Incumbent Republican governor Gary Herbert ran for re-election to a second full term in office.

[5] Herbert won the general election, defeating Weinholtz by a large margin.

Former Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Rebecca D. Lockhart was widely believed to be a potential Republican candidate, but she died of a rare neurodegenerative brain disease in January 2015.

[2][8] Incumbent governor Gary Herbert won the June 28, 2016 primary, defeating Overstock.com Chairman Jonathan Johnson.

with Jonathan Johnson with Jim Matheson Herbert won all 4 congressional districts.