Utah's 3rd congressional district

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Utah's 3rd congressional district
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Utah's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)818,995
Median household
income		$94,844 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+13 [2]

Utah's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. It is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo.

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The district was created when Utah was awarded an extra congressional seat following redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. Five of its six Representatives have been Republicans; Bill Orton, a Democrat, represented the district from 1991 to 1997. The current Representative is Republican Mike Kennedy, who was elected in 2024.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [3]
2008 President McCain 65% - 32%
2012 President Romney 77% - 23%
2016 President Trump 46% - 26%
Senate Lee 70% - 25%
Governor Herbert 69% - 27%
Attorney General Reyes 68% - 23%
2018 Senate Romney 65% - 29%
2020 President Trump 57% - 38%
Governor Cox 63% - 30%
Attorney General Reyes 61% - 34%

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress		Electoral historyCounties
District established January 3, 1983
Howard C. Nielson.jpg
Howard Nielson
(Provo)		 Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1991		 98th
99th
100th
101st 		Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired.		1983–1993
Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch
BillOrton.jpg
Bill Orton
(Provo)		 Democratic January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1997		 102nd
103rd
104th 		Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
1993–2003
Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, Morgan, Piute, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, and Wayne
Chris Cannon, official 110th Congress photo.jpg
Chris Cannon
(Mapleton)		 Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009		 105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th 		Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Lost renomination.
2003–2013
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Beaver, Juab, Millard, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, and Utah
Jason Chaffetz, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg
Jason Chaffetz
(Alpine)		 Republican January 3, 2009 –
June 30, 2017		 111th
112th
113th
114th
115th 		Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned. [4]
2013–2023
Utah US Congressional District 3 (since 2013).tif
Carbon, Emery, Grand, Salt Lake, San Juan, Utah, and Wasatch
VacantJune 30, 2017 –
November 13, 2017		 115th
John Curtis portrait 115th Congress (cropped1).jpg
John Curtis
(Provo)		 Republican November 13, 2017 –
January 3, 2025		 115th
116th
117th
118th 		Elected to finish Chaffetz's term.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
2023–present:
Utah's 3rd congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg
Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, Salt Lake, San Juan, Summit, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch
Kennedy Mike 119th Congress (3x4 crop).jpg
Mike Kennedy
(Alpine)		 Republican January 3, 2025 –
present		 119th Elected in 2024.

Election results

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Howard C. Nielson 108,478 76.86
Independent Henry A. Huish32,66123.14
Total votes141,139 100.0
Republican win (new seat)

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent) 138,918 74.46
Democratic Bruce R. Baird46,56024.95
Libertarian D.W. Crosby1,0940.59
Total votes186,572 100.0
Republican hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent) 86,599 66.58
Democratic Dale F. Gardiner42,58232.74
Socialist Workers David P. Hurst8930.68
Total votes130,074 100.0
Republican hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent) 129,951 66.83
Democratic Robert W. Stringham60,01830.86
American E. Dean Christensen3,2851.69
Socialist Workers Judy Stranahan1,2070.62
Total votes194,461 100.0
Republican hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Orton 79,163 58.35
Republican Karl Snow49,45236.45
American Robert J. Smith6,5424.82
Socialist Workers Anthony Melvin Dutrow5190.38
Total votes135,676 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Orton (Incumbent) 135,029 58.95
Republican Richard R. Harrington84,01936.68
Independent Wayne L. Hill5,7642.52
Independent Charles M. Wilson2,0680.90
Libertarian Doug Jones1,7970.78
Socialist Workers Nels J'Anthony3840.17
Total votes229,061 100.0
Democratic hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Orton (Incumbent) 91,505 58.98
Republican Dixie Thompson61,83939.86
Socialist Workers Barbara Greenway1,8021.16
Total votes155,146 100.0
Democratic hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Cannon 106,220 51.14
Democratic Bill Orton (Incumbent)98,17847.27
Libertarian Amy L. Lassen2,3411.13
Independent Gerald "Bear" Slothower7060.34
Socialist Workers John Phillip Langford2700.13
Total votes207,715 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Cannon (Incumbent) 100,830 76.90
Independent AmericanWill Christensen20,72015.80
Libertarian Kitty K. Burton9,5537.29
Write-in 200.01
Total votes131,123 100.0
Republican hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Cannon (Incumbent) 138,943 58.54
Democratic Donald Dunn88,54737.31
Independent AmericanMichael J. Lehman5,4362.29
Libertarian Kitty K. Burton3,5701.50
Natural Law Randall Tolpinrud8520.36
Total votes237,348 100.0
Republican hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Cannon (Incumbent) 103,598 67.43
Democratic Nancy Jane Woodside44,53328.98
Libertarian Kitty K. Burton5,5113.59
Write-in John William Maurin10.00
Total votes153,643 100.0
Republican hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Cannon (Incumbent) 173,010 63.39
Democratic Beau Babka88,74832.52
Constitution Ronald Winfield5,0891.86
Libertarian Jim Dexter3,6911.35
Personal Choice Curtis Darrell James2,3900.88
Total votes272,928 100.0
Republican hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Cannon (Incumbent) 95,455 57.71
Democratic Christian Burridge53,33032.24
Constitution Jim Noorlander14,5338.79
Libertarian Philip Lear Hallman2,0801.26
Total votes165,398 100.0
Republican hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Chaffetz 187,035 65.61
Democratic Bennion Spencer 80,62628.28
Constitution Jim Noorlander17,4086.11
Total votes285,069 100.0
Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Chaffetz (Incumbent) 139,721 72.32
Democratic Karen Hyer 44,32022.94
Constitution Douglas Sligting4,5962.38
Libertarian Jake Shannon2,9451.52
Independent Joseph L. Puente1,6040.83
Total votes193,186 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Chaffetz (Incumbent) 198,828 76.61
Democratic Soren Simonsen 60,71923.39
Total votes259,547 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Chaffetz (Incumbent) 102,952 72.21
Democratic Brian Wonnacott32,05922.48
Independent AmericanZack Strong3,1922.24
UnaffiliatedStephen P. Tryon2,5841.81
UnaffiliatedBen J. Mates1,5131.06
Write-in David A. Else2800.20
Total votes142,580 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Chaffetz (Incumbent) 209,589 73.46
Democratic Stephen P. Tryon75,71626.54
Total votes285,305 100.0
Republican hold

2017 (Special)

2017 Utah's 3rd congressional district special election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Curtis 85,739 58.03
Democratic Kathie Allen37,77825.57
United Utah Jim Bennett13,7459.30
Independent Sean Whalen4,5503.08
Libertarian Joe Buchman3,6432.47
Independent AmericanJason Christensen2,2861.55
Write-inBrendan Phillips——
Write-inRussell Paul Roesler——
Total votes147,741 100.00
Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Curtis (Incumbent) 174,856 67.55
Democratic James Courage Singer70,68627.31
Independent AmericanGregory C. Duerden6,6862.58
United Utah Timothy L. Zeidner6,6302.56
Total votes258,858 100.00
Republican hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Curtis (Incumbent) 246,674 68.77
Democratic Devin Thorpe96,06726.78
Constitution Daniel Cummings8,8892.48
United Utah Thomas McNeill7,0401.97
Total votes358,670 100.00
Republican hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Curtis (incumbent) 182,497 64.40
Democratic Glenn Wright83,68729.53
Libertarian Michael Stoddard8,2872.92
Constitution Daniel Cummings4,8741.72
Independent AmericanAaron Heineman4,0351.42
Total votes283,380 100
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013 UT03 109.gif
2003 – 2013
2013 - 2023 Utah US Congressional District 3 (since 2013).tif
2013 – 2023

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  1. ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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  6. ↑ "1984 Election Results" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "1986 Election Results" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "1988 Election Results" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "1990 Election Results" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "1992 Election Results" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "1994 Election Results" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "1996 Election Results" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "1998 Election Results" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "2000 Election Results" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "2002 Election Results" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "2004 Election Results" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "2006 Election Results" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "2008 Election Results" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "2010 Election Results" (PDF).
  20. ↑ "2012 Election Results" (PDF).
  21. ↑ "2014 Election Results".
  22. ↑ 2016 Election Results
  23. ↑ "Utah Election Preliminary Results". State (Utah). Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  24. ↑ "2018 General Election Canvass" (PDF). Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Election results".
  26. ↑ "US Congressional District 3". Utah Election Preliminary Results. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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