2008 Utah Attorney General election

2008 Utah Attorney General election
	Shurtleff: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Welch Hill: 40–50%
Attorney General before election; Mark Shurtleff; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Mark Shurtleff; Republican

The 2008 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2008. Republican Mark Shurtleff, incumbent Attorney General of Utah, was elected to his third term in office, defeating Jean Welch Hill in a landslide. This election was Shurtleff's best statewide performance, overperforming Republican presidential nominee John McCain in the concurrent presidential election by 14%. This was the first time Grand County had voted against Shurtleff.

General election

Candidates

Mark Shurtleff, incumbent Attorney General of Utah (Republican)
Jean Welch Hill, prosecutor and counsel to the Utah System of Higher Education^[1] (Democratic)
W. Andrew McCullough, perennial candidate, Libertarian nominee for this office in 1996, 2000 and 2004 (Libertarian)

Results

2008 Utah Attorney General election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Shurtleff	650,147	69.32%	0.96
	Democratic	Jean Welch Hill	255,779	26.60%	1.84
	Libertarian	W. Andrew McCullough	38,231	4.08%	0.89
Total votes			937,870	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

References

^ "Candidates 2008: Jean Welch Hill". KUER 90.1. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
^ "2008 General". Utah Voter Information. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

[1] "Candidates 2008: Jean Welch Hill". KUER 90.1. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

[2] "2008 General". Utah Voter Information. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

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2008 Utah Attorney General election

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References