2000 Utah Attorney General election

2000 Utah Attorney General election

November 7, 2000

DEM Nominee Mark Shurtleff Reed M. Richards Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 435,988 299,683 Percentage 57.52% 39.54%

Shurtleff:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Richards:      50–60%

Attorney General before election Jan Graham Democratic Elected Attorney General Mark Shurtleff Republican

The 2000 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2000. Republican Mark Shurtleff, a member of the Salt Lake County Commission, was elected to his first term in office, defeating Reed M. Richards.

As of 2024, this is the last time the position of attorney general changed partisan affiliation.

General election

Candidates

• Mark Shurtleff, member of the Salt Lake County Commission (Republican)
• Reed M. Richards, chief deputy state attorney general (Democratic)
• W. Andrew McCullough, Libertarian nominee in 1996 (Libertarian)

Results

2000 Utah Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Shurtleff	435,988	57.52%	11.49
	Democratic	Reed M. Richards	299,683	39.54%	12.87
	Libertarian	W. Andrew McCullough	22,273	2.94%	2.41
Total votes			757,944	100.00%	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 2000 Utah gubernatorial election