2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
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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
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 County results Bishop: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Clemens: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1st District covers northern Utah, including the cities of Ogden and Logan. Incumbent Republican Rob Bishop, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Rob Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Peter Clemens
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[1] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[2] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[3] | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[5] | Safe R | October 31, 2016 |
Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Rob Bishop | Peter Clemens | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 19, 2016 | Utah Debate Commission | Jennifer Napier-Pearce | [6] | P | P |
Results
[edit]Bishop was re-elected with 65% of the vote.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Rob Bishop (incumbent) | 182,928 | 65.9 | |
| Democratic | Peter Clemens | 73,381 | 26.4 | |
| Libertarian | Craig Bowden | 16,296 | 5.9 | |
| Independent | Chadwick Fairbanks III | 4,850 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 277,455 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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 County results Stewart: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Albarran: 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Chris Stewart, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
[edit]Democratic candidate Charlene McArthur Albarran announced her intention to run on February 1, 2016,[9] and formally filed with the Utah Elections office on March 11, 2016.[10]
Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Charlene McArthur Albarran
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[1] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[2] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[3] | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[5] | Safe R | October 31, 2016 |
Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Chris Stewart | Charlene Albarran | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 4, 2016 | Utah Debate Commission | Ken Vordoia | [11] | P | P |
Results
[edit]Stewart was re-elected to his third term with 62% of the vote.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Stewart (incumbent) | 170,542 | 61.6 | |
| Democratic | Charlene Albarran | 93,780 | 33.9 | |
| Constitution | Paul J. McCollaum Jr. | 12,519 | 4.5 | |
| Total votes | 276,841 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
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 County results Chaffetz: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Jason Chaffetz, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Chia-Chi Teng
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jason Chaffetz (incumbent) | 47,439 | 78.6 | |
| Republican | Chia-Chi Teng | 12,922 | 21.4 | |
| Total votes | 60,361 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Stephen Tryon
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[1] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[2] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[3] | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[5] | Safe R | October 31, 2016 |
Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Jason Chaffetz | Stephen Tryon | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 28, 2016 | Utah Debate Commission | David Magleby | [13] | P | P |
Results
[edit]Chaffetz won re-election in 2016 with 74% of the vote.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jason Chaffetz (incumbent) | 209,589 | 73.5 | |
| Democratic | Stephen P. Tryon | 75,716 | 26.5 | |
| Total votes | 285,305 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Mia Love, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Doug Owens, attorney, son of former representative Wayne Owens and nominee for this seat in 2014[14][15]
General election
[edit]Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Mia Love | Doug Owens | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 10, 2016 | Utah Debate Commission | Ken Vordoia | [16] | P | P |
Endorsements
[edit]Doug Owens (D)
Organizations
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program[17]
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mia Love (R) |
Doug Owens (D) |
Collin Simonsen (C) |
Undecided |
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| Dan Jones & Associates[18] | October 12–22, 2016 | 404 | ± 4.9% | 51% | 38% | 4% | 7% |
| ALG Research (D-Owens)[19] | October 11–13, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 50% | 40% | 6% | 4% |
| University of Utah[20] | September 12–19, 2016 | 409 | ± 4.8% | 53% | 35% | 3% | 8% |
| Dan Jones & Associates[21] | July 18–August 8, 2016 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 51% | 38% | 4% | 7% |
| Y2 Analytics (R-Love)[22] | July 7–12, 2016 | 300 | ± 5.7% | 51% | 36% | — | 8% |
| SurveyUSA[23] | June 2–8, 2016 | 573 | ± 4.2% | 45% | 51% | 1% | 3% |
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[1] | Lean R | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[2] | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[3] | Likely R | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Lean R | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[5] | Tossup | October 31, 2016 |
Results
[edit]Love won re-election with 53% of the vote.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mia Love (incumbent) | 147,597 | 53.8 | |
| Democratic | Doug Owens | 113,413 | 41.3 | |
| Constitution | Collin R. Simonsen | 13,559 | 4.9 | |
| Total votes | 274,569 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ YouTube
- ^ a b c Romero, McKenzie (November 8, 2016). "Chaffetz, Stewart, Bishop win another term in Congress". KSL. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ Nixon, Nicole (February 3, 2016). "Park City Democrat Challenges Rep. Chris Stewart for District 2 Seat". kuer.org. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Vote Utah on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ YouTube
- ^ "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ YouTube
- ^ The Salt Lake Tribune. "A Love-Owens rematch? Democrat says it could happen". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Danielle Downs DAILY HERALD. "Doug Owens to challenge Mia Love in 2016 Congressional election". Daily Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ YouTube
- ^ "DCCC 2016 Red to Blue Races". actblue.com. DCCC. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ Dan Jones & Associates
- ^ ALG Research (D-Owens)
- ^ University of Utah
- ^ Dan Jones & Associates
- ^ Y2 Analytics (R-Love)
- ^ SurveyUSA
- ^ 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.