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← 2022
U.S. Senate, Utah
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: January 8, 2024
Primary: June 25, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Utah
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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Voters in Utah will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024. The primary is June 25, 2024. The filing deadline is January 8, 2024.

The election will fill the Class I Senate seat held by Mitt Romney (R), who first took office in 2019. Romney announced on September 13, 2023, that he would not run for re-election for the U.S. Senate to represent Utah.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in Utah, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Utah, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
  

General election

The primary will occur on June 25, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Utah

Robert Newcomb is running in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Robert Newcomb (Independent American Party of Utah)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mitt Romney (R)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate
		Rod Bird
		Tyrone Jensen
		Gabriel Lobo-Blanco
		Carolyn Phippen
		Josh Randall
		Trent Staggs
		Brad R. Wilson

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Robert Newcomb (Independent American of Utah)

As an engineer I have spent my career fixing complex problems - SenatorNewcomb.com

I have spent almost 10 years applying AI to complex systems. We need a candidate in the U.S. Senate who understands AI and can ensure innovation is not stifled.

I understand the NACs, ESG, and the miseducation on global warming. With a civil engineering undergrad degree - I value the environment but absolutely see the truth mingled with the Al Gore environmental business.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Robert Newcomb (Independent American of Utah)

SenatorNewcomb.com

On my website, I outline my position on topics related to foreign policy, artificial Intelligence, the economy, veteran issues, our Bill of Rights and how it is being severely eroded, Immigration, Utah issues - including federal managed lands, U.S. fentanyl epidemic, ESGs, NACs, Wokeism's attack on the 1st Amendment, and data rights.

Most notably, I am an advocate for veterans, and I have experienced firsthand the care of the men/women at the VA who have to deal with a broken bureaucratic system. When we have a generation of new veterans returning from Biden's surrender in 2021 and we are still experiencing approximately 3% increase in veterans committing suicide (2022-2023 apx.) - we have a problem. This is a triage problem. With reinstating the problem, I will give you the solution - remove the paperwork, remove the multi-person and multi-organizational process requirement, and for sake of everything sacred - remove the limitations or power to deny claims of TriWest (who is contracted through the VA to take care of veterans who qualify for Community-Care; this is another deterrent for veterans to get care). Between the bureaucracy and the increased processes, we are spending a lot of the money that could be going directly to veterans who need to be triaged. There are well known studies that have occurred in the last 4 years showing significant results - to triage a patient, is to provide immediate, urgent, or delayed treatment.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Robert Newcomb (Independent American of Utah)

Ronald Reagon's conservative values - especially his views on limited government and government spending.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Robert Newcomb (Independent American of Utah)

9/11 - I was 22 at the time and in the U.S. Navy - active duty.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Robert Newcomb (Independent American of Utah)

Gary Drilling - Oil drilling company. I worked as a chain hand and pipe racker. Bakersfield, California. 1 year.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Robert Newcomb (Independent American of Utah)

Independent American Party (IAP)

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Rod Bird	Republican Party	$1,082,497	$240	$1,082,257	As of September 30, 2023
Tyrone Jensen	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Gabriel Lobo-Blanco	Republican Party	$350	$22	$328	As of September 30, 2023
Carolyn Phippen	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Josh Randall	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Trent Staggs	Republican Party	$532,124	$94,033	$438,091	As of September 30, 2023
Brad R. Wilson	Republican Party	$3,231,282	$382,117	$2,849,165	As of September 30, 2023
Robert Newcomb	Independent American Party of Utah	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Utah, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	January 2, 2024	December 19, 2023	December 12, 2023	December 5, 2023
The Cook Political Report	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Utah in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Utah, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Utah	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	28,000	$1,355.00	TBD	Source
Utah	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	1,000	$1,355.00	TBD	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Utah

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Lee (R)	53.2	571,974
		Evan McMullin (Independent)	42.7	459,958
		James Arthur Hansen (L)	3.0	31,784
		Tommy Williams (Independent American Party of Utah)	1.1	12,103
		Laird Fetzer Hamblin (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	152
		Michael Seguin (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	60
		Abe Korb (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	37

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,076,068
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Allen Glines (D)
• Austin Searle (D)
• Nick Mitchell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah

Incumbent Mike Lee defeated Becky Edwards and Ally Isom in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Lee	61.9	258,089
		Becky Edwards	29.7	123,617
		Ally Isom	8.4	34,997

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 416,703
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyrone Jensen (R)
• Benjamin Davis (R)
• Brendan Wright (R)
• Laird Fetzer Hamblin (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. James Arthur Hansen advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Utah.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah

No candidate advanced from the convention.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Kael Weston (D)	43.2	594
		Other/Write-in votes	56.8	782

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Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,376
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. Senate Utah

The following candidates ran in the Republican convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Lee (R)	70.7	2,621
		Becky Edwards (R)	11.8	436
		Ally Isom (R)	9.7	358
		Jeremy Friedbaum (R)	3.6	132
		Evan Barlow (R)	2.0	75
		Loy Arlan Brunson (R)	1.9	71
		Laird Fetzer Hamblin (R)	0.3	12

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,705
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alton Anderson (Constitution Party)

Independent American Party of Utah convention

Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah

Tommy Williams advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Tommy Williams (Independent American Party of Utah)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Utah

James Arthur Hansen defeated Lucky Bovo in the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 9, 2022.

		Candidate
		Lucky Bovo (L)
✔		James Arthur Hansen (L)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Utah

Mitt Romney defeated Jenny Wilson, Timothy Noel Aalders, Craig Bowden, and Reed McCandless in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mitt Romney (R)	62.6	665,215
		Jenny Wilson (D)	30.9	328,541
		Timothy Noel Aalders (Constitution Party)	2.7	28,774
		Craig Bowden (L)	2.6	27,607
		Reed McCandless (Independent American Party)	1.2	12,708
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	52

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,062,897
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Utah's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Lee (R) defeated Misty Snow (D), Stoney Fonua (Independent American), and Bill Barron (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lee faced no primary challenger, while Snow defeated Jonathan Swinton to win the Democratic nomination. The primaries took place on June 28, 2016. Jade Tuan Quoc Vo (D) was eliminated at the party convention on April 23, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Utah General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Lee Incumbent	68.1%	760,220
	Democratic	Misty Snow	27.1%	301,858
	Independent American	Stoney Fonua	2.5%	27,339
	Independent	Bill Barron	2.3%	26,166
Total Votes				1,115,583
Source: Utah Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Utah Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Misty Snow	59.4%	28,928
Jonathan Swinton	40.6%	19,774
Total Votes		48,702
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor

Political context

This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Utah.

See also

Utah	2024 primaries	2024 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

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Utah's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mike Lee (R)

Mitt Romney (R)

Representatives

District 1

Blake Moore (R)

District 2

Celeste Maloy (R)

District 3

John Curtis (R)

District 4

Burgess Owens (R)

Republican Party (6)