Spencer Cox, Governor

Spencer Cox

Governor● In office
Born
July 11, 1975
Current age
51
Home state
Utah
Party
Republican
In office
Governor of Utah (present)
On the ballot
2020–2024

Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cox1.7M
Opponents1.1M
2
Elections run

Between 2020 and 2024, Spencer Cox ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Cox's biggest single-election total was 918,754 votes, in the 2020 governor election in Utah. Cox's closest win came in the 2024 governor election in Utah, decided by 360,917 votes.

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How many votes has Spencer Cox received?

Spencer Cox has received 1,700,185 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Spencer Cox’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024GovernorUtahWon781,43152.89%Brian King
Phil Lyman
2020GovernorUtahWon918,75462.98%Christopher Peterson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q16208237). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Spencer Cox: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/spencer-cox. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.