Senate Elections 2012 | US Senate Elections | Utah Races
2012 Utah U.S. Senate Election Results
Orrin Hatch
Percent: 65.31%
Votes: 657,608
Scott Howell
Percent: 29.98%
Votes: 301,873
Race Summary
The 2012 United States Senate election in Utah was held on November 6, 2012, and incumbent Republican Senator Orrin Hatch won re-election with 65.31% of the vote against Democratic nominee Scott Howell.
Full Results
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 65.31%
Votes: 657,608
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 29.98%
Votes: 301,873
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.17%
Votes: 31,905
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 8,342
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 7,172
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,006,901
State Map
Results by County
Beaver County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 77.81%
Votes: 1,953
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 17.41%
Votes: 437
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.23%
Votes: 81
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 25
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 14
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,510
Daggett County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 70.12%
Votes: 352
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 26.29%
Votes: 132
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.59%
Votes: 13
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 4
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 1
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 502
Garfield County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 78.02%
Votes: 1,672
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 17.08%
Votes: 366
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.31%
Votes: 71
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 15
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 19
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,143
Kane County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 67.53%
Votes: 2,234
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 25.79%
Votes: 853
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 4.17%
Votes: 138
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 42
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 41
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,308
Rich County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 82.43%
Votes: 821
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 14.86%
Votes: 148
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 1.71%
Votes: 17
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 4
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 6
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 996
Sevier County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 79.72%
Votes: 6,380
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 15.08%
Votes: 1,207
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.89%
Votes: 311
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 45
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 60
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,003
Utah County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 79.01%
Votes: 138,589
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 15.67%
Votes: 27,483
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 4.12%
Votes: 7,228
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 1,045
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 1,068
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 175,414
Weber County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 64.08%
Votes: 48,142
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 31.23%
Votes: 23,463
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.83%
Votes: 2,128
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 563
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 832
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 75,128
Box Elder County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 78.01%
Votes: 14,971
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 17.61%
Votes: 3,379
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.28%
Votes: 629
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 125
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 86
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 19,190
Davis County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 71.87%
Votes: 86,244
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 24.06%
Votes: 28,877
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.89%
Votes: 3,471
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 840
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 576
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 120,008
Grand County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 49.99%
Votes: 1,938
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 44.29%
Votes: 1,717
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 68
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 63
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 91
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,877
Millard County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 75.15%
Votes: 3,771
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 17.08%
Votes: 857
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 6.62%
Votes: 332
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 31
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 27
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,018
Salt Lake County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 52.76%
Votes: 199,824
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 43.01%
Votes: 162,904
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.40%
Votes: 9,094
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 3,937
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 2,990
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 378,749
Summit County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 46.41%
Votes: 7,980
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 49.57%
Votes: 8,524
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 356
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 145
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 191
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 17,196
Wasatch County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 67.67%
Votes: 6,432
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 28.77%
Votes: 2,735
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.29%
Votes: 218
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 50
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 70
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 9,505
Cache County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 74.97%
Votes: 31,347
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 20.20%
Votes: 8,446
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.57%
Votes: 1,492
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 351
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 178
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 41,814
Duchesne County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 81.07%
Votes: 5,123
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 13.15%
Votes: 831
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 4.51%
Votes: 285
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 36
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 44
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 6,319
Iron County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 75.06%
Votes: 12,399
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 17.08%
Votes: 2,821
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 5.87%
Votes: 970
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.93%
Votes: 153
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 175
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 16,518
Morgan County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 76.78%
Votes: 3,491
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 19.05%
Votes: 866
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.41%
Votes: 155
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 22
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 13
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,547
San Juan County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 60.33%
Votes: 3,130
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 34.79%
Votes: 1,805
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.47%
Votes: 128
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 47
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 1.50%
Votes: 78
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,188
Tooele County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 66.08%
Votes: 12,593
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 28.73%
Votes: 5,475
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 4.02%
Votes: 766
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 151
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 71
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 19,056
Washington County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 73.22%
Votes: 38,863
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 20.44%
Votes: 10,850
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 5.01%
Votes: 2,658
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 406
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 297
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 53,074
Carbon County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 59.02%
Votes: 4,429
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 36.97%
Votes: 2,774
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 178
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 48
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 75
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,504
Emery County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 76.43%
Votes: 3,379
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 20.00%
Votes: 884
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 2.56%
Votes: 113
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 23
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 22
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,421
Juab County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 74.13%
Votes: 2,925
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 19.77%
Votes: 780
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 4.46%
Votes: 176
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 33
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 32
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,946
Piute County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 83.25%
Votes: 636
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 12.43%
Votes: 95
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.01%
Votes: 23
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 5
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 5
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 764
Sanpete County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 77.09%
Votes: 7,273
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 17.49%
Votes: 1,650
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 4.39%
Votes: 414
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 54
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 44
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 9,435
Uintah County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 84.76%
Votes: 9,708
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 10.96%
Votes: 1,255
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 3.24%
Votes: 371
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 72
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 48
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 11,454
Wayne County
Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 76.79%
Votes: 1,009
Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 19.71%
Votes: 259
Shaun Lynn McCausland (CON)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 21
Daniel Geery (JUS)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 7
Bill Barron (IND)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 18
JoAnn Secrist (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,314