The 2008 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2008. Republican Mark Shurtleff, incumbent Attorney General of Utah, was elected to his third term in office, defeating Jean Welch Hill in a landslide. This election was Shurtleff's best statewide performance, overperforming Republican presidential nominee John McCain in the concurrent presidential election by 14%. This was the first time Grand County had voted against Shurtleff.
General election Candidates Mark Shurtleff, incumbent Attorney General of Utah (Republican) Jean Welch Hill, prosecutor and counsel to the Utah System of Higher Education (Democratic) W. Andrew McCullough, perennial candidate, Libertarian nominee for this office in 1996, 2000 and 2004 (Libertarian)
Results
See also 2008 Utah gubernatorial election
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