Spencer Cox

Cash on hand

$444,537

Utah Lieutenant Governor’s campaign disclosures, Spencer Cox’s candidate account11

Reporting period ended December 31, 2025

Last election

52.9%

Share of the vote.10

Election held in 2024

The state in 2024

Trump won Utah in 2024.

Earlier offices

• Lieutenant governor, 2013 to 2021
• Utah House of Representatives, 2013

Lieutenant governor

Deidre Henderson (R)

2028 plans

Has said his second term, which ends in January 2029, will be his last: “this will be my last term. There’s no question about it.” Source: FOX 13 Salt Lake City (opens in a new tab), December 19, 2024.

Lean is the state’s 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI): R+5 to R+9 is lean Republican, R+10 and up solidly Republican, and D+ leans Democratic. Approval is the latest published Morning Consult rating, from its quarterly survey of registered voters in each state. Last election is the share of the vote the governor won. Cash on hand is the campaign’s money at the end of the reporting period named.

Minimum age

30 years old30 years of age or older at the time of election.Stated in Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 3(1) (opens in a new tab).

Citizenship

No citizenship rule statedThe section says a resident citizen of the state. It does not say United States citizen.Not stated in Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 3(4) (opens in a new tab).

Residency

A resident citizen of Utah for the 5 years right before the election.Stated in Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 3(4) (opens in a new tab).

Qualified voter

Must be a qualified voterAt the time of election the person must be a qualified voter.Stated in Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 3(4) (opens in a new tab).

Governor elections

The next is November 7, 2028.

Where candidates file

Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office, Elections (vote.utah.gov) (opens in a new tab)Confirmed by Utah Code 20A-9-101(6)(a): the lieutenant governor is the filing officer for all constitutional offices (opens in a new tab).The governor is a constitutional office (Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 1). le.utah.gov sends an incomplete certificate chain; it was opened on October 3, 2026 with the missing Sectigo intermediate supplied and full verification.

State government

utah.gov (opens in a new tab)

Stated: the cited text says it. Follows from: it follows from two cited provisions, named in the note. Not stated: the cited text lists the rules and this is not among them. Not verified: the source could not be opened, so nothing is recorded. Pages opened October 3, 2026.

2024 election

Won with 52.9% of the voteOfficial results (opens in a new tab)

2028

The governor’s race is on the ballot November 7, 2028.

Cash on hand

$444,537

Reporting period ended December 31, 2025

Reported to

Utah Lieutenant Governor’s campaign disclosures, Spencer Cox’s candidate account (opens in a new tab)

Governors report campaign money to their own state, not the Federal Election Commission. The site shows it only where the state’s latest report could be checked.

The Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, a letter grade with its score out of 100. Its latest edition (2024) grades only governors then in office. The group’s name links to its scorecard.

“No score published” means the group published none, not zero.

None on record: no endorsement found in the sources listed.