2012Final results
2012 election for Utah Governor
Governor · Utah
Gary R. Herbert (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Peter S. Cooke (D) by 42.5 points.
Gary R. HerbertRepublican · winner
71.3%688,592
Peter S. CookeDemocrat
28.7%277,622
966,214 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET