United States congressional delegations from Utah

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Geographical location of Utah's four congressional districts to the United States House of Representatives since 2023. Utah Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.tif
Geographical location of Utah's four congressional districts to the United States House of Representatives since 2023.

Since Utah became a U.S. state in 1896, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Before the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Utah State Legislature. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms, one from each of Utah's four congressional districts. Before becoming a state, the Territory of Utah elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1850 to 1896.

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58 people have served either the Territory or State of Utah: 14 in the Senate, 42 in the House, and 2 in both houses. The average term for senators has been 15.3 years and the average term for representatives has been 6.7 years. The longest-serving senator was Orrin Hatch, from 1977 to 2019. The longest-serving representative is James V. Hansen, in office for 22 years from 1981 to 2003. No Utah women have served in the Senate, but five women - Reva Beck Bosone, Karen Shepherd, Enid Greene, Mia Love, and Celeste Maloy - have been Representatives.

The current dean of the Utah delegation is Senator Mike Lee, having served in Congress since 2011.

U.S. Senate

Current U.S. senators from Utah
Utah

CPVI (2022): [1]
R+13
Class I senator Class III senator
Mitt Romney official US Senate portrait (cropped).jpg
Mitt Romney
(Junior senator)
(Holladay)
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Mike Lee
(Senior senator)
(Alpine)
PartyRepublicanRepublican
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2019January 3, 2011

Each state elects two senators by statewide popular vote every six years. The terms of the two senators are staggered so that they are not elected in the same year. Utah's senators are elected in the years from classes 1 and 3. Senators were originally chosen by the Utah House of Representatives until the Seventeenth Amendment came into force in 1913. [2] [3]

There have been seventeen senators elected from Utah, of whom five have been Democrats and twelve have been Republicans. Utah's current senators are Republicans Mike Lee, in office since 2011, and Mitt Romney, in office since 2019.

   Democratic (D)   Republican (R)   Silver Republican (SvR)

Frank J. Cannon, Utah's last territorial delegate and first senator Frank J Cannon.jpg
Frank J. Cannon, Utah's last territorial delegate and first senator
Reed Smoot, senator from Utah for 30 years Reed Smoot, bw photo portrait, Bain News Service.jpg
Reed Smoot, senator from Utah for 30 years
Orrin Hatch, Utah's longest-serving senator. Orrin Hatch official photo, 2015 (cropped).jpg
Orrin Hatch, Utah's longest-serving senator.

U.S. House of Representatives

Current representatives

Current U.S. representatives from Utah
DistrictMember
(Residence) [8]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [9]
District map
1st Blake Moore 117th U.S Congress.jpg
Blake Moore
(Salt Lake City)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021R+12 Utah's 1st congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg
2nd Celeste Maloy 118th Congress.jpeg
Celeste Maloy
(Cedar City)
RepublicanNovember 21, 2023R+11 Utah's 2nd congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg
3rd CurtisHeadShotOfficial.jpg
John Curtis
(Provo)
RepublicanNovember 13, 2017R+13 Utah's 3rd congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg
4th Burgess Owens 117th U.S Congress.jpg
Burgess Owens
(Salt Lake City)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021R+16 Utah's 4th congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg

Delegates from Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States formed on September 9, 1850. The territory initially consisted of present-day Utah, most of Nevada, and portions of Colorado and Wyoming. On February 28, 1861, the creation of Colorado Territory took land from the eastern side of Utah Territory. Nevada Territory was organized from the western section of Utah Territory on March 2, 1861. [10] Also on that date, Nebraska Territory gained area from the northeastern part of Utah Territory. Nevada Territory gained area from Utah Territory on July 14, 1862, and again on May 5, 1866, after becoming a state. Wyoming Territory was created on July 25, 1868, from Nebraska Territory, taking more area from the northeast corner and giving Utah Territory its final borders.

The territorial delegates were elected to two-year terms. Delegates were allowed to serve on committees, debate, and submit legislation, but were not permitted to vote on bills. [11] Delegates only served in the House of Representatives as there was no representation in the Senate until Utah became a state.

   Democratic (D)    Independent (I)   Liberal (L)   Populist (Pop)   Republican (R)

John M. Bernhisel, Utah's first territorial delegate John Milton Bernhisel.jpg
John M. Bernhisel, Utah's first territorial delegate
George Q. Cannon, Utah territorial delegate George Q. Cannon - Brady-Handy.jpg
George Q. Cannon, Utah territorial delegate
John T. Caine, Utah's longest serving territorial delegate from 1882 to 1893 John Thomas Caine.jpg
John T. Caine, Utah's longest serving territorial delegate from 1882 to 1893
Congress Delegate
32nd (1851–1853) John Milton Bernhisel (I)
33rd (1853–1855)
34th (1855–1857)
35th (1857–1859)
36th (1859–1861) William Henry Hooper (D)
37th (1861–1863) John Milton Bernhisel (I)
38th (1863–1865) John F. Kinney (D)
39th (1865–1867) William Henry Hooper (D)
40th (1867–1869)
41st (1869–1871)
42nd (1871–1873)
43rd (1873–1875) George Q. Cannon (D)
44th (1875–1877)
45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881)
47th (1881–1883) Allen G. Campbell (Lib) [lower-alpha 5]
vacant
John T. Caine (D) [lower-alpha 6]
48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891) John T. Caine (Pop.)
52nd (1891–1893)
53rd (1893–1895) Joseph L. Rawlins (D)
54th (1895–1897) Frank J. Cannon (R)

Representatives from the State of Utah

Members of the House of Representatives are elected every two years by popular vote within a congressional district. [15] From 1895 till 1913, Utah had an at-large congressional district that represented the entire state. Every ten years, the number of congressional districts is reapportioned based on the state's population as determined by the United States census; [16] Utah has had four districts since 2013.

   Democratic    Republican

Clarence Emir Allen, Utah's first representative from the State of Utah Clarence Emir Allen.jpg
Clarence Emir Allen, Utah's first representative from the State of Utah
James Hansen, Utah's longest serving representative from 1981 to 2003 Jameshansen.jpg
James Hansen, Utah's longest serving representative from 1981 to 2003
Celeste Maloy, current representative since 2023 Celeste Maloy 118th Congress.jpeg
Celeste Maloy, current representative since 2023
Mia Love, First Black female Republican representative Mia Love official congressional photo.jpg
Mia Love, First Black female Republican representative
Blake Moore, current representative since 2021 Blake Moore 117th U.S Congress.jpg
Blake Moore, current representative since 2021
John Curtis, current representative since 2017 Rep John Curtis.jpg
John Curtis, current representative since 2017
Burgess Owens, current representative since 2021 Burgess Owens 117th U.S Congress.jpg
Burgess Owens, current representative since 2021
CongressDistricts
At-large 2nd 3rd 4th
54th (1895–1897) Clarence Emir Allen (R)
55th (1897–1899) William H. King (D)
56th (1899–1901) B. H. Roberts (D) [lower-alpha 7]
William H. King (D) [lower-alpha 8]
57th (1901–1903) George Sutherland (R)
58th (1903–1905) Joseph Howell (R)
59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)
62nd (1911–1913)
Congress 1st
63rd (1913–1915) Joseph Howell (R) Jacob Johnson (R)
64th (1915–1917) James Henry Mays (D)
65th (1917–1919) Milton H. Welling (D)
66th (1919–1921)
67th (1921–1923) Don B. Colton (R) Elmer O.
Leatherwood
(R) [lower-alpha 9]
68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933) Frederick C.
Loofbourow
(R)
73rd (1933–1935) Abe Murdock (D) J. W. Robinson (D)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939)
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943) Walter K. Granger (D)
78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949) William A. Dawson (R)
81st (1949–1951) Reva Beck Bosone (D)
82nd (1951–1953)
83rd (1953–1955) Douglas R.
Stringfellow
(R)
William A. Dawson (R)
84th (1955–1957) Henry Aldous Dixon (R)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961) David S. King (D)
87th (1961–1963) M. Blaine Peterson (D)
88th (1963–1965) Laurence J. Burton (R) Sherman P. Lloyd (R)
89th (1965–1967) David S. King (D)
90th (1967–1969) Sherman P. Lloyd (R)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973) K. Gunn McKay (D)
93rd (1973–1975) Wayne Owens (D)
94th (1975–1977) Allan Turner Howe (D)
95th (1977–1979) David Daniel Marriott (R)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983) Jim Hansen (R)
98th (1983–1985) Howard C. Nielson (R)
99th (1985–1987) David Smith Monson (R)
100th (1987–1989) Wayne Owens (D)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993) Bill Orton (D)
103rd (1993–1995) Karen Shepherd (D)
104th (1995–1997) Enid Greene (R)
105th (1997–1999) Merrill Cook (R) Chris Cannon (R)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003) Jim Matheson (D)
108th (2003–2005) Rob Bishop (R)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011) Jason Chaffetz (R)
112th (2011–2013)
113th (2013–2015) Chris Stewart (R) Jim Matheson (D)
114th (2015–2017) Mia Love (R)
115th (2017–2019)
John Curtis (R)
116th (2019–2021) Ben McAdams (D)
117th (2021–2023) Blake Moore (R) Burgess Owens (R)
118th (2023–2025)
Celeste Maloy (R)
Congress 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Districts

See also

Notes

  1. Seat was vacant due to Utah Legislature's failure to elect a senator. [4]
  2. Kearns served the four years remaining in the term beginning in 1899. [5]
  3. Smoot, a monogamist, was seated in 1904, but was on trial in the Senate until 1907 to see if any Mormon could hold political office. [6]
  4. Wallace Bennett was not a candidate for re-election in 1974, and resigned early, presumably to allow his successor to gain seniority over others elected in 1974. [7]
  5. George Q. Cannon won the election, but the governor appointed Allen G. Campbell, who was briefly seated. Cannon successfully contested the election, but the House decided not to seat Cannon on grounds that Cannon was a polygamist. [12] [13]
  6. Elected to fill the vacancy created when the House refused to seat George Q. Cannon [14]
  7. The House refused to seat Brigham H. Roberts on grounds that he was a polygamist. [17]
  8. Elected to fill the seat vacated by Brigham Roberts [18]
  9. Representative Leatherwood died while in office. [19]

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  2. U.S. Const. Art. I, § 3
  3. U.S. Const. Amendment XVII
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