2016 United States Senate election in Utah

2016 United States Senate election in Utah

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Nominee Mike Lee Misty Snow
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 760,241 301,860
Percentage 68.15% 27.06%

Lee:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Snow:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data

U.S. senator before election

Mike Lee
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Lee
Republican

The 2016 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Utah, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

The primaries took place on June 28. Misty Snow won the Democratic nomination, becoming the first transgender woman in the history of the United States to become a major party's nominee for the Senate.[1]

Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Lee won re-election to a second term in office.[2]

  1. ^ Nelson, Louis (June 29, 2016). "Two transgender candidates named 'Misty' win primaries". Politico. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Bob Bernick (April 26, 2014). "GOP Delegates Give Rousing Reception to Sen. Mike Lee". Utah Policy. Retrieved December 12, 2014.