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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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All 4 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
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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

2016 Utah's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Rob Bishop Peter Clemens Craig Bowden Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 182,928 73,381 16,296 Percentage 65.9% 26.4% 5.9%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Bishop Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rob Bishop Republican

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

Debate

Results

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

District 2

2016 Utah's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Chris Stewart Charlene Albarran Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,542 93,780 Percentage 61.6% 33.9%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Stewart Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Stewart Republican

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

Debate

Results

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

District 3

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Jason Chaffetz Stephen Tryon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,589 75,716 Percentage 73.5% 26.5%

U.S. Representative before election Jason Chaffetz Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz Republican

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

Debate

Results

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

District 4

2016 Utah's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Mia Love Doug Owens Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 147,597 113,413 Percentage 53.8% 41.3%

U.S. Representative before election Mia Love Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mia Love Republican

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

Endorsements

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Polling

Predictions

Results

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

References

1. YouTube
2. ^ Romero, McKenzie (November 8, 2016). "Chaffetz, Stewart, Bishop win another term in Congress". KSL. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
3. ^ "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
4. Nixon, Nicole (February 3, 2016). "Park City Democrat Challenges Rep. Chris Stewart for District 2 Seat". kuer.org. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
5. "Vote Utah on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
6. YouTube
7. "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
8. YouTube
9. The Salt Lake Tribune. "A Love-Owens rematch? Democrat says it could happen". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
10. Danielle Downs DAILY HERALD. "Doug Owens to challenge Mia Love in 2016 Congressional election". Daily Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
11. YouTube
12. "DCCC 2016 Red to Blue Races". actblue.com. DCCC. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
13. Dan Jones & Associates
14. ALG Research (D-Owens)
15. University of Utah
16. Dan Jones & Associates
17. Y2 Analytics (R-Love)
18. SurveyUSA
19. "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
20. "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
21. "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
22. "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
23. "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
24. Canham, Matt (November 8, 2016). "Doug Owens concedes; Mia Love has 'never been more proud of this state,' which she'll serve in a 2nd term". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

External links

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

• 2016 United States House of Representatives elections
• United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
• 2016 Utah elections