2012 Utah gubernatorial election
The 2012 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Republican Governor Gary Herbert won reelection to a full term.
Republican nomination
Candidates
- Gary Herbert, incumbent governor
Defeated at convention
- David Kirkham, businessman and co-founder of the Utah tea party
- Morgan Philpot, former state representative and nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010
- Lane Ronnow
- William Skokos, energy entrepreneur and CEO of Standard American Oil Company
- Ken Sumsion, state representative
Declined
- Stephen Sandstrom, state representative
- Mark Shurtleff, state attorney general
Democratic nomination
Candidate
- Peter Cooke, businessman and retired major general in the United States Army Reserve
Declined
- Jim Matheson, U.S. representative
General election
Candidates
- Gary Herbert, incumbent governor
- Peter Cooke, businessman and retired major general in the United States Army Reserve
- Kirk D Pearson
- Ken Larsen, medical researcher
Debates
- , October 11, 2012 - C-SPAN
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Results by congressional district
Herbert won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.| District | Herbert | Cooke | Representative |
| 72.67% | 23.35% | Rob Bishop | |
| 63.67% | 32.21% | Chris Stewart | |
| 73.79% | 22.32% | Jason Chaffetz | |
| 63.21% | 32.75% | Jim Matheson |