2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
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All 4 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election40
Seats won40
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote710,635356,287
Percentage63.78%31.98%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.76%Decrease2.svg0.44%
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Utah, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 28.

Contents

District 1

2016 Utah's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Rob Bishop Peter ClemensCraig Bowden
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote182,92873,38116,296
Percentage65.9%26.4%5.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Rob Bishop
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rob Bishop
Republican

The 1st District covers northern Utah, including the cities of Ogden and Logan. Incumbent Republican Rob Bishop, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Peter Clemens

General election

Debate

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Rob Bishop Peter Clemens
1Oct. 19, 2016Utah Debate Commission Jennifer Napier-Pearce YouTube PP

Results

Bishop was re-elected with 65% of the vote. [1]

Utah's 1st congressional district, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rob Bishop (incumbent) 182,928 65.9
Democratic Peter Clemens73,38126.4
Libertarian Craig Bowden16,2965.9
Independent Chadwick Fairbanks III4,8501.8
Total votes277,455 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2016 Utah's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Chris Stewart Charlene Albarran
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote170,54293,780
Percentage61.6%33.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Chris Stewart
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Chris Stewart
Republican

The 2nd District stretches from the Summit County, Utah line and goes west to the Nevada border and down through St. George. It includes parts of Davis, Salt Lake, Sanpete, and Juab Counties. Incumbent Republican Chris Stewart, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election. The district has a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Democratic candidate Charlene McArthur Albarran announced her intention to run on February 1, 2016, [3] and formally filed with the Utah Elections office on March 11, 2016. [4]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Charlene McArthur Albarran

General election

Results

Stewart was re-elected to his third term with 62% of the vote. [1]

Utah's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Stewart (incumbent) 170,542 61.6
Democratic Charlene Albarran93,78033.9
Constitution Paul J. McCollaum Jr.12,5194.5
Total votes276,841 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Jason Chaffetz Stephen Tryon
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote209,58975,716
Percentage73.5%26.5%
U.S. Representative before election

Jason Chaffetz
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jason Chaffetz
Republican

The 3rd district is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo. Incumbent Republican Jason Chaffetz, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+28.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Chia-Chi Teng

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Chaffetz (incumbent) 47,439 78.6
Republican Chia-Chi Teng12,92221.4
Total votes60,361 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Stephen Tryon

General election

Debate

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Jason Chaffetz Stephen Tryon
1Oct. 28, 2016Utah Debate Commission David Magleby YouTube PP

Results

Chaffetz won re-election in 2016 with 74% of the vote. [1]

Utah's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Chaffetz (incumbent) 209,589 73.5
Democratic Stephen P. Tryon75,71626.5
Total votes285,305 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2016 Utah's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Mia Love Doug Owens
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote147,597113,413
Percentage53.8%41.3%
U.S. Representative before election

Mia Love
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mia Love
Republican

The 4th district is located in northern-central Utah and includes parts of Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, and Sanpete Counties. Incumbent Republican Mia Love, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. She was elected with 50% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mia Love, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Doug Owens (D)
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mia
Love (R)		Doug
Owens (D)		Collin
Simonsen (C)		Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates October 12–22, 2016404± 4.9%51%38%4%7%
ALG Research (D-Owens) October 11–13, 2016500± 4.4%50%40%6%4%
University of Utah September 12–19, 2016409± 4.8%53%35%3%8%
Dan Jones & Associates July 18–August 8, 2016405± 4.9%51%38%4%7%
Y2 Analytics (R-Love) July 7–12, 2016300± 5.7%51%36%—8%
SurveyUSA June 2–8, 2016573± 4.2%45%51%1%3%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [9] Lean RNovember 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections [10] Likely RNovember 7, 2016
Rothenberg [11] Likely RNovember 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Lean RNovember 7, 2016
RCP [13] TossupOctober 31, 2016

Results

Love won re-election with 53% of the vote. [14]

Utah's 4th congressional district, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mia Love (incumbent) 147,597 53.8
Democratic Doug Owens 113,41341.3
Constitution Collin R. Simonsen13,5594.9
Total votes274,569 100.0
Republican hold

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Nixon, Nicole (February 3, 2016). "Park City Democrat Challenges Rep. Chris Stewart for District 2 Seat". kuer.org. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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  6. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune. "A Love-Owens rematch? Democrat says it could happen". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
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