The 2024 United States Senate election in Utah was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Utah. Republican congressman John Curtis won his first term in office, succeeding Republican incumbent Mitt Romney, who did not seek a second term. Utah has been represented in the U.S. Senate exclusively by Republicans since 1977.
Despite finishing a distant second behind Riverton mayor Trent Staggs at the Utah Republican convention, Curtis won the Republican primary with 49% of the vote over Staggs and former state House speaker Brad Wilson. Democratic environmentalist Caroline Gleich won her party's nomination after receiving 93% of vote at the Utah Democratic convention.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Curtis, U.S. representative from Utah's 3rd congressional district (2017–2025)
Eliminated in primary Trent Staggs, mayor of Riverton (2018–2026) and nominee for mayor of Salt Lake County in 2020 Jason Walton, pest control company owner Brad Wilson, former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives (2019–2023) from HD-15 (2011–2023)
Eliminated at convention Jeremy Friedbaum, piano technician and perennial candidate Brent Hatch, attorney, treasurer of the Federalist Society, and son of former U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch Brian Jenkins, window cleaning contractor and perennial candidate Carolyn Phippen, former advisor to U.S. Senator Mike Lee Josh Randall, accountant and audit manager Chandler Tanner, attorney Clark White, supply chain manager
Withdrawn Rod Bird, mayor of Roosevelt (ran for U.S. House) Tyrone Jensen, political commentator and perennial candidate (ran for U.S. House)
Declined Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah (2021–present) (ran for re-election, endorsed Wilson) Greg Hughes, former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives (2015–2018) from HD-51 (2003–2018), candidate for Governor of Utah in 2020, and candidate for in 2023 Carson Jorgensen, former chair of the Utah Republican Party (2021–2023) and candidate for Utah's 2nd congressional district in 2020 (ran for governor) Robert O'Brien, former U.S. National Security Advisor (2019–2021) Sean Reyes, Utah Attorney General (2013–2025) Josh Romney, real estate executive and son of incumbent Mitt Romney Mitt Romney, incumbent U.S. senator (2019–2025) Chris Stewart, U.S. representative from (2013–2023) (resigned from Congress, endorsed Curtis)
Endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of June 5, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handJohn Curtis (R)$3,796,591$3,607,565$575,864Trent Staggs (R)$1,247,183$871,934$375,248Jason Walton (R)$2,882,658$2,620,544$262,114Brad Wilson (R)$5,019,090$4,465,090$554,000Source: Federal Election Commission
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JohnCurtis TrentStaggs JasonWalton BradWilson Other UndecidedNoble Predictive InsightsJune 20–21, 2024432 (LV)± 4.7%48%28%6%9%7%2%HarrisXJune 4–7, 2024469 (RV)± 4.5%34%16%4%12%–33%47%21%8%24%––Guidant Polling and Strategy (R)April 30 – May 3, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%41%15%2%9%–33%Noble Predictive InsightsApril 8–16, 2024283 (RV)± 5.8%27%5%2%10%15%41%Dan Jones & AssociatesJanuary 16–21, 2024428 (RV)± 4.7%18%3%1%8%18%52%Guidant Polling and Strategy (R) November 28 –December 5, 2023 600 (RV) ± 4.0%40%6%–11%–43%44%–––12%44%
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DeidreHenderson MikeKennedy SeanReyes MittRomney TrentStaggs BradWilson Other UndecidedDan Jones & AssociatesAugust 7–14, 2023803 (RV)± 3.5%–––44%3%6%32%14%Noble Predictive InsightsJuly 7–18, 2023301 (RV)± 5.7%3%5%13%30%3%5%1%39%8%7%16%–4%7%–55%
Convention results State Republican convention results, 2024 Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
1342 42.64% 1571 51.68% 1686 57.68% 1892 69.74%
683 21.70% 683 22.47% 721 24.67% 821 30.26%
411 13.06% 356 11.71% 273 9.34% colspan=6 style="text-align:center;" Brad Wilson 242 7.69% 162 5.56% 142 4.86% colspan=6 style="text-align:center;" Jason Walton 224 7.12% 139 4.57% 101 3.46% colspan=6 style="text-align:center;" Chandler Tanner 82 2.61% 69 2.27% colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" Brent Hatch 107 3.40% 53 1.74% colspan=10 style="text-align:center;" Josh Randall 47 1.49% colspan=10 style="text-align:center;" Brian Jenkins 5 0.16% colspan=10 style="text-align:center;" Jeremy Friedbaum 4 0.13% colspan=10 style="text-align:center;" Inactive Ballots 0 ballots 0 ballots 5 ballots 21 ballots
Debate + 2024 United States Senate election in Utah republican primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican RepublicanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Curtis Staggs Walton Wilson1 Jun. 10, 2024 Utah Debate Commission Glen MillsYouTube
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Caroline Gleich, skier and mountaineer
Eliminated at convention Laird Hamblin, biologist and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 Archie Williams, heavy equipment operator and perennial candidate
Endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of April 7, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handCaroline Gleich (D)$389,534$303,924$85,610Source: Federal Election Commission
Results Convention State Democratic Convention results, 2024CandidateFirst ballotPct.Caroline Gleich79592.5%Laird Hamblin485.6%Archie Williams161.9%Total
Independent American convention Candidates Nominee Carlton Bowen, former American Fork city councilor and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000
Eliminated at convention Robert Newcomb, engineer
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of April 7, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handCarlton Bowen (IA)$8,568$6,017$2,551Source: Federal Election Commission
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 9, 2023 Inside Elections November 9, 2023 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 9, 2023 Decision Desk HQ/The Hill June 8, 2024 Elections Daily May 4, 2023 CNalysis November 21, 2023 RealClearPolitics August 5, 2024 Split Ticket October 23, 2024 538 October 23, 2024
Post-primary endorsements
Debates + 2024 Utah U.S. Senate election debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Ind. AmericanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Curtis Gleich Bowen 1 Oct. 10, 2024 Utah Debate Commission Glen Mills YouTube
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handJohn Curtis (R)$4,497,486$4,058,071$826,255Caroline Gleich (D)$756,449$664,929$91,520Carlton Bowen (IA)$16,084$15,200$884Source: Federal Election Commission
Polling Aggregate polls Source of pollaggregationDatesadministeredDatesupdated JohnCurtis (R) CarolineGleich (D) UndecidedMarginTheHill/DDHQthrough October 28, 2024November 27, 202451.9%25.8%22.3%Curtis +26.1 Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JohnCurtis (R) CarolineGleich (D) CarltonBowen (I) Other UndecidedNoble Predictive InsightsOctober 25–28, 2024695 (LV)± 3.7%54%26%7%6%7%HarrisXOctober 15–19, 2024813 (RV)± 3.4%55%20%2%–21%65%24%11%––Noble Predictive InsightsOctober 2–7, 2024539 (LV)± 4.22%53%24%––24%51%21%2%1%25%800 (RV)± 4.0%50%23%––26%47%21%3%1%15%Lighthouse ResearchAugust 29 – September 19, 2024526 (RV)± 4.3%53%34%8%–5%HarrisXAugust 2–9, 2024800 (RV)± 3.5%56%22%8%–14%71%29%–––
Results
By county CountyJohn CurtisRepublicanCaroline GleichDemocraticCarlton BowenIndependent AmericanWrite-inVarious Margin Total # % # % # % # % # %Beaver2,60582.80%32710.39%2146.80%00.00%2,27872.41%3,146Box Elder22,80379.59%4,05014.14%1,7916.25%70.02%18,75365.45%28,651Cache41,45169.16%15,06725.14%3,3965.67%180.03%26,38444.02%59,932Carbon6,75172.39%2,14022.95%4354.66%00.00%4,61149.44%9,326Daggett45183.21%7814.39%132.40%00.00%37368.82%542Davis108,08365.16%45,68827.54%12,0557.27%440.03%62,39537.62%165,870Duchesne7,45084.27%7908.94%5946.72%70.08%6,66075.33%8,841Emery4,20085.09%4749.60%2625.31%00.00%3,72675.49%4,936Garfield2,14977.95%46316.79%1455.26%00.00%1,68661.15%2,757Grand2,47247.11%2,61749.88%1552.95%30.06%-145-2.76%5,247Iron20,77275.67%4,75717.33%1,9146.97%60.02%16,01558.34%27,449Juab5,22282.12%5949.34%5428.52%10.02%4,62872.78%6,359Kane3,14371.66%1,00322.87%2405.47%00.00%2,14048.79%4,386Millard5,30984.07%5188.20%4877.71%10.02%4,79175.87%6,315Morgan5,50681.07%91113.41%3725.48%30.04%4,59567.65%6,792Piute82186.33%767.99%545.68%00.00%74578.34%951Rich1,21484.72%16011.17%594.12%00.00%1,05473.55%1,433Salt Lake238,60748.16%237,32247.90%19,4103.92%1130.02%1,2850.26%495,452San Juan3,69459.73%2,14134.62%3485.63%10.02%1,55325.11%6,184Sanpete10,17379.66%1,42911.19%1,1669.13%20.02%8,74468.47%12,770Sevier9,10384.44%9388.70%7396.86%00.00%8,16575.74%10,780Summit11,39944.84%13,28252.24%7412.91%10.00%-1,883-7.41%25,423Tooele22,98468.68%8,14024.32%2,3366.98%60.02%14,84444.36%33,466Uintah13,07783.97%1,56510.05%9315.98%00.00%11,51273.92%15,573Utah214,60572.36%60,49020.40%21,4197.22%700.02%154,11551.96%296,584Wasatch12,00465.51%5,27628.79%1,0405.68%30.02%6,72836.72%18,323Washington69,74373.07%18,60719.49%7,0857.42%180.02%51,13653.57%95,453Wayne1,19673.87%32620.14%975.99%00.00%87053.74%1,619Weber67,71362.15%35,28632.39%5,9325.44%180.02%32,42729.76%108,949Totals914,70062.50%464,51531.74%83,9725.74%3220.02%450,18530.76%1,463,509
By congressional district Curtis won all four congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::b4d46a7e-4366-4f6c-ac54-ff6640d4e13f District Curtis Gleich Representative 61% 33%Blake Moore 60% 34%Celeste Maloy63%31%John Curtis (118th Congress)Mike Kennedy (119th Congress) 65% 29%Burgess Owens
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links Official campaign websites Carlton Bowen (IA) John Curtis (R) Caroline Gleich (D)