2017 Utah's 3rd congressional district special election

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2017 Utah's 3rd congressional district special election
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Utah's 3rd congressional district
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Nominee John Curtis Kathie AllenJim Bennett
Party Republican Democratic United Utah
Popular vote85,75137,80113,747
Percentage58.0%25.6%9.3%
Utah's 3rd congressional district special election, 2017 results by county.svg
Results by county
U.S. Representative before election

Jason Chaffetz
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Curtis
Republican

After previously stating that he would not run for re-election, Jason Chaffetz announced on May 19 that he was resigning his seat in the House, effective June 30. [1] A special election was called to replace him with a filing period opening on May 19 and closing by June 30, an expected primary date of August 15, and an election day of November 7. [1]

Contents

A crowded field of candidates emerged to compete for spots in their respective parties' primaries. 15 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 2 Independent American Party members and 1 Libertarian declared their candidacy. Candidates could qualify for the primary ballot by either being nominated by delegates at their party's convention or gathering 7,000 signatures from registered voters. Those gathering signatures could also seek nomination at their party's convention. The Republican and Democratic parties held conventions June 17 to select a nominee from the declared. [2]

The primary election to determine the Republican Party's candidate for the general election was held on August 15. In addition to the partisan candidates, one unaffiliated candidate appeared on the general election ballot and two candidates ran as a write-in. [2] [3]

The general election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Republican John Curtis was declared the winner and was subsequently seated by the U.S. House for a term that ends January 3, 2019.

Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on Tuesday August 15, 2017. Only registered Republicans living in the 3rd congressional district were able vote in the primary, though unaffiliated voters were allowed to affiliate as Republicans at polling locations on election day. [4]

Candidates

Fifteen candidates declared their candidacy for the Republican party nomination. While four candidates declared their intent to gather signatures, only two submitted signatures for verification by the required deadline. This election was the first time in Utah politics where three candidates were on the primary ballot since two candidates submitted enough signatures to qualify for the primary ballot and the party nominated a third candidate at its convention. [3] [4]

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Ainge and Curtis submitted enough signatures to qualify for spots on the primary ballot. Curtis also participated in the convention process, but lost to Herrod who was nominated at the convention. Curtis would go on to win the primary.

Lost at convention

Withdrawn before convention

  • Jeremy Lewis Friedbaum [3]
  • Mike Leavitt, not to be confused with former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt [3]

Failed to qualify for primary via signature gathering process

  • Brigham Rhead Cottam [3]

Convention results

Republican Convention
CandidateFirst ballotPct.Second ballotPct.Third ballotPct.Fourth ballotPct.Fifth ballotPct.
Christopher Herrod 20025.64%23831.23%26434.87%33744.81%41555.11%
Deidre Henderson 20225.90%22529.53%27135.80%30140.03%33844.89%
Margaret Dayton 14518.59%14018.37%11314.93%689.04%Eliminated
Stewart Peay749.49%476.17%455.94%273.59%Eliminated
John Curtis 719.10%526.82%354.62%192.53%Eliminated
Damian Kidd486.15%395.12%293.83%Eliminated
Brad Daw 192.44%121.57%Eliminated
Paul Fife151.92%91.18%Eliminated
Debbie Aldrich40.51%Eliminated
Shayne Row20.26%Eliminated
Keith Kuder00.00%Eliminated

Endorsements

Tanner Ainge
Utah State Senators
Utah State Representatives
Other Endorsements
Chris Herrod
U.S. Senators
Organizations
Individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		 John Curtis (R) Chris Herrod (R)Tanner Ainge (R)Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates June 23 – July 5, 20171994.9%27%9%7%57%

Primary results

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Results by county:
Curtis
  •   Curtis—30–40%
  •   Curtis—40–50%
Herrod
  •   Herrod—30–40%
  •   Herrod—40–50%
  •   Herrod—60–70%
Ainge
  •   Ainge—30–40%
Utah's 3rd congressional district special election Republican primary (2017) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Curtis 31,481 43.28%
Republican Chris Herrod 23,68632.57%
Republican Tanner Ainge17,56524.15%
Total votes72,732 100.00%

Democratic Party

Four candidates declared their candidacy for the Democratic party nomination. Two candidates declared their intent to gather signatures but neither submitted signatures for verification prior to the required deadline. [3] On June 17, 2017, the Democratic Party formally nominated Kathie Allen as their candidate, eliminating the need for a primary election. [17]

Candidates

Nominated

  • Kathie Allen, physician [3]

Lost at convention

  • Carl Ingwell, biologist [3]
  • Ben Frank, activist [3]

Withdrawn before convention

  • Faeiza Javed [3]

Convention results

Democratic Convention
CandidateFirst ballotPct.
Kathie Allen76%
Carl Ingwell
Ben Frank

Third-party and independent candidates

United Utah Party

The newly formed United Utah Party submitted the required number of signatures to be recognized as a political party in Utah on May 25, one day before the candidate filing deadline. Jim Bennett, the party's executive director, filed to run as its nominee but was rejected because the state had not yet processed the submitted signatures. [18]

The party took the issue to court, and a federal judge found that Utah had illegally violated Bennett's First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by denying him a spot on the ballot. The state elections office immediately complied with the court order and declined to appeal the decision. Jim Bennett was placed on the general election ballot as the United Utah Party candidate. [19]

Nominee

  • Jim Bennett, executive director of the United Utah Party and son of former U.S. Senator Bob Bennett [18]

Independent American Party

Candidates

Two candidates declared their intent to seek the nomination of the Independent American Party.

Nominated
  • Jason Christensen [3]

Lost at convention

  • Aaron Heineman [3]

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • Joe Buchman [3]

Independents

Write-in candidates

General election

The special general election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

Candidates

Major

The following candidates qualified to appear in the state-sponsored debates:

Minor

The following third-party or independent candidates qualified for the ballot but didn't poll high enough to currently qualify for the state-sponsored debates:

Debate

2017 Utah's 3rd congressional district special election debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic United Utah
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
John Curtis Kathie AllenJim Bennett
1Oct. 20, 2017Utah Debate Commission David Magleby YouTube PPP

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [21] Solid RJuly 21, 2017

Endorsements

John Curtis
U.S. Governors
Utah Mayors
  • Jeff Acerson, Lindon [24]
  • Bert Wilson, Lehi [24]
  • Gary Gygi, Cedar Hills [24]
  • Wilford Clyde, Springville [24]
  • Steve Leifson, Spanish Fork [24]
  • Tom Dolan, Sandy [24]
  • Brian Wall, Mapleton [24]
  • J. H. Hadfield, American Fork [24]
  • Randy Farnworth, Vineyard [24]
  • Mark Thompson, Highland [24]
  • Mike Caldwell, Ogden [24]
  • Jon Pike, St George [24]
  • Mark Jones, Nephi [24]
  • Ted Eyre, Murray [24]
  • Bill Applegarth, Riverton [24]
  • Randy Brailsford, Salem [24]
  • Russell Mangelson, Levan [24]
  • Korry Soper, Manti [24]
  • Lonny Ward, Genola [24]
  • Sheldon Wimmer, Alpine [24]
  • Richard Brunst, Orem [24]
  • Kelvyn Cullimore, Cottonwood Heights [24]
Newspapers
Kathie Allen
Politicians

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Kathie
Allen
(D)		Jim
Bennett
(UU)		Joe
Buchman
(L)		Jason
Christensen
(IA)		John
Curtis
(R)		Sean
Whalen
(Ind.)		Write-insOtherUndecided
Dan Jones & Associates October 9–16, 2017410± 4.8%19%9%3%2%46%0%0%3%17%
Dan Jones & Associates September 14–20, 2017600± 4.0%16.67%6.00%––54.33%––––
Dan Jones & Associates August 30 – September 5, 2017607± 4.0%19.82%5.59%2.78%0.99%50.17%0.99%0.16%1.82%17.69%

Results

Utah's 3rd congressional district special election, 2017 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Curtis 85,751 58.02%
Democratic Kathie Allen37,80125.58%
United Utah Jim Bennett13,7479.30%
Independent Sean Whalen4,5543.08%
Libertarian Joe Buchman3,6442.47%
Independent American Jason Christensen2,2861.55%
Write-inBrendan Phillips80.01%
Write-inRussell Paul Roesler50.00%
Total votes147,796 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County [29] Curtis
Votes		Curtis
%		Allen
Votes		Allen
%		Bennett
Votes		Bennett
%		Whalen
Votes		Whalen
%		Buchman
Votes		Buchman
%		Christensen
Votes		Christensen
%		Total
Carbon 1,67547.36%1,32737.52%3048.59%1143.22%681.92%491.39%3,537
Emery 94469.16%22816.70%1097.99%302.20%221.61%322.34%1,365
Grand 99732.24%1,61852.33%1725.56%2096.76%551.78%411.33%3,092
Salt Lake 21,85743.22%21,13541.80%4,9139.72%1,0112.00%1,0732.12%5791.14%50,568
San Juan 1,47049.07%1,06235.45%1806.01%1314.37%732.44%802.67%2,996
Utah 55,13669.33%10,33412.99%7,5539.50%2,8853.63%2,2122.78%1,4091.77%79,529
Wasatch 3,66055.00%2,07431.17%5147.72%1702.55%1402.10%961.44%6,654

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