1996Final results
1996 election for Utah Governor
Governor · Utah
Mike O. Leavitt (R) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Bradley (D) by 52.6 points.
Mike O. LeavittRepublican · winner
76.3%503,693
Jim BradleyDemocrat
23.7%156,616
660,309 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET