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2004Final results

2004 election for Utah Governor

Governor · Utah

Jon Huntsman Jr (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Scot Matheson Jr (D) by 16.5 points.

Jon Huntsman JrRepublican · winner
58.3%531,190
41.7%380,359
911,549 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+19.01992R+52.61996R+13.82000R+16.52004R+59.52008R+32.22010 special

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET