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Utah Lt. Gov. Office - Elections Division

2000 Utah Presidential, Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: 3/17/00, Primary: 6/27/00
Last Updated: December 14, 2000

Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties

President, William J. Clinton (D) barred from 3^rd term, 33.3% in '96
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican, Others' Predictions,

Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr. (D) 26.34% George W. "Dubya" Bush (R) 66.83% Ralph Nader (G) 4.65%, Patrick J. 'Pat' Buchanan (Rfm) 1.21%, Harry Browne (L) 0.47%, Howard Phillips (I/A) 0.35%, John S. Hagelin (NL) 0.1%, James E. Harris Jr. (SW) 0.02%, Louie G. Youngkeit (I) 0.02%, Earnest Lee Easton (WI), Joe C. "Average Joe" Schriner (WI), Keith Lewis Kunzler (WI) 0.00%, Gloria Dawn Strickland (WI), Forrest C. LaBelle (WI), Daniel J. Pearlman (WI),

Governor, 75% in '96, 2^nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican, Rothenberg Report: Likely / Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 2:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report's overview: Likely Republican, Peter Orvetti's Prediction: Republican, Ron Gunzburger: Republican,

ex-U.S. Rep. William H. "Bill" Orton (D) 42.3% Michael O. "Mike" Leavitt (R) 55.7% Jeremy Friedbaum (I/A) 2.0%,

Lt. Governor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican

St. Sen. Karen Hale (D) 42.3% Olene Walker (R) 55.8% Lee McKenzie (I/A) 2.0%,

Attorney General, Jan Graham (D) retiring,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic,

deputy attorney general Reed M. Richards (D) 39.5% Salt Lake Co. Comm'r Mark Shurtleff (R) 57.5% attorney / '96 nominee W. Andrew McCullough (L) 2.9%

Treasurer,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 100% Republican

No Democrat Edward T. "Ed" Alter (R) 82.9% Hugh A. Butler (L) 12.8%, Elliot J. Hulet (NL) 4.3%,

Auditor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican,

No Democrat Austin G. Johnson III (R) 100% James K. Elwell (L)?, Tony Bereshnyi (WI)

Senator 69% in '94, 4^th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Safe Republican, Stuart Rothenberg's rating: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report's overview: Solid Republican, Political Junkie: Republican, Peter Orvetti's Prediction: Republican, Ron Gunzburger: Republican, Ken Rubin: Republican,

St. Sen. Scott N. Howell (D) 31.5% Orrin G. Hatch (R) 65.6% state party chair Jim Dexter (L) 1.3%, Carlton Edward Bowen (I/A) 1.6%x,

1st Congressional District, 67.7% in '98, 10^th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Safe Republican,

attorney Kathleen McConkie Collinwood (D) 27.2% James V. Hansen (R) 69.0% engineer Matthew D. Frandsen (NL) 0.7%, engineer Dave Starr Seely (L) 1.2%, religious right activist Hartley D. Anderson (I/A) 2.0%,

2nd Congressional District, 52.8% in '98, Merrill Cook (R) Defeated in Primary after 2^nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 9:8 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report's overview: Toss up, identified by The Associated Press as a Key House Race, one of Hotline Scoop's 25 Hottest Races / Tier One Open Seat, identified by Roll Call as most vulnerable, Washington Post's Races to Watch List, Peter Orvetti's Prediction: Democrat, Ron Gunzburger: Democrat, Ken Rubin: Democrat,

energy consultant Jim Matheson (D) 55.9% high tech entrepreneur Derek W. Smith (R) 41.3% software consultant Peter Pixton (L) 0.8%, 1974 Gov. nominee Bruce Bangerter (I/A) 1.8%, Steven Alberts Voris (I) 0.2%,

3rd Congressional District, 76.9% in '98, 2^nd Term
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Safe Republican, Peter Orvetti's Prediction: Republican, Ron Gunzburger: Republican,

ex-White House aide Donald Dunn (D) 37.3% Christopher B. Cannon (R) 58.6% attorney / '88 gubernatorial nominee / '98 congressional nominee Kitty K. Burton (L) 1.5%, Michael J. Lehman (I/A) 2.3%, '96 1st Congressional District nominee Randall R. Tolpinrud (NL) 0.4%,

1. Link to Predictions: (D.C.'s Political Report no longer assures that these links are active)
ABC News,
Associated Press,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
Congressional Quarterly Magazine,
The Cook Political Report,
D.C.'s Political Report,
Ron Gunzburger,
The National Journal's and The Hotline's Hotline Scoop.com,
Peter J. M. Orvetti,
Roll Call,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Ken Rubin,
Washington Post,

2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red boxes indicates change in party control.

3. Key to Party Identification.
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates
(I/A) = Independent American Party
(L) = Libertarian Party
(NL) = Natural Law Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(SW) = Socialist Workers Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates