Utah Senate Candidates for Senator, UT Election Race 2012

Utah Senate Candidates for Senator
Utah Candidates for Congress

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State Primary on June 26, 2012

Heritage Foundation's Scorecard for Utah Candidates


UT UT Sen. Mike Lee R 99%
UT 3 Rep. Jason Chaffetz R 97%
UT UT Sen. Orrin Hatch R 90%
UT 1 Rep. Rob Bishop R 75%
UT 2 Rep. Jim Matheson D 39%

Utah Senator Election Race

Republican Senator Candidates

Orrin Hatch (R)
Dale Ash (R)
Loy "Arlan" Brunson (R)
Kevin Fisk (R)
Craig Frank (R)
Chris Herrod (R)
Dan Liljenquist (R)

Democrat Senator Candidates

Chris Stout (D)
Pete Ashdown (D)

Other Senator Candidates

Bill Barron (Independent)

Utah Candidates for US Congress from UT

District 1:
Rob Bishop (R)

District 2: (NEW)
Jason Buck (R)
David Clark (R)
Cherilyn Eagar (R)
Chris Stewart (R)
Howard Wallack (R)
Chuck Williams (R)
John Willoughby (R)

District 3:
Jason Chaffetz (R)

District 4: (NEW)
Jim Matheson (D)
Jay Cobb (R)
Bob Fuehr (R)
Mia Love (R)
Stephen Sandstrom (R)
Carl Wimmer (R)

 


History of Utah. Information that every Utah Election Candidates for US Senate Should Know:

In 1850, the Utah Territory was created with the Compromise of 1850, and Fillmore (named after President Fillmore) was designated the capital. In 1856, Salt Lake City replaced Fillmore as the territorial capital.

Disputes between the Mormon inhabitants and some in the government intensified after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints practice of polygamy became known. The polygamous practices of the Mormons, which were made public in 1854, would be one of the major reasons Utah was denied statehood until almost 50 years after the Mormons had entered the area.

After news of their polygamous practices spread, the members of the LDS Church were quickly viewed by some as un-American and "rebellious". In 1857, after news of a false rebellion spread, President James Buchanan sent troops on the "Utah expedition" to quell the supposed rebellion and to replace Brigham Young as territorial governor with Alfred Cumming. Brigham Young was never told he was being replaced or why President Buchanan thought he needed the U.S. Army to enforce a simple office change. The resulting non-conflict is known as the Utah War or Buchanan's Blunder.

As troops approached Salt Lake in northern Utah, jumpy Mormon settlers and Paiutes attacked and killed 120 immigrants from Arkansas in southern Utah. The attack became known as the Mountain Meadows massacre. The massacre became a point of contention between LDS leaders and the federal government for decades. Only one man, John D. Lee, was ever convicted of the murders, and he was executed at the massacre site.

 

 

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