Elections for the office of Governor of Utah are normally held in November of the same year as the United States presidential election. The current governor is Spencer Cox, who took office on January 4, 2021. Governor Cox was elected in November 2020. Anyone who seeks to be elected Governor of Utah must meet the following qualifications: [7]

Spencer James Cox (born July 11, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 18th governor of Utah since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the eighth lieutenant governor of Utah from 2013 to 2021.

The 2020 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of Utah, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House …

Utah has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor and attorney general. The 18th and current governor is Spencer Cox (R). [2] The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article VII, the Executive Department. Under Article VII, Section 1 of the state's Constitution,

The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of March 26, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

Nov 5, 2024 · Receiving 67.5% of the vote, Lyman became the Utah GOP gubernatorial nominee for the June 25 primary — to win the nomination, a candidate has to receive 60% or more of the delegate vote. Cox campaigned on the accomplishments of his …

Nov 5, 2024 · View the results of the 2024 Utah election for governor. See live maps of the results by county as votes are tabulated on Election Day.

Nov 16, 2024 · Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Cameron Beech to the Eighth District Court, filling a vacancy created by Judge Clark McClellan’s retirement. Judicial appointments are subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate.

Nov 6, 2024 · SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has won reelection, beating a Democratic state lawmaker to secure his second term in office despite recent confusion about the governor’s political leanings. Cox, long seen as a moderate Republican, was heavily favored to win in deep red Utah.

Oct 21, 2015 · Spencer Cox (Republican Party) is the Governor of Utah. He assumed office on January 4, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2029. Cox (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Governor of Utah. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. Cox was born in July 1975 and grew up on a farm in Fairview, Utah.