.8
1908 William Spry (R) R+8.6
1904 John C. Cutler (R) R+12.6
1900 Heber M. Wells (R) R+3.4
1895 Heber M. Wells (R) R+5.6