Jason Walton
Jason Walton (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Utah. He lost in the Republican primary on June 25, 2024.
Walton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jason Walton was raised in Monticello, Utah, and lives in Provo. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Brigham Young University in 1996. In 1998, he founded his first business. His career experience includes owning 35 businesses in 19 states, including three in Utah.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Utah
Caroline Gleich, John Curtis, Carlton Bowen, and Laird Hamblin are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Caroline Gleich (D) | |
 | John Curtis (R) | |
 | Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah) | |
 | Laird Hamblin (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | |
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Caroline Gleich advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Utah.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah
John Curtis defeated Trent Staggs, Brad R. Wilson, and Jason Walton in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Curtis | 48.7 | 206,094 |
 | Trent Staggs | 32.7 | 138,143 | |
 | Brad R. Wilson | 12.6 | 53,134 | |
 | Jason Walton | 6.1 | 25,604 | |
| Total votes: 422,975 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chandler Tanner (R)
- Brian Jenkins (R)
- JR Bird (R)
- Ty Jensen (R)
- Gabriel Lobo-Blanco (R)
- Clark White (R)
- Brent Hatch (R)
Independent American Party of Utah primary election
The Independent American Party of Utah primary election was canceled. Carlton Bowen advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah primary for U.S. Senate Utah.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah
Caroline Gleich defeated Laird Hamblin and Archie Williams III in the Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caroline Gleich (D) | 92.5 | 795 |
| Laird Hamblin (D) | 5.6 | 48 | |
 | Archie Williams III (D) | 1.9 | 16 | |
| Total votes: 859 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for U.S. Senate Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Trent Staggs in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 3,147 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clark White (R)
Independent American Party of Utah convention
Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah
Carlton Bowen defeated Robert Newcomb in the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah) |
 | Robert Newcomb (Independent American Party of Utah) | |
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Polls
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Election campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| John Curtis | Republican Party | $4,497,486 | $4,058,071 | $826,255 | As of June 30, 2024 |
| Trent Staggs | Republican Party | $1,386,618 | $1,309,433 | $77,185 | As of June 30, 2024 |
| Jason Walton | Republican Party | $2,887,060 | $2,770,120 | $116,939 | As of June 30, 2024 |
| Brad R. Wilson | Republican Party | $5,036,647 | $4,637,964 | $398,683 | As of June 30, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[5][6][7]
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jason Walton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Walton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In 1996, Walton graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and shortly afterward, in 1998, he started his first business. Today, Walton owns 35 businesses in 19 states, including 3 in Utah. He continually coaches business leaders across industries to new heights of success. As Jason scales his business, he is proud to create jobs, teach principle-centered living, and make the world a better place. Jason’s primary focus in business has always been on being the vehicle to improve the quality of life for its employees, their families and the customers it serves.
Walton’s vast business experience over 30 years has earned him a reputation as an innovative entrepreneur, champion of small businesses, and servant leader. As a cornerstone of the Utah community, for the past 12 years, Walton has contributed personal time and resources to Best Buddies of Utah. He has also been involved with the Utah chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In addition, for the past 15 winters, Walton has led the hundreds of Utahns he mentors in the collection of thousands of coats for local Utah homeless charities.
As a concerned citizen and candidate for the U.S. Senate, Walton believes in personal responsibility, individual freedom, and returning to core Constitutional principles. Known for his unparalleled work ethic, Walton will tirelessly work for his constituents, giving them an honest, clear voice while fighting for what’s right.
- Jason Walton is a job creator. He founded his company in his garage without outside investors or outside debt. That business now employs thousands of people and Jason spends his time mentoring hundreds of college-aged Utah entreprenuers to achieve their own American dream.
- Jason Walton wants more border security and to build a wall. He encourages legal immigration, but terrorists and criminals are taking advantage of America’s weak border security, and unless fixed, it spells disaster for our nation’s future.
- Jason Walton believes America should be out of the United Nations. He supports a strong national defense and defense budgets that prioritize the needs of troops, training, equipment, and veterans over giving money to our enemies.
Jason Walton believes that being in the Senate should be a service, not a lifetime personal enrichment scheme for career politicians. He has pledged, if elected, to serve no more than two terms and give 100% of his Senate salary to Utah charities.
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Campaign website
Walton’s campaign website stated the following:
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PATRIOTISM Let America Lead Protect Our Troops Return to Public Service SECURITY Fight the Cartels Stop the Terrorists Secure the Border PROSPERITY Return to Capitalism Promote Free Trade Foster the American Dream |
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| —Jason Walton’s campaign website (2024)[9] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Walton, U.S. Senate, "Meet Jason," accessed March 10, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 8, 2024
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Walton, U.S. Senate, “Issues,” accessed March 10, 2024
