Editing Rob Bishop (section)

== Lieutenant gubernatorial candidacy ==
Bishop announced in July 2019 that he would not seek reelection to the House in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=O'Donoghue|first=Amy Joi|date=July 29, 2019|title=Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop confirms he's leaving Congress, undecided about governor's race|work=[[Deseret News]]|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900081657/republican-utah-rep-rob-bishop-wont-seek-2020-reelection.html|access-date=July 29, 2019|archive-date=July 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729195201/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900081657/republican-utah-rep-rob-bishop-wont-seek-2020-reelection.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He mentioned the same year that he was considering running for governor, but considered himself a "horrible" candidate.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/21696-bishop-says-he-won-t-decide-on-run-for-utah-governor-until-fall| title = Bishop says he won't decide on run for Utah governor until fall - Utah Policy| date = 24 September 2019| access-date = 25 September 2019| archive-date = 25 September 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190925234702/https://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/21696-bishop-says-he-won-t-decide-on-run-for-utah-governor-until-fall| url-status = live}}</ref>

He joined [[Thomas Wright (Utah politician)|Thomas Wright]]'s ticket as a candidate for lieutenant governor in the [[2020 Utah gubernatorial election]] but later lost the primary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Congressman Rob Bishop will be Thomas Wright's running mate in 2020 governor's race|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/01/16/congressman-rob-bishop/|last1=Wood|first1=Benjamin|date=January 16, 2020|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406154736/https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/01/16/congressman-rob-bishop/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Wright adds US Rep. Rob Bishop to his governor ticket|url=https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2020/01/17/thomas-wright-adds-us-rep-rob-bishop-to-his-governor-ticket/#.XkGk_EdKiUk|date=January 17, 2020|website=Cache Valley Daily|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406225917/https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2020/01/17/thomas-wright-adds-us-rep-rob-bishop-to-his-governor-ticket/#.XkGk_EdKiUk|url-status=live}}</ref>