2000Final results
2000 election for Utah Governor
Governor · Utah
Mike O. Leavitt (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating William Orton (D) by 13.8 points.
Mike O. LeavittRepublican · winner
56.9%424,837
William OrtonDemocrat
43.1%321,979
746,816 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET