The 2012 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2012. Mark Shurtleff, the incumbent Attorney General of Utah since 2001, elected to retire. Republican John Swallow won the election, defeating Weber County Attorney Dee W. Smith in a landslide and underperformed Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the concurrent presidential election by 13%. In December 2013, Swallow resigned after investigations into improprieties.
General election Candidates John Swallow, Chief Deputy Attorney General for Utah and former state senator (Republican) Dee W. Smith, Weber County Attorney (Democratic) W. Andrew McCullough, perennial candidate, Libertarian nominee for this office in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 (Libertarian)
Results
By congressional district Swallow won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.
District Swallow Smith McCullough Representative 66% 29% 5%Rob Bishop 61% 33% 5%Chris Stewart 71% 24% 5%Jason Chaffetz 60% 34% 6%Jim Matheson
See also 2012 Utah gubernatorial election
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