2016 Utah General Election Story (Senate)

A head to head comparison of the Utah 2016 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Mike Lee received 760.2k (68.2 %) votes, beating Misty Snow who gained 301.9k (27.1 %) by 458.4k votes in Utah.

Misty Snow won 1 counties out of the 29 counties that make up Utah. The record shows that Mike Lee won 28 counties.

During the 2016 general elections, over 1M total number of votes were cast. Bill Barron got 26,167 (26k) over Mike Lee 760,241 (760k). He won the popular vote by 26,167 (26k). His victory in the State of Utah (with 26,167 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Salt Lake, Utah and Davis), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Salt Lake, Utah and Davis, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Mike Lee, giving him a 265k vote advantage.