2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
November 8, 2016
All 4 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0
Seats won 4 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 710,635 356,287
Percentage 63.78% 31.98%
Swing Increase1.76% Decrease0.44%

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
 
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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Peter Clemens

General election

Debate

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Rob Bishop Peter Clemens
1 Oct. 19, 2016 Utah Debate Commission Jennifer Napier-Pearce YouTube P P

Results

Bishop was re-elected with 65% of the vote.[1]

Utah's 1st congressional district, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2016 Utah's 2nd congressional district election
 
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

Democratic primary

Democratic candidate Charlene McArthur Albarran announced her intention to run on February 1, 2016,[3] and formally filed with the Utah Elections office on March 11, 2016.[4]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Charlene McArthur Albarran

General election

Results

Stewart was re-elected to his third term with 62% of the vote.[1]

Utah's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district election
 
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
Eliminated in primary
  • Chia-Chi Teng

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Chaffetz (incumbent) 47,439 78.6
Republican Chia-Chi Teng 12,922 21.4
Total votes 60,361 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Stephen Tryon

General election

Debate

2016 Utah's 3rd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Jason Chaffetz Stephen Tryon
1 Oct. 28, 2016 Utah Debate Commission David Magleby YouTube P P

Results

Chaffetz won re-election in 2016 with 74% of the vote.[1]

Utah's 3rd congressional district, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2016 Utah's 4th congressional district election
 
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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Doug Owens (D)
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mia
Love (R)		 Doug
Owens (D)		 Collin
Simonsen (C)		 Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates October 12–22, 2016 404 ± 4.9% 51% 38% 4% 7%
ALG Research (D-Owens) October 11–13, 2016 500 ± 4.4% 50% 40% 6% 4%
University 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) July 7–12, 2016 300 ± 5.7% 51% 36% — 8%
SurveyUSA June 2–8, 2016 573 ± 4.2% 45% 51% 1% 3%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Lean R November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[10] Likely R November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[11] Likely R November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Lean R November 7, 2016
RCP[13] Tossup October 31, 2016

Results

Love won re-election with 53% of the vote.[14]

Utah's 4th congressional district, 2016 [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

  1. 1 2 3 Romero, McKenzie (November 8, 2016). "Chaffetz, Stewart, Bishop win another term in Congress". KSL. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Nixon, Nicole (February 3, 2016). "Park City Democrat Challenges Rep. Chris Stewart for District 2 Seat". kuer.org. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vote Utah on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Utah Election Official Results" (PDF). Utah Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune. "A Love-Owens rematch? Democrat says it could happen". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Danielle Downs DAILY HERALD. "Doug Owens to challenge Mia Love in 2016 Congressional election". Daily Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "DCCC 2016 Red to Blue Races". actblue.com. DCCC. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ 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.
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