To help Utah voters better understand how gubernatorial candidates line up on the issues, the Utah Foundation has published a report on the matter during each gubernatorial election year since 2004.
With the 2016 race beginning to heat up, the non-partisan, Salt Lake City-based think tank recently released its findings for this election cycle’s candidates, Part II of the Utah Priorities Project .
Out of the 11 candidates vying for the position, 7 chose to answer the survey questions. Those participating included Republicans Nate Jensen, Jonathan Johnson, and Governor Gary Herbert; Democrats Vaughn Cook and Mike Weinholtz; Independent American Gary Van Horn, and unaffiliated candidate L.S. Brown.
When asked whether the state was “headed in the right direction” or “on the wrong track,” only Herbert and Cook believe the former. According to a poll taken of Utah voters by Dan Jones & Associates, 63 percent believe the state is going in the right direction and 37 percent do not.
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