lection ▁without ▁serious ▁opposition ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁no ▁Democratic ▁Primary ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁▁ ▁The ▁Republican ▁primary ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁▁ 3 7 ▁deleg ates ▁were ▁chosen , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁convention , ▁all ▁p led ged ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁winner . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁received ▁major ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁M orm on ▁( L DS ) ▁and ▁other ▁religious ▁population ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁state ▁with ▁ 8 9 . 4 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Rom ney ▁led ▁the ▁pol ling ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁primary ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁margin . ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁C andid ate ▁Ball ot ▁Access : ▁ ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney / Paul ▁Ryan , ▁Republican ▁ ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama / Jose ph ▁B iden , ▁Democratic ▁ ▁Rock y ▁Anderson / L uis ▁J . ▁Rod rig uez , ▁Justice ▁ ▁Gary ▁Johnson / James ▁P . ▁Gray , ▁Libert arian ▁ ▁J ill ▁Stein / Ch eri ▁Hon k ala , ▁Green ▁ ▁Vir g il ▁Go ode / J im ▁C ly mer , ▁Constitution ▁ ▁Gl oria ▁La ▁R iva / Fil berto ▁Ram ire z ▁Jr ., ▁Social ism ▁and ▁Liber ation ▁( as ▁stand - ins ▁for ▁P eta