Governor Elections 2012 | US Governor Elections | Utah Races
2012 Utah Gubernatorial Election Results
Gary R. Herbert
Percent: 68.41%
Votes: 688,592
Peter Cooke
Percent: 27.58%
Votes: 277,622
Race Summary
The 2012 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012, and incumbent Republican Gary R. Herbert won the election with 68.41% of the vote against Democratic nominee Peter Cooke, reflecting Utah’s strong Republican tilt.
Full Results
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 68.41%
Votes: 688,592
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 27.58%
Votes: 277,622
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.25%
Votes: 22,611
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.76%
Votes: 17,696
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 1
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,006,524
State Map
Results by County
Beaver County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 80.89%
Votes: 2,040
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 15.46%
Votes: 390
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 39
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 53
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,522
Daggett County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 76.62%
Votes: 390
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 18.86%
Votes: 96
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.95%
Votes: 15
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.57%
Votes: 8
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 509
Garfield County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 81.61%
Votes: 1,753
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 15.50%
Votes: 333
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 27
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.63%
Votes: 35
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,148
Kane County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 74.24%
Votes: 2,455
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 21.41%
Votes: 708
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 78
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 66
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,307
Rich County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 85.21%
Votes: 841
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 12.36%
Votes: 122
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 12
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 12
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 987
Sevier County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 82.86%
Votes: 6,632
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 13.04%
Votes: 1,044
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.84%
Votes: 147
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.26%
Votes: 181
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,004
Utah County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 82.77%
Votes: 144,942
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 12.92%
Votes: 22,630
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.14%
Votes: 3,739
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.18%
Votes: 3,812
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 175,123
Weber County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 67.50%
Votes: 50,774
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 28.42%
Votes: 21,377
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.29%
Votes: 1,724
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.79%
Votes: 1,346
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 75,221
Box Elder County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 82.02%
Votes: 15,802
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 14.36%
Votes: 2,767
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 307
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 389
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 19,265
Davis County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 74.21%
Votes: 89,002
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 22.34%
Votes: 26,794
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.86%
Votes: 2,232
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 1,909
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 119,939
Grand County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 50.96%
Votes: 1,968
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 43.73%
Votes: 1,689
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 3.86%
Votes: 149
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.45%
Votes: 56
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,862
Millard County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 80.69%
Votes: 4,049
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 14.03%
Votes: 704
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 88
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 3.53%
Votes: 177
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,018
Salt Lake County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 55.36%
Votes: 209,310
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 40.82%
Votes: 154,361
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.51%
Votes: 9,472
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 4,963
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 1
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 378,107
Summit County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 49.67%
Votes: 8,541
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 46.79%
Votes: 8,045
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.55%
Votes: 438
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 171
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 17,195
Wasatch County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 71.79%
Votes: 6,824
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 24.66%
Votes: 2,344
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.94%
Votes: 184
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 153
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 9,505
Cache County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 77.11%
Votes: 32,173
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 18.20%
Votes: 7,595
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 984
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.32%
Votes: 969
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 41,721
Duchesne County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 85.27%
Votes: 5,388
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 10.89%
Votes: 688
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 84
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.52%
Votes: 159
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 6,319
Iron County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 79.34%
Votes: 13,094
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 14.93%
Votes: 2,464
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.68%
Votes: 443
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 3.05%
Votes: 503
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 16,504
Morgan County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 81.15%
Votes: 3,697
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 15.34%
Votes: 699
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 57
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.26%
Votes: 103
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,556
San Juan County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 59.01%
Votes: 3,095
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 37.01%
Votes: 1,941
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 105
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.98%
Votes: 104
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,245
Tooele County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 68.53%
Votes: 13,072
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 26.05%
Votes: 4,969
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.25%
Votes: 430
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 3.17%
Votes: 605
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 19,076
Washington County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 78.44%
Votes: 41,915
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 17.30%
Votes: 9,244
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.16%
Votes: 1,156
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 1,120
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 53,435
Carbon County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 63.44%
Votes: 4,787
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 33.05%
Votes: 2,494
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 151
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 114
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,546
Emery County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 79.62%
Votes: 3,532
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 16.41%
Votes: 728
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 105
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 71
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,436
Juab County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 80.82%
Votes: 3,182
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 14.94%
Votes: 588
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.98%
Votes: 78
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.26%
Votes: 89
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,937
Piute County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 86.01%
Votes: 658
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 10.72%
Votes: 82
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.83%
Votes: 14
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.44%
Votes: 11
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 765
Sanpete County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 80.91%
Votes: 7,676
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 14.59%
Votes: 1,384
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 152
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 2.90%
Votes: 275
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 9,487
Uintah County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 86.77%
Votes: 9,950
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 9.62%
Votes: 1,103
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.63%
Votes: 187
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.98%
Votes: 227
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 11,467
Wayne County
Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 79.67%
Votes: 1,050
Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 18.13%
Votes: 239
Ken Larsen (LIB)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 14
Kirk Pearson (CON)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 15
David Cannon (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Dennis C. Owen (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,318