2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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

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 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Debate + 2016 Utah's 1st congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Rob Bishop Peter Clemens1 Oct. 19, 2016 Utah Debate Commission Jennifer Napier-PearceYouTube

Results Bishop was re-elected with 65% of the vote.

District 2

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, and formally filed with the Utah Elections office on March 11, 2016.

Candidates Nominee Charlene McArthur Albarran

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Debate + 2016 Utah's 2nd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Chris Stewart Charlene Albarran1 Oct. 4, 2016 Utah Debate Commission Ken VordoiaYouTube

Results Stewart was re-elected to his third term with 62% of the vote.

District 3

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

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Stephen Tryon

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Debate + 2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Jason Chaffetz Stephen Tryon1 Oct. 28, 2016 Utah Debate Commission David MaglebyYouTube

Results Chaffetz won re-election in 2016 with 74% of the vote.

District 4

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

General election Debate + 2016 Utah's 4th congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Mia Love Doug Owens1 Oct. 10, 2016 Utah Debate Commission Ken VordoiaYouTube

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MiaLove (R) DougOwens (D) CollinSimonsen (C) UndecidedDan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates October 12–22, 2016 404 ± 4.9% 51% 38% 4% 7%ALG Research (D-Owens)ALG Research (D-Owens) October 11–13, 2016 500 ± 4.4% 50% 40% 6% 4%University of UtahUniversity of Utah September 12–19, 2016 409 ± 4.8% 53% 35% 3% 8%Dan Jones & Associates July 18–August 8, 2016 405 ± 4.9% 51% 38% 4% 7%Y2 Analytics (R-Love)Y2 Analytics (R-Love) July 7–12, 2016 300 ± 5.7% 51% 36% — 8%SurveyUSASurveyUSA June 2–8, 2016 573 ± 4.2% 45% 51% 1% 3%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results Love won re-election with 53% of the vote.

References

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