2018 Utah General Election Story (Senate)

A head to head comparison of the Utah 2018 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Mitt Romney received 665.22k (62.59 %) votes, beating Jenny Wilson who gained 328.54k (30.91 %) by 336.67k votes in Utah.

Jenny Wilson won 2 counties out of the 29 counties that make up Utah. The record shows that Mitt Romney won 27 counties.

During the 2018 general elections, over 1M total number of votes were cast. Craig Bowden got 27,607 (28k) over Jenny Wilson 328,541 (329k). He won the popular vote by 27,607 (28k). His victory in the State of Utah (with 27,607 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 Mitt Romney, giving him a 185k vote advantage.