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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 6, 2018, 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 other states' elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Registered political parties in Utah must have at least one of their candidates for House of Representatives get 2% of the vote in their respective election in order to maintain their ballot access in future elections.[1]

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
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All 4 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 617,307 374,009
Percentage 58.65% 35.54%
Swing Decrease5.13% Increase3.56%

The Democratic Party gained the 4th Congressional district, thus breaking unitary control of all of Utah's Congressional (House and Senate) seats held by the Republicans, changing the House delegation from Utah from 4–0 Republican to 3–1 Republican. As of 2022, this remains the last time that a Democrat has won any congressional election in Utah.

Overview

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Popular vote
Republican
 
 58.65%
Democratic
 
 35.54%
Other
 
 5.81%
House seats
Republican
 
 75.00%
Democratic
 
 25.00%

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 156,692 61.61% 63,308 24.89% 34,333 13.50% 254,333 100% Republican Hold
District 2 151,489 56.10% 105,051 38.90% 13,504 5.00% 270,044 100% Republican Hold
District 3 174,856 67.55% 70,686 27.31% 13,316 5.14% 258,858 100% Republican Hold
District 4 134,270 49.86% 134,964 50.12% 37 0.01% 269,271 100% Democratic Gain
Total 617,307 58.65% 374,009 35.54% 61,190 5.81% 1,052,506 100%

District 1

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2018 Utah's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Rob Bishop Lee Castillo Eric Eliason
Party Republican Democratic United Utah
Popular vote 156,692 63,308 29,547
Percentage 61.6% 24.9% 11.6%
 
County results
Bishop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Castillo:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Rob Bishop
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rob Bishop
Republican

See also: Utah's 1st congressional district

The 1st District covers northern Utah, including the cities of Ogden and Logan. Republican Rob Bishop, who has represented the district since 2003, was re-elected to an eighth term with 66% of the vote in 2016.

The 1st District went for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, with 49.7%, with Hillary Clinton and Evan McMullin receiving 22.4% and 22.3% respectively.[3] In 2012 the district went for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama 77.4% to 20.4%.[4]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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Eliminated at Convention
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Lee Castillo, social worker, former board member of the Stonewall Utah Democrats[8]
  • Kurt Weiland, President and CEO of Jefferson Smith training and Consulting since 1996[9]

Debate

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2018 Utah's 1st congressional district democratic primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
John Curtis Chris Herrod
1 May 29, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Kerry Bringhurst [10] P P

Results

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Democratic primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee Castillo 7,273 57.21
Democratic Kurt Weiland 5,439 42.79
Total votes 12,712 100.0

United Utah Party

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Eric Eliason, businessman, attorney, and adjunct professor[12]

Green Party

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Candidates

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Declared
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General election

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Debate

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2028 Utah's 1st congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic United Utah
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Rob Bishop Lee Castillo Eric Eliason
1 Oct. 17, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Natalie Gochnour [14] P P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Rob
Bishop (R) 		Lee
Castillo (D) 		Eric
Eliason (UU) 		Adam
Davis (G) 		Undecided
University of Utah[15] October 3–9, 2018 143 ± 8.0% 52% 20% 10% 2% 16%
Dan Jones & Associates[16] August 22 – September 6, 2018 201 ± 6.9% 59% 22% 8% 3% 8%
Lighthouse Research[17] August 11–27, 2018 600 – 51% 16% 7% 2% 24%

Results

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Utah's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Bishop (incumbent) 156,692 61.6
Democratic Lee Castillo 63,308 24.9
United Utah Eric Eliason 29,547 11.6
Green Adam Davis 4,786 1.9
Total votes 254,333 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2018 Utah's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Chris Stewart Shireen Ghorbani Jeffrey Whipple
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 151,489 105,051 13,504
Percentage 56.1% 38.9% 5.0%
 
County results
Stewart:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Ghorbani:      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Chris Stewart
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Chris Stewart
Republican

See also: Utah's 2nd congressional district

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. Republican Chris Stewart, who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 62% of the vote in 2016

The 2nd District went for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, with 46%, with Hillary Clinton and Evan McMullin receiving 32% and 16.9% respectively.[3] In 2012 the district went for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama 68% to 29.2%.[4]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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Eliminated at Convention
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  • Mary Burkett, a businesswoman and former vice chair of the Washington County Republican Party, formed an exploratory committee for a potential primary challenge of Stewart.[18]
  • Ken Clark[13]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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Eliminated at Convention
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  • Randy Hopkins, retired Utah Department of Workforce Services regional director[13]
Withdrew
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United Utah Party

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Candidates

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Declared
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Libertarian Party

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Candidates

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Declared
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General election

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Debate

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2018 Utah's 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chris Stewart Shireen Ghorbani
1 Sep. 19, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Doug Wilks [24] P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Chris
Stewart (R) 		Shireen
Ghorbani (D) 		Jeffrey
Whipple (L) 		Other Undecided
University of Utah[25] October 3–17, 2018 401 ± 4.9% 52% 29% 6% – 12%
Dan Jones & Associates[26] August 22 – September 6, 2018 202 ± 6.9% 45% 34% 5% – 16%
Lighthouse Research[17] August 11–27, 2018 600 – 49% 27% 5% – 19%
University of Utah[27] June 11–18, 2018 147 ± 7.7% 48% 24% – 14% 13%

Results

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Utah's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Stewart (incumbent) 151,489 56.1
Democratic Shireen Ghorbani 105,051 38.9
Libertarian Jeffrey Whipple 13,504 5.0
Total votes 270,044 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

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2018 Utah's 3rd congressional district election
 
     
Nominee John Curtis James Singer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 174,856 70,686
Percentage 67.5% 27.3%
 
County results
Curtis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Singer:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

John Curtis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Curtis
Republican

See also: Utah's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo. Republican John Curtis, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected to his first term in a 2017 special election with 57.6% of the vote.

The 3rd District went for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, with 47.2%, with Evan McMullin and Hillary Clinton receiving 24.5% and 23.3% respectively.[3] In 2012 the district went for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama 78.3% to 19.5%.[4]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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Eliminated at Convention
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  • Damian Kidd, attorney[30]
Declined
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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		John
Curtis 		Chris
Herrod 		Other Undecided
University of Utah[33] June 11–18, 2018 183 ± 7.2% 57% 21% – 21%

Debate

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2018 Utah's 3rd congressional district republican primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
John Curtis Chris Herrod
1 May 29, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Jennifer Napier-Pearce [34] P P

Results

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Republican primary results[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Curtis (incumbent) 66,404 73.32
Republican Chris Herrod 24,158 26.68
Total votes 90,562 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • James Singer, college professor
Eliminated at convention
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  • Kent Moon
Withdrew
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  • Kathryn Allen, physician[36]
  • Ben Frank[37]

General election

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Debate

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2018 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
John Curtis James Singer
1 Oct. 26, 2018 Utah Debate Commission David Magleby [38] P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		John
Curtis (R) 		James
Singer (D) 		Timothy
Zeidner (UU) 		Gregory
Duerden (IA) 		Undecided
University of Utah[15] October 3–9, 2018 143 ± 8.0% 67% 13% 4% 1% 15%
Dan Jones & Associates[16] August 22 – September 6, 2018 188 ± 7.2% 65% 19% 2% 4% 11%
Lighthouse Research[17] August 11–27, 2018 600 – 52% 20% 2% 4% 22%

Results

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Utah's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Curtis (incumbent) 174,856 67.5
Democratic James Singer 70,686 27.3
Independent American Gregory Duerden 6,686 2.6
United Utah Timothy Zeidner 6,630 2.6
Total votes 258,858 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

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2018 Utah's 4th congressional district election
 
← 2016
2020 →
     
Nominee Ben McAdams Mia Love
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 134,964 134,270
Percentage 50.1% 49.9%
 
County results
McAdams:      50–60%
Love:      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Mia Love
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ben McAdams
Democratic

See also: Utah's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in northern-central Utah and includes parts of Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, and Sanpete Counties. Republican Mia Love, who has represented the district since 2015, was re-elected to a second term with 54% of the vote in 2016.

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams was selected in the Democratic primary.[39]

The 4th District voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, with 39.1%, with Hillary Clinton and Evan McMullin receiving 32.4% and 22.5% respectively.[3] In 2012, the district voted for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama 67.2% to 30.2%.[4]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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Eliminated at Convention
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  • Sheldon Kirkham[41]
  • Darlene McDonald, author and activist[42]
  • Morgan Shepherd[43]
  • Tom Taylor, engineer and scientist[44]

General election

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Debate

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2018 Utah's 1st congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Mia Love Ben McAdams
1 Oct. 15, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Doug Wright [45] P P

Polling

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Graphical summary

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mia
Love (R) 		Ben
McAdams (D) 		Other Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College[46] October 24–26, 2018 526 ± 4.7% 45% 45% – 9%
Dixie Strategies[47] October 25, 2018 936 ± 3.2% 43% 50% – 7%
University of Utah[48] October 3–11, 2018 403 ± 4.9% 46% 46% – 8%
Mellman Group (D-McAdams)[49] October 7–10, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 46% 47% – –
Y2 Analytics (R-Love)[50] September 6–8, 2018 405 ± 4.86% 51% 42% – 7%
Dan Jones & Associates[51] August 22 – September 6, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 49% 46% – 5%
Mellman Group (D-McAdams)[52] August 20–23, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 46% 44% – –
Lighthouse Research[17] August 11–27, 2018 600 – 47% 38% – 15%
University of Utah[53] June 11–18, 2018 379 ± 5.0% 45% 39% 8% 8%
Dan Jones & Associates[54] May 15–June 5, 2018 405 ± 5.0% 47% 43% – 10%
Mellman Group (D-McAdams)[55] February 27 – March 4, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 43% 40% – –
Dan Jones & Associates[56] February 9–21, 2018 404 ± 4.9% 49% 43% – 8%
Dan Jones & Associates[57] January 15–22, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 47% 42% – 11%
Dan Jones & Associates[58] October 9–18, 2017 402 ± 4.89% 48% 42% – 9%

Results

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Utah's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben McAdams 134,964 50.1
Republican Mia Love (incumbent) 134,270 49.9
Independent Jonathan Larele Peterson (write-in) 37 0.0
Total votes 269,271 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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Official campaign websites of second district candidates

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates

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