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Instructions · What links here · 2028 Utah gubernatorial election (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 3 hours ago by Fad8229 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 41 minutes ago by Citation bot

The 2028 Utah gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 7, 2028, to elect the governor of Utah. Incumbent Republican Governor Spencer Cox is eligible to run for re-election to a third term but has declined to do so.^{[citation needed]}

Democrats have not won a Utah gubernatorial election since 1980.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Phil Lyman, former state representative and write-in candidate for governor in 2024^[1]

Publicly expressed interest

Jason Chaffetz, former U.S. representative from Utah's 3rd congressional district and Fox News host^[2]

Potential

Spencer Cox, incumbent governor

References

^ Nielson, Jacob (November 23, 2024). "At Orem forum, Phil Lyman announces 2028 election plans, Utah County clerk calls commissioner his 'nemesis'". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
^ Gehrke, Robert (May 17, 2025). "Jason Chaffetz may be gearing up to run for Utah governor in 2028". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2025.

[1] Nielson, Jacob (November 23, 2024). "At Orem forum, Phil Lyman announces 2028 election plans, Utah County clerk calls commissioner his 'nemesis'". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 16, 2025.

[2] Gehrke, Robert (May 17, 2025). "Jason Chaffetz may be gearing up to run for Utah governor in 2028". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2025.

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