Former Republican President Donald Trump is expected to win Utah's third straight presidential election with 56.56% of the vote as of 10:50 p.m

Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, had 41.15% of the vote. A handful of third-party candidates received no more than 1% of Utahns' votes.

The results will continue to be available over the next few weeks.

“President Trump’s re-election is the most impactful and important election for the United States and, frankly, the world,” said Rob Axson, chairman of the Utah Republican Party. “We need a change of government, a hard stop in Utah.”

While the ex-president was expected to win by a significant margin in the Beehive State, how his vote share in Utah compares to the previous two presidential elections will only be seen after the final ballots are counted in the coming days, state officials confirm Results on November 25th.

Trump made a stop in Utah during his campaign – his first since 2017 – and spoke to supporters at a fundraiser in a hangar at Salt Lake City International Airport. The campaign's planned fundraiser was canceled and postponed several times.

Utah Republican National Committee member Brad Bonham said a Trump victory should be a wake-up call for Democrats.

“If (Trump) is actually in it, which he seems likely to be right now, I think (Democrats) will have to ask some tough questions,” Bonham said. “You have to stop and say, 'Wow, something really went wrong for us.'”

In 2016, when independent candidate and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Evan McMullin challenged Trump, about 45.5% of Utah voters voted for Trump. This number increased to 58.13% in 2020.

When Utah Republicans were asked at caucus meetings this spring by the Utah Republican Party who they thought the party should nominate for president, 56.4% chose Trump, compared to 42.7% for the former governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley.

However, voter turnout at caucus meetings among active, registered Republicans was less than 10%. GOP lawmakers have repeatedly canceled hearings on the Utah Republican Party's chaotic Super Tuesday because of low turnout, long lines, questions about the integrity of the poll and allegations of disenfranchising disabled Republicans.

Trump's win in Utah comes just over three months after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox first endorsed the former president, a reversal from previous criticism.

His lieutenant governor and vice president, Deidre Henderson, declined to endorse anyone in the presidential race, saying, “I have a real fight with people at the top of Republican politics who know better and should know better, who are sowing doubt and chaos.” and confusion for political reasons.”

Cox was criticized for sending a campaign email promoting an appearance with Trump at Arlington National Cemetery in August. The governor later apologized.