Hello Friends,

Today is the day!

As a party, we have spent the last 18 months working literally around the clock preparing for today. Our staff, our candidates, and volunteers have all given it everything. Truly, as football coaches are fond of saying, we have “left it all on the field.”

Regardless of what happens nationally, I look forward to Utahns electing Spencer Cox as our next Governor, and Deidre Henderson as our next Lieutenant Governor. I also look forward to rolling back many of the losses we suffered two years ago.

If you haven’t voted yet, it is too late to put your ballot in the mail. However, If you still have your mail-in ballot, you can drop it off at a drop box in your county.  You can find ballot drop box locations by visiting https://vote.utah.gov.

You can also still vote in person if you have not voted, by going to https://vote.utah.gov to find available polling locations.

Exactly 40 years ago today, Ronald Reagan gave his historic address in which he referred to America as a “shining city on a hill.” I believe that today’s election is not a referendum on personalities. It is a referendum on how well we can communicate those principles which made America that shining city, and whether we will keep it. After all, as Reagan also said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” 

My hope is that, as your party chair, I have helped elevate the discussion during this intense election cycle, and regardless of the outcome, we can all wake up tomorrow and continue to work towards an America with a bright future.

Unfortunately, we will not be gathering tonight as we normally would as a party on Election Night. We hope that you will follow along on the party’s Facebook Page as some of our candidates talk about the election with you throughout the evening.

So, make sure you’ve voted, get comfortable, and together -- let’s watch the red tide roll across our country!

Derek Brown
Chairman
Utah Republican Party