Governor Mike Leavitt defeated challenger Bill Orton. And Orrin Hatch will continue to represent Utah in the U.S. Senate.

Republicans have maintained control of two of Utah's three seats in the House of Representatives.

Representative Chris Cannon has won re-election in the Third District despite a vigorous challenge by Democrat Donald Dunn.

Republican Representative Jim Hansen also won handily in the First District.

The race expected to be the closest went down to the line before Democrat Jim Matheson beat Republican Derek Smith in the Second District.

The race was Utah's most expensive House race ever.

Republican Mark Shurtleff is Utah's new attorney general.

He scored a runaway win against Democrat Reed Richards, who was hoping to take the place of his boss, Democrat Jan Graham. Graham decided not to seek a third term.

Shurtleff says his election is a "real mandate from the people of Utah" who are worried about crime and want to feel safe in their neighborhoods.

He promises to establish tougher penalties for criminals who use weapons when breaking the law, to start a statewide database for tracking methamphetamine dealers and manufacturers and to crack down on Internet pornography.

Republicans were holding off a Democratic effort to take over the Utah Senate while maintaining power in the Utah House of Representatives.

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