2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  →
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 670,078 342,021 Percentage 63.08% 32.20% Swing 2.10% 3.13%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Democratic   50–60%

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 8, 2022, 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 other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–
	Republican Party	4	670,078	63.02%	4
	Democratic Party	4	342,021	32.16%	0
	United Utah	2	25,333	2.38%	0
	Constitution Party	2	12,536	1.18%	0
	Libertarian Party	1	8,287	0.78%	0
	Independent American Party	1	4,035	0.38%	0
Total		14	1,062,315	100.0%	4

District 1

2022 Utah's 1st congressional district election

←  2020 2024  →

Nominee Blake Moore Rick Jones Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 178,434 87,986 Percentage 66.97% 33.03%

County results Moore:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Jones:      50–60%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Blake Moore Republican Elected U.S. Representative Blake Moore Republican

See also: Utah's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is located in northern Utah, including the cities of Ogden, Logan, Park City, Layton, Clearfield, and the northern half of the Great Salt Lake. The incumbent is Republican Blake Moore, who was elected with 69.5% of the vote in 2020. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Blake Moore, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Andrew Badger, marketing director ^[3]
• Tina Cannon, former Morgan County councilwoman and candidate for Utah's 1st congressional district in 2020 ^[4]

Eliminated at convention

• Bill Campbell, businessman, accountant and activist ^{[5] [6]}
• Julie Fullmer, mayor of Vineyard ^[7]

Endorsements

Tina Cannon

Federal officials

• Rob Bishop, former U.S. Representative ^[4]

Debate

2022 Utah's 1st congressional district republican primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Andrew Badger	Tina Cannon	Blake Moore
1	Jun. 2, 2022	Utah Debate Commission	Thomas Wright	YouTube	P	P	P

Convention results

State Republican Convention results, 2022
Candidate	First ballot	Pct.	Second ballot	Pct.	Third ballot	Pct.
Andrew Badger	364	38.85%	451	49.18%	540	59.28%
Blake Moore	298	31.80%	325	35.44%	371	40.72%
Tina Cannon	108	11.53%	81	8.83%	Eliminated
Julie Fullmer	90	9.61%	60	6.54%	Eliminated
William Campbell	77	8.22%	Eliminated
Total	937	100.00%	917	100.00%	911	100.00%

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Andrew Badger	Tina Cannon	Blake Moore	Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates	May 24 – June 15, 2022	221 (RV)	± 6.6%	6%	5%	52%	37%

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Moore (incumbent)	58,408	57.6
	Republican	Andrew Badger	28,437	28.0
	Republican	Tina Cannon	14,577	14.4
Total votes			101,422	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Jones, nominee for state representative in 2018 ^[9]

General election

Debate

2022 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
					Blake Moore	Rick Jones
1	Oct. 10, 2022	Utah Debate Commission	Kerry Bringhurst	YouTube	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [10]	Solid R	November 16, 2021
Inside Elections [11]	Solid R	December 23, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12]	Safe R	November 17, 2021
Politico [13]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Blake Moore (R)	Rick Jones (D)	Other	Undecided
Lighthouse Research	Aug 30 – Sep 13, 2022	506 (LV)	± 4.4%	62%	32%	–	6%

Results

2022 Utah's 1st congressional district election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Moore (incumbent)	178,434	67.0
	Democratic	Rick Jones	87,986	33.0
Total votes			266,420	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2022 Utah's 2nd congressional district election

←  2020 2023 (special)  →

Nominee Chris Stewart Nick Mitchell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 154,883 88,224 Percentage 59.71% 34.01%

County results Stewart:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Mitchell:      60-70%

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 encompasses both Salt Lake City and the rural western and southern parts of the state. The incumbent is Republican Chris Stewart, who was re-elected with 59.0% of the vote in 2020. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Stewart, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[19]

Eliminated in primary

• Erin Rider, attorney and former congressional staffer for Orrin Hatch ^[20]

Endorsements

Chris Stewart

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) ^[21]

Convention results

State Republican Convention results, 2022
Candidate	First ballot	Pct.
Chris Stewart	657	84.34%
Erin Rider	122	15.66%
Total	779	100.00%

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Stewart (incumbent)	75,586	72.6
	Republican	Erin Rider	28,480	27.4
Total votes			104,066	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nicholas Mitchell, scientist and business owner ^[6]

Eliminated at convention

• Steve Hartwick, nominee for state senate in 2016 ^[6]

Convention results

2022 Utah Democratic Convention results preliminary [22]
Candidate	Pct.
Nick Mitchell	60.18%
Steve Hartwick	39.82%
Total	100.00%

United Utah Party

Candidates

Declared

• Jay McFarland, radio personality and Republican candidate for Utah's 4th congressional district in 2020 ^[23]

General election

Debate

2022 Utah's 2nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	United Utah	Constitution
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Chris Stewart	Nicholas Mitchell	Jay McFarland	Cassie Easley
1	Oct. 14, 2022	Utah Debate Commission	Boyd Matheson	YouTube	P	P	N	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [10]	Solid R	November 16, 2021
Inside Elections [11]	Solid R	December 23, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12]	Safe R	November 17, 2021
Politico [13]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Chris Stewart (R)	Nick Mitchell (D)	Other	Undecided
Lighthouse Research	Aug 30 – Sep 13, 2022	508 (LV)	± 4.4%	50%	31%	10% [lower-alpha 2]	9%

Results

2022 Utah's 2nd congressional district election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Stewart (incumbent)	154,883	59.7
	Democratic	Nicholas Mitchell	88,224	34.0
	United Utah	Jay McFarland	8,622	3.3
	Constitution	Cassie Easley	7,670	3.0
Total votes			259,399	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2022 Utah's 3rd congressional district election

←  2020 2024  →

Nominee John Curtis Glenn Wright Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 182,497 83,687 Percentage 64.40% 29.53%

County results Curtis:     40-50%     50-60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Wright:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election John Curtis Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Curtis Republican

See also: Utah's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district includes rural southeastern Utah, stretches into the Provo-Orem metro area, and takes in the southeastern Salt Lake City suburbs of Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, Sandy, and Draper. The incumbent is Republican John Curtis, who was re-elected with 68.8% of the vote in 2020. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Curtis, incumbent U.S. Representative ^{[24] [6]}

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Herrod, former state representative and candidate for this district in 2017 and 2018 ^[6]

Eliminated at convention

• Tim Aalders, perennial candidate ^[6]
• Lyman Wight ^[24]
• Jason Preston, businessman ^[25]

Endorsements

John Curtis

Organizations

• Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions ^[26]

Convention results

State Republican Convention results, 2022
Candidate	First ballot	Pct.	Second ballot	Pct.
John Curtis	429	41.77%	462	45.29%
Chris Herrod	302	29.41%	558	54.71%
Jason Preston	185	18.01%	Eliminated
Tim Aalders	106	10.32%	Eliminated
Lyman Wight	5	0.49%	Eliminated
Total	1027	100.00%	1020	100.00%

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	John Curtis	Chris Herrod	Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates	May 24 – Jun 15, 2022	340 (RV)	± 5.3%	44%	14%	42%

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Curtis (incumbent)	78,341	69.6
	Republican	Chris Herrod	34,204	30.4
Total votes			112,545	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glenn Wright, Summit County councilman ^[27]

Eliminated at convention

• Archie Williams III, perennial candidate ^[28]

Endorsements

Archie Williams III

Organizations

• Democrats for Life of America ^[29]

Convention results

Utah Democratic Convention results, 2022 preliminary [30]
Candidate	Pct.
Glenn Wright	91.22%
Archie Williams III	8.78%
Total	100.00%

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Stoddard, financial planner ^[31]

Constitution Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Clyde Cummings, perennial candidate ^[31]

Independent American Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Aaron Heineman, perennial candidate ^[31]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [10]	Solid R	November 16, 2021
Inside Elections [11]	Solid R	December 23, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12]	Safe R	November 17, 2021
Politico [13]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	John Curtis (R)	Glenn Wright (D)	Other	Undecided
Lighthouse Research	Aug 30 – Sep 13, 2022	504 (LV)	± 4.4%	51%	27%	13% [lower-alpha 3]	9%

Results

2022 Utah's 3rd congressional district election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Curtis (incumbent)	182,497	64.4
	Democratic	Glenn Wright	83,687	29.5
	Libertarian	Michael Stoddard	8,287	2.9
	Constitution	Daniel Cummings	4,874	1.7
	Independent American	Aaron Heineman	4,035	1.4
Total votes			283,380	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2022 Utah's 4th congressional district election

←  2020 2024  →

Nominee Burgess Owens Darlene McDonald January Walker Party Republican Democratic United Utah Alliance Forward Popular vote 155,110 82,181 16,740 Percentage 61.05% 32.35% 6.59%

County results Owens:     50-60%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Burgess Owens Republican Elected U.S. Representative Burgess Owens Republican

See also: Utah's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is based in southwest Salt Lake County, taking in parts of West Valley City and Salt Lake City, as well as South Salt Lake, Taylorsville, Murray, West Jordan, Midvale, South Jordan, Riverton, Herriman, and Bluffdale. The district also stretches south into eastern Utah County, western Juab County, and northern Sanpete County. The incumbent is Republican Burgess Owens, who flipped the district and was elected with 47.7% of the vote in 2020. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Burgess Owens, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Jake Hunsaker, technology executive and ex-financial analyst ^[32]

Withdrew

• Nick Huey, creative consultant and climate change activist ^{[33] [34]}

Endorsements

Burgess Owens

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) ^[21]
• Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South Carolina ^[35]

Organizations

• Black America's Political Action Committee ^[36]

Jake Hunsaker

Federal officials

• Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 16th congressional district (2013–present) and former U.S. Representative from Illinois's 11th congressional district (2011–2013)^{[ citation needed ]}

Convention results

State Republican Convention results, 2022
Candidate	First ballot	Pct.
Burgess Owens	561	68.83%
Jake Hunsaker	254	31.17%
Total	815	100.00%

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Burgess Owens (incumbent)	56,397	61.9
	Republican	Jake Hunsaker	34,728	38.1
Total votes			91,125	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Darlene McDonald, activist, DNC delegate, and candidate for this seat in 2018 ^[37]

United Utah Party

Candidates

Nominee

• January Walker, businesswoman and cybersecurity professional ^[38]

General election

Debate

2022 Utah's 4th congressional district debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	United Utah
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Burgess Owens	Darlene McDonald	January Walker
1	Oct. 13, 2022	Utah Debate Commission	Lauren Gustus	YouTube	A	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [39]	Solid R	November 16, 2021
Inside Elections [11]	Solid R	December 23, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12]	Safe R	November 17, 2021
Politico [13]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [14]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [15]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [16]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [17]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Burgess Owens (R)	Darlene McDonald (D)	Other	Undecided
Lighthouse Research	Aug 30 – Sep 13, 2022	504 (LV)	± 4.4%	57%	30%	6% [lower-alpha 4]	7%

Results

2022 Utah's 4th congressional district election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Burgess Owens (incumbent)	155,110	61.0
	Democratic	Darlene McDonald	82,181	32.4
	United Utah	January Walker	16,740	6.6
	Independent	Jonathan L. Peterson (write-in)	25	0.0
Total votes			254,056	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Easly with 6%; McFarland with 4%
3. Heineman and Stoddard with 5%; Cummings with 3%
4. Walker with 6%

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Rick Jones (D) for Congress
• Blake Moore (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Chris Stewart (R) for Congress
• Jay McFarland (UU) for Congress
• Nick Mitchell (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• John Curtis (R) for Congress
• Glenn Wright (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Burgess Owens (R) for Congress
• Darlene McDonald (D) for Congress
• January Walker (UU) for Congress