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11/22/16 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS 15:35:18 2016 GENERAL ELECTION SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH ELECTION SUMMARY REPORT Registered Voters 510397 - Cards Cast 427064 83.67% Num. Report Precinct 829 STRAIGHT PARTY Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 118495 DEMOCRATIC DEM 60214 50.82% REPUBLICAN REP 47485 40.07% INDEPENDENT IAP 8649 7.30% AMERICAN LIBERTARIAN LIB 1717 1.45% CONSTITUTION CON 430 0.36% PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 423743 HILLARY RODHAM DEM 175863 41.50% CLINTON DONALD J. REP 138043 32.58% TRUMP EVAN 79880 18.85% MCMULLIN GARY LIB 16306 3.85% JOHNSON JILL STEIN 4965 1.17% DARRELL L. CON 2047 0.48% CASTLE ROCKY IAP 900 0.21% GIORDANI 'ROCKY' ROQUE DE LA 353 0.08% FUENTE ALYSON 250 0.06% KENNEDY MONICA 246 0.06% MOOREHEAD LAURENCE 6 0.00% KOTLIKOFF EMIDIO 4 0.00% SOLTYSIK ANDREW D. 2 0.00% BASIAGO TOM HOEFLING 1 0.00% MIKE SMITH 1 0.00% DUSTIN BAIRD 1 0.00% STEPHEN PAUL 0 0.00% PARKS MARSHALL 0 0.00% SCHOENKE JAMIN BURTON 0 0.00% ROBERT L. 0 0.00% BUCHANAN JANET REID 0 0.00% TONY VALDIVIA 0 0.00% CHERUNDA 0 0.00% FOX SHEILA "SAMM" 0 0.00% TITTLE DAVID 0 0.00% LIMBAUGH Write-in Votes 4875 1.15% U.S. SENATE Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 411338 MIKE LEE REP 220652 53.64% MISTY K SNOW DEM 168403 40.94% BILL BARRON 11699 2.84% STONEY IAP 10584 2.57% FONUA U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #2 Total Number of 173 Precincts Times Counted 97747/117149 83.4% Total Votes 92680 CHARLENE DEM 57950 62.53% ALBARRAN CHRIS STEWART REP 31559 34.05% PAUL J. CON 3171 3.42% MCCOLLAUM JR. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #3 Total Number of 208 Precincts Times Counted 91570/106237 86.2% Total Votes 87919 JASON REP 51753 58.86% CHAFFETZ STEPHEN P. DEM 36166 41.14% TRYON U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #4 Total Number of 448 Precincts Times Counted 237747/287011 82.8% Total Votes 230770 MIA B. LOVE REP 114981 49.82% DOUG OWENS DEM 104722 45.38% COLLIN R. CON 11067 4.80% SIMONSEN GOVERNOR Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 417647 GARY R. REP 218570 52.33% HERBERT MIKE DEM 181462 43.45% WEINHOLTZ BRIAN E LIB 11671 2.79% KAMERATH SUPERDELL IAP 5094 1.22% SCHANZE L.S. BROWN 30 0.01% Write-in Votes 820 0.20% STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 404964 SEAN D. REYES REP 212678 52.52% JON V. HARPER DEM 151565 37.43% W. ANDREW LIB 30029 7.42% MCCULLOUGH MICHAEL W. IAP 10692 2.64% ISBELL STATE AUDITOR Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 393600 JOHN REP 194859 49.51% DOUGALL MIKE MITCHELL DEM 175515 44.59% JARED GREEN IAP 23226 5.90% STATE TREASURER Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 388170 DAVID REP 187053 48.19% DAMSCHEN NEIL A. DEM 176385 45.44% HANSEN RICHARD CON 24732 6.37% PROCTOR STATE SENATOR DISTRICT #1 Total Number of 52 Precincts Times Counted 21523/28499 75.5% Total Votes 20329 LUZ ESCAMILLA DEM 11957 58.82% FRED C REP 8372 41.18% JOHNSON STATE SENATOR DISTRICT #6 Total Number of 70 Precincts Times Counted 36689/45029 81.5% Total Votes 34273 WAYNE A. REP 19325 56.39% HARPER CELINA MILNER DEM 12682 37.00% JIM DEXTER LIB 2266 6.61% STATE SENATOR DISTRICT #8 Total Number of 99 Precincts Times Counted 44223/52339 84.5% Total Votes 41110 BRIAN E REP 23533 57.24% SHIOZAWA ASH ANDERSON DEM 17577 42.76% STATE SENATOR DISTRICT #10 Total Number of 83 Precincts Times Counted 49375/58914 83.8% Total Votes 45204 LINCOLN REP 31762 70.26% FILLMORE DAN PAGET DEM 13442 29.74% STATE SENATOR DISTRICT #13 Total Number of Precincts 8 Times Counted 5386/6351 84.8% Total Votes 4188 JAKE ANDEREGG REP 4109 98.11% DAVID (DAVE) 0 0.00% LIFFERTH Write-in Votes 79 1.89% STATE SENATOR DISTRICT #23 Total Number of Precincts 8 Times Counted 3858/4692 82.2% Total Votes 3612 STEVE HARTWICK DEM 2447 67.75% TODD WEILER REP 1165 32.25% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #22 Total Number of 23 Precincts Times Counted 10999/14176 77.6% Total Votes 10413 SUSAN DEM 5411 51.96% DUCKWORTH JAMIE WHITE REP 5002 48.04% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #23 Total Number of Precincts 17 Times Counted 8431/10788 78.2% Total Votes 7922 SANDRA HOLLINS DEM 5464 68.97% SCOTT A. REP 2458 31.03% HAWKINS STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #24 Total Number of 27 Precincts Times Counted 18444/21059 87.6% Total Votes 14064 REBECCA DEM 14064 100.00% CHAVEZ-HOUCK STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #25 Total Number of 27 Precincts Times Counted 17379/19804 87.8% Total Votes 14216 JOEL K. BRISCOE DEM 14216 100.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #26 Total Number of Precincts 21 Times Counted 9362/11909 78.6% Total Votes 7282 ANGELA ROMERO DEM 7282 100.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #28 Total Number of 31 Precincts Times Counted 19648/21767 90.3% Total Votes 15102 BRIAN S. KING DEM 15102 100.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #30 Total Number of 22 Precincts Times Counted 11169/14381 77.7% Total Votes 10747 MIKE WINDER REP 6306 58.68% FRANK BEDOLLA DEM 4441 41.32% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #31 Total Number of Precincts 20 Times Counted 8684/11627 74.7% Total Votes 8228 ELIZABETH DEM 4234 51.46% WEIGHT SOPHIA M DICARO REP 3994 48.54% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #32 Total Number of 39 Precincts Times Counted 17947/21036 85.3% Total Votes 17071 LAVAR REP 8537 50.01% CHRISTENSEN SUZANNE DEM 8534 49.99% HARRISON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #33 Total Number of Precincts 20 Times Counted 8914/11826 75.4% Total Votes 8439 CRAIG HALL REP 4279 50.71% PETER TOMALA DEM 4160 49.29% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #34 Total Number of 32 Precincts Times Counted 12720/15955 79.7% Total Votes 12043 KAREN KWAN DEM 6558 54.45% MACADE JENSEN REP 5485 45.55% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #35 Total Number of 24 Precincts Times Counted 10859/13440 80.8% Total Votes 9968 MARK A. DEM 6186 62.06% WHEATLEY PATRICIA REP 2841 28.50% PHAKLIDES CHELSEA TRAVIS LIB 941 9.44% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #36 Total Number of 37 Precincts Times Counted 22049/24540 89.8% Total Votes 16210 PATRICE ARENT DEM 16210 100.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #37 Total Number of 38 Precincts Times Counted 18882/21941 86.1% Total Votes 17823 CAROL DEM 10637 59.68% SPACKMAN MOSS KRIS KIMBALL REP 7186 40.32% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #38 Total Number of Precincts 25 Times Counted 9691/12762 75.9% Total Votes 9020 ERIC HUTCHINGS REP 4971 55.11% CHARLES DEM 4049 44.89% HENDERSON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #39 Total Number of 25 Precincts Times Counted 13117/16286 80.5% Total Votes 12423 JIM DUNNIGAN REP 7081 57.00% PAUL R. SCHULTE DEM 5342 43.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #40 Total Number of 27 Precincts Times Counted 16943/19514 86.8% Total Votes 15462 LYNN DEM 10404 67.29% HEMINGWAY JOSEPH F. REP 5058 32.71% BREAULT STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #41 Total Number of 30 Precincts Times Counted 18714/21963 85.2% Total Votes 17218 DAN MCCAY REP 13291 77.19% CHAD S. DEM 3927 22.81% HARRINGTON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #42 Total Number of 26 Precincts Times Counted 15819/19735 80.2% Total Votes 11670 KIM COLEMAN REP 11670 100.00% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #43 Total Number of 23 Precincts Times Counted 13254/16892 78.5% Total Votes 12185 ADAM GARDINER REP 7511 61.64% EDGAR DEM 4674 38.36% HARWOOD STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #44 Total Number of 35 Precincts Times Counted 15888/19064 83.3% Total Votes 14811 BRUCE R. REP 7544 50.94% CUTLER CHRISTINE DEM 7267 49.06% PASSEY STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #45 Total Number of 43 Precincts Times Counted 16350/19442 84.1% Total Votes 15232 STEVE ELIASON REP 8390 55.08% NIKKI CUNARD DEM 6842 44.92% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #46 Total Number of 40 Precincts Times Counted 19897/23086 86.2% Total Votes 16479 MARIE H. DEM 12547 76.14% POULSON LEE ANNE LIB 3932 23.86% WALKER STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #47 Total Number of 30 Precincts Times Counted 13512/16288 83.0% Total Votes 12608 KEN IVORY REP 7345 58.26% JOHN RENDELL DEM 5263 41.74% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #49 Total Number of 60 Precincts Times Counted 20300/23326 87.0% Total Votes 19035 ROBERT M. REP 10901 57.27% SPENDLOVE ZACH ROBINSON DEM 8134 42.73% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #50 Total Number of 34 Precincts Times Counted 22395/26107 85.8% Total Votes 20659 SUSAN REP 15538 75.21% PULSIPHER PATTY RICH DEM 5121 24.79% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #51 Total Number of 20 Precincts Times Counted 16424/18993 86.5% Total Votes 15222 GREG HUGHES REP 10146 66.65% KYLE WATERS DEM 5007 32.89% GORDON S. 8 0.05% JONES Write-in Votes 61 0.40% STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT #52 Total Number of 33 Precincts Times Counted 19273/22690 84.9% Total Votes 17437 JOHN KNOTWELL REP 13020 74.67% GARR K SMITH DEM 4417 25.33% COUNTY MAYOR Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 402485 BEN MCADAMS DEM 238927 59.36% DAVE REP 163558 40.64% ROBINSON COUNTY COUNCIL AT LARGE 'B' Total Number of 829 Precincts Times Counted 427064/510397 83.7% Total Votes 392300 RICHARD REP 202884 51.72% SNELGROVE CATHERINE DEM 189416 48.28% KANTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT #2 Total Number of 116 Precincts Times Counted 59849/75008 79.8% Total Votes 44137 MICHAEL H.
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    House members tell KUTV how they voted on Medicaid expansion, mostly BY CHRIS JONES TUESDAY OCTOBER 20TH 2015 Link: http://kutv.com/news/local/how-members-of-the-house-voted-on-medicaid-expansion-mostly Salt Lake City — (KUTV) Last Week After three years of debate, the final negotiated plan that could bring health care to nearly 125,000 poor Utahn's failed to pass out of the Republican controlled caucus At the time, Speaker of the House Greg Hughes along with other members of the house leadership, met with the media after the closed meeting. At the time, Hughes said he and Rep. Jim Dunnigan voted for the Utah Access Plus plan. A plan that had been negotiated with top Republican leaders. Reporters criticized the house leadership for holding the closed meeting and not allowing the public to hear the debate of leaders At the time Hughes suggested that reporters ask all the members of the 63 person caucus how they voted if they wanted to know exactly who voted for what "I don't think they're going to hide it. Ask em where they're at, I think they'll tell you where they are," said Hughes So that's what we did, we emailed and called every Republican lawmaker in the caucus to find out how they voted. We do know the proposal failed overwhelmingly, one lawmaker says the vote was 57-7. Here is what we found during our research: Voted NO Daniel McCay Voted YES Rich Cunningham Jake Anderegg Johnny Anderson Kraig Powell David Lifferth Raymond Ward Brad Daw Mike Noel Earl Tanner Kay Christofferson Kay McIff Greg Hughes Jon Stanard Brian Greene Mike