Races · Governor · 2024 · UT
Governor · open seat

Brian King vs Spencer Cox

Likely R · 6 polls · 0 markets Last poll 559d ago Rating 1d ago
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Method:Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
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All polls · 6 results

6 of 6 polls
EndPollsterWeightLeanSampleMoEPopTrust signalsResultsSource
10/28/2024Noble Predictive Insights1.00(D+3.0)695LV
4 scored polls559d old+2
  • 4 scored polls
    Pollster has only 4 historical polls with a known outcome to score against — too few for stable accuracy estimates.
  • 559d old
    Poll was fielded 559 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
Spencer Cox 43.0 · Brian King 26.0 · Robert Latham 3.0 · Tommy Williams 3.0pollarch
10/19/2024HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)813RV
568d old✓ verified 5d ago+4
  • 568d old
    Poll was fielded 568 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • registered voters
    Registered-voter sample — broader than likely-voter screens; typical for early-cycle polling before turnout signals stabilize.
  • newspaper-sponsored: Deseret News
    Commissioned by Deseret News, an independent media or academic sponsor. Independent sponsorship doesn't guarantee accuracy but rules out direct campaign funding.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Spencer Cox 51.0 · Brian King 19.0 · Robert Latham 3.0 · Tommy Williams 4.0pollarch
10/7/2024Noble Predictive Insights1.00(D+3.0)539LV
4 scored polls580d old+2
  • 4 scored polls
    Pollster has only 4 historical polls with a known outcome to score against — too few for stable accuracy estimates.
  • 580d old
    Poll was fielded 580 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
Spencer Cox 54.0 · Brian King 26.0pollarch
9/28/2024Public Policy Polling1.00(D+1.1)612LV
589d olduncorrelated with editorial consensus+4
  • 589d old
    Poll was fielded 589 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • uncorrelated with editorial consensus
    Across 368 historical paired polls, this pollster's margins don't track the editorial consensus (Pearson r < 0.5). Independence from consensus is informational — could indicate genuine methodological independence or noisy results.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • likely-voter screen
    Likely-voter screen — pollster filters respondents by reported turnout intent. Generally tighter for predicting elections than registered- or adult-population polls.
  • newspaper-sponsored: The Salt Lake Tribune
    Commissioned by The Salt Lake Tribune, an independent media or academic sponsor. Independent sponsorship doesn't guarantee accuracy but rules out direct campaign funding.
  • bias D+1.1pt
    Across 72 historical scored polls the average error vs. actual margin is D+1.1pt.
Spencer Cox 45.0 · Brian King 32.0pollarch
9/4/2024Lighthouse Research1.00518RV
no scored polls613d old+2
  • no scored polls
    Pollster has no historical polls with a known outcome in our database, so accuracy and bias cannot be measured.
  • 613d old
    Poll was fielded 613 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • registered voters
    Registered-voter sample — broader than likely-voter screens; typical for early-cycle polling before turnout signals stabilize.
Spencer Cox 48.0 · Brian King 27.0 · Robert Latham 7.0 · Tommy Williams 4.0pollarch
8/9/2024HarrisX1.00(R+0.4)800RV
639d old✓ verified 5d ago+4
  • 639d old
    Poll was fielded 639 days ago. Older polls reflect an earlier state of the race and are weighted down in the rolling average.
  • ✓ verified 5d ago
    auto-checked on 5/4/2026. Deterministic checks confirmed bounds + structure (percentages in [0,100], totals plausibly close to 100%, dates ordered). Source page itself was not re-fetched.
  • registered voters
    Registered-voter sample — broader than likely-voter screens; typical for early-cycle polling before turnout signals stabilize.
  • newspaper-sponsored: Deseret News
    Commissioned by Deseret News, an independent media or academic sponsor. Independent sponsorship doesn't guarantee accuracy but rules out direct campaign funding.
  • tracks editorial consensus
    Across 67 historical paired polls, this pollster's D-margins track the rater consensus (Cook / Sabato / IE / 538 / DDHQ etc.) with high correlation (r ≥ 0.85) and small mean delta (|Δ| ≤ 2pt). Their results align with conventional wisdom.
  • accurate · bias R+0.4pt
    Across 65 historical scored polls this pollster's average error vs. actual margin is R+0.4pt — within ±1pt.
Spencer Cox 56.0 · Brian King 17.0 · Robert Latham 4.0 · Tommy Williams 6.0pollarch

Trust signals are deterministic flags computed from the pollster scorecard (track-record size, historical bias, aggregation weight) and the poll itself (sample size, population, age, citation availability). No interpretation; click any row to see the cited numbers behind each flag.

Endorsements

Source · Wikipedia · 7 total
Brian King (D)
1 endorsement · source
Organizations / unions (1)
  • Utah Democratic Party — [ 33 ]
Spencer Cox (R)
6 endorsements · source
Organizations / unions (1)
  • Utah Republican Party — [ 12 ]
Other (5)
  • 50 — 60%
  • 60 — 70%
  • 70 — 80%
  • Eagle Forum — [ 20 ]
  • Riley Gaines — competitive swimmer [ 19 ]

Editorial ratings · poll-vs-rater

5 raters
Rater Rating Updated Poll D-marg. Rater marg. Δ poll−rater
CNalysis Safe R Aug 17 -18.0
The Cook Political Report Safe R Jul 13 -18.0
Elections Daily Safe R Jul 12 -18.0
Inside Elections Safe R Jul 14 -18.0
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe R Jun 4 -18.0

Δ POLL−RATER = polling-consensus margin minus the rater's implied bucket midpoint. Positive = polls more D than rater; negative = rater more D than polls. |Δ| < 0.6 well-aligned · 0.6–1.5 mild divergence · ≥1.5 contested call.

last poll 19 months ago (10/28/2024) last market quote rating computed 1 day ago
Rating history (3 changes)
  • 5/3/2026 Likely R via pvi held 604d
  • 9/6/2024 Safe R R+30.0 via polls held 60d
  • 7/8/2024 Likely R via pvi