1920 Utah gubernatorial election
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The 1920 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Republican nominee Charles R. Mabey defeated Democratic nominee Thomas N. Taylor with 58.17% of the vote.
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November 2, 1920
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 County results Mabey: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% | |||||||||||||||||
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This would be the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Utah until 1948.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Charles R. Mabey, Republican
- Thomas N. Taylor, Democratic
Other candidates
- E. B. Locke, Socialist
- George Crosby, FarmerâLabor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles R. Mabey | 81,518 | 58.17% | +16.38% | |
| Democratic | Thomas N. Taylor | 54,913 | 38.25% | â16.87% | |
| Socialist | E. B. Locke | 2,843 | 1.98% | â1.10% | |
| FarmerâLabor | George Crosby | 2,300 | 1.60% | ||
| Total votes | 143,574 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 28,605 | 19.92% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +33.25% | |||
Results by county
| County[1] | Charles R. Mabey Republican |
Thomas N. Taylor Demcoratic |
E. B. Locke Socialist |
George Crosby Farmer-Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,068 | 58.30% | 725 | 39.57% | 25 | 1.36% | 14 | 0.76% | 343 | 18.72% | 1,832 |
| Box Elder | 3,547 | 61.17% | 2,202 | 37.97% | 28 | 0.48% | 22 | 0.38% | 1,345 | 23.19% | 5,799 |
| Cache | 5,179 | 55.10% | 4,142 | 44.06% | 50 | 0.53% | 29 | 0.31% | 1,037 | 11.03% | 9,400 |
| Carbon | 1,719 | 48.66% | 1,484 | 42.00% | 90 | 2.55% | 240 | 6.79% | 235 | 6.65% | 3,533 |
| Daggett | 93 | 72.66% | 32 | 25.00% | 3 | 2.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 61 | 47.66% | 128 |
| Davis | 2,869 | 69.96% | 1,217 | 29.68% | 9 | 0.22% | 6 | 0.15% | 1,652 | 40.28% | 4,101 |
| Duchesne | 1,504 | 60.99% | 844 | 34.23% | 45 | 1.82% | 73 | 2.96% | 660 | 26.76% | 2,466 |
| Emery | 1,315 | 55.04% | 1,002 | 41.94% | 59 | 2.47% | 13 | 0.54% | 313 | 13.10% | 2,389 |
| Garfield | 995 | 69.43% | 424 | 29.59% | 8 | 0.56% | 6 | 0.42% | 571 | 39.85% | 1,433 |
| Grand | 304 | 51.01% | 280 | 46.98% | 6 | 1.01% | 6 | 1.01% | 24 | 4.03% | 596 |
| Iron | 1,430 | 71.32% | 532 | 26.53% | 41 | 2.04% | 2 | 0.10% | 898 | 44.79% | 2,005 |
| Juab | 1,709 | 54.07% | 1,289 | 40.78% | 129 | 4.08% | 34 | 1.08% | 420 | 13.29% | 3,161 |
| Kane | 485 | 70.29% | 202 | 29.28% | 2 | 0.29% | 1 | 0.14% | 283 | 41.01% | 690 |
| Millard | 2,202 | 62.57% | 1,194 | 33.93% | 105 | 2.98% | 18 | 0.51% | 1,008 | 28.64% | 3,519 |
| Morgan | 571 | 60.23% | 373 | 39.35% | 2 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.21% | 198 | 20.89% | 948 |
| Piute | 540 | 64.06% | 282 | 33.45% | 13 | 1.54% | 8 | 0.95% | 258 | 30.60% | 843 |
| Rich | 460 | 69.17% | 205 | 30.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 255 | 38.35% | 665 |
| Salt Lake | 28,865 | 59.00% | 18,500 | 37.81% | 1,322 | 2.70% | 240 | 0.49% | 10,365 | 21.18% | 48,927 |
| San Juan | 496 | 62.00% | 284 | 35.50% | 19 | 2.38% | 1 | 0.13% | 212 | 26.50% | 800 |
| Sanpete | 3,778 | 60.83% | 2,366 | 38.09% | 58 | 0.93% | 9 | 0.14% | 1,412 | 22.73% | 6,211 |
| Sevier | 2,506 | 63.17% | 1,418 | 35.74% | 28 | 0.71% | 15 | 0.38% | 1,088 | 27.43% | 3,967 |
| Summit | 1,536 | 61.24% | 853 | 34.01% | 64 | 2.55% | 55 | 2.19% | 683 | 27.23% | 2,508 |
| Tooele | 1,408 | 57.38% | 903 | 36.80% | 53 | 2.16% | 90 | 3.67% | 505 | 20.58% | 2,454 |
| Uintah | 1,322 | 58.65% | 863 | 38.29% | 62 | 2.75% | 7 | 0.31% | 459 | 20.36% | 2,254 |
| Utah | 7,582 | 52.51% | 6,475 | 44.84% | 265 | 1.84% | 117 | 0.81% | 1,107 | 7.67% | 14,439 |
| Wasatch | 1,029 | 59.31% | 695 | 40.06% | 9 | 0.52% | 2 | 0.12% | 334 | 19.25% | 1,735 |
| Washington | 1,154 | 53.80% | 985 | 45.92% | 4 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.09% | 169 | 7.88% | 2,145 |
| Wayne | 383 | 59.75% | 245 | 38.22% | 11 | 1.72% | 2 | 0.31% | 138 | 21.53% | 641 |
| Weber | 7,469 | 53.41% | 4,897 | 35.02% | 333 | 2.38% | 1,286 | 9.20% | 2,572 | 18.39% | 13,985 |
| Total | 83,518 | 58.17% | 54,913 | 38.25% | 2,843 | 1.98% | 2,300 | 1.60% | 28,605 | 19.92% | 143,574 |