2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

←  2014 November 8, 2016 2018  →
All 4 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 0 Seats won 4 0 Seat change Popular vote 710,635 356,287 Percentage 63.78% 31.98% Swing 1.76% 0.44%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%

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.

District 1

2016 Utah's 1st congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Rob Bishop Peter Clemens Craig Bowden Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 182,928 73,381 16,296 Percentage 65.9% 26.4% 5.9%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Bishop Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rob Bishop Republican

See also: Utah's 1st congressional district

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

• Rob Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter Clemens

General election

Debate

2016 Utah's 1st congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Rob Bishop	Peter Clemens
1	Oct. 19, 2016	Utah Debate Commission	Jennifer Napier-Pearce	[1]	P	P

Results

Bishop was re-elected with 65% of the vote. ^[2]

Utah's 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Bishop (incumbent)	182,928	65.9
	Democratic	Peter Clemens	73,381	26.4
	Libertarian	Craig Bowden	16,296	5.9
	Independent	Chadwick Fairbanks III	4,850	1.8
Total votes			277,455	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2016 Utah's 2nd congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Chris Stewart Charlene Albarran Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,542 93,780 Percentage 61.6% 33.9%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Stewart Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Stewart Republican

See also: Utah's 2nd congressional district

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

• Chris Stewart, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Democratic candidate Charlene McArthur Albarran announced her intention to run on February 1, 2016, ^[4] and formally filed with the Utah Elections office on March 11, 2016. ^[5]

Candidates

Nominee

• Charlene McArthur Albarran

General election

Debate

2016 Utah's 2nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Chris Stewart	Charlene Albarran
1	Oct. 4, 2016	Utah Debate Commission	Ken Vordoia	[6]	P	P

Results

Stewart was re-elected to his third term with 62% of the vote. ^[2]

Utah's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Stewart (incumbent)	170,542	61.6
	Democratic	Charlene Albarran	93,780	33.9
	Constitution	Paul J. McCollaum Jr.	12,519	4.5
Total votes			276,841	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district election

←  2014 2017 (special)  →

Nominee Jason Chaffetz Stephen Tryon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,589 75,716 Percentage 73.5% 26.5%

U.S. Representative before election Jason Chaffetz Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz Republican

See also: Utah's 3rd congressional district

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

• Jason Chaffetz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Chia-Chi Teng

Results

Republican primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Chaffetz (incumbent)	47,439	78.6
	Republican	Chia-Chi Teng	12,922	21.4
Total votes			60,361	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephen Tryon

General election

Debate

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jason Chaffetz	Stephen Tryon
1	Oct. 28, 2016	Utah Debate Commission	David Magleby	[8]	P	P

Results

Chaffetz won re-election in 2016 with 74% of the vote. ^[2]

Utah's 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Chaffetz (incumbent)	209,589	73.5
	Democratic	Stephen P. Tryon	75,716	26.5
Total votes			285,305	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Utah's 4th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Mia Love Doug Owens Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 147,597 113,413 Percentage 53.8% 41.3%

U.S. Representative before election Mia Love Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mia Love Republican

See also: Utah's 4th congressional district

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

• Doug Owens, attorney, son of former representative Wayne Owens and nominee for this seat in 2014 ^{[9] [10]}

General election

Debate

2016 Utah's 4th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Mia Love	Doug Owens
1	Oct. 10, 2016	Utah Debate Commission	Ken Vordoia	[11]	P	P

Endorsements

Doug Owens (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[12]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mia Love (R)	Doug Owens (D)	Collin Simonsen (C)	Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates [13]	October 12–22, 2016	404	± 4.9%	51%	38%	4%	7%
ALG Research (D-Owens) [14]	October 11–13, 2016	500	± 4.4%	50%	40%	6%	4%
University of Utah [15]	September 12–19, 2016	409	± 4.8%	53%	35%	3%	8%
Dan Jones & Associates [16]	July 18–August 8, 2016	405	± 4.9%	51%	38%	4%	7%
Y2 Analytics (R-Love) [17]	July 7–12, 2016	300	± 5.7%	51%	36%	—	8%
SurveyUSA [18]	June 2–8, 2016	573	± 4.2%	45%	51%	1%	3%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [19]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections [20]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg [21]	Likely R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP [23]	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

Love won re-election with 53% of the vote. ^[24]

Utah's 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mia Love (incumbent)	147,597	53.8
	Democratic	Doug Owens	113,413	41.3
	Constitution	Collin R. Simonsen	13,559	4.9
Total votes			274,569	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. YouTube
2. Romero, McKenzie (November 8, 2016). "Chaffetz, Stewart, Bishop win another term in Congress". KSL. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
3. "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
4. Nixon, Nicole (February 3, 2016). "Park City Democrat Challenges Rep. Chris Stewart for District 2 Seat". kuer.org. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
5. "Vote Utah on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
6. YouTube
7. "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
8. YouTube
9. The Salt Lake Tribune. "A Love-Owens rematch? Democrat says it could happen". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
10. Danielle Downs DAILY HERALD. "Doug Owens to challenge Mia Love in 2016 Congressional election". Daily Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
11. YouTube
12. "DCCC 2016 Red to Blue Races". actblue.com. DCCC. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
13. Dan Jones & Associates
14. ALG Research (D-Owens)
15. University of Utah
16. Dan Jones & Associates
17. Y2 Analytics (R-Love)
18. SurveyUSA
19. "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
20. "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved November 7, 2016.
21. "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved November 3, 2016.
22. "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
23. "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics . Retrieved October 31, 2016.
24. Canham, Matt (November 8, 2016). "Doug Owens concedes; Mia Love has 'never been more proud of this state,' which she'll serve in a 2nd term". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

External links

• U.S. House elections in Utah, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets