2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
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All 4 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election31
Seats won40
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote351,034183,491
Percentage62.02%32.42%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.84%Decrease2.svg0.05%
2014 U.S. House elections in Utah.svg

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. representatives from Utah, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected would serve in the 114th Congress from January 2015 until January 2017.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican 351,03462.02%34+1
Democratic 183,49132.42%10-1
Independent American13,0862.31%00-
Libertarian 6,1981.10%00-
Constitution 5,9331.05%00-
Independent 6,2281.10%00-
Totals565,970100.00%44-

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district: [2]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 84,23164.78%36,42228.01%9,3817.21%130,034100%Republican hold
District 2 88,91560.82%47,58532.55%9,6886.63%146,188100%Republican hold
District 3 102,95272.21%32,05922.48%7,5695.31%142,580100%Republican hold
District 4 74,93652.56%67,42547.29%4,8073.37%147,168100%Republican gain
Total351,03462.02%183,49132.42%31,4455.56%565,970100%

District 1

The 1st district is located in northern Utah and includes the cities of Ogden and Logan, as well as the northern half of the Great Salt Lake. Incumbent Republican Rob Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+27.

Republican nomination

Bishop was challenged in the Republican primary by David Yu-Lin Chiu. [3] At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Bishop received 81% of the vote to Chiu's 19%, winning the nomination without the need for a primary. [4]

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

  • David Yu-Lin Chiu

Democratic nomination

Former U.S. Army Second Lieutenant, businesswoman and nominee for the seat in 2012 Donna McAleer ran again for the Democrats. Physician Peter Clemens also ran. [5]

At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, McAleer received 58.9% to Clemens' 40.1%, just 2 votes short of the 60% needed to avoid a primary election, with 4 delegates abstaining. On the second ballot, she received 75% to Clemens' 25% and was nominated. [6]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated at convention
  • Peter Clemens, physician

General election

Libertarian Craig Bowden and Independent American Dwayne A. Vance were also on the ballot. [3]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Rob
Bishop (R)		Donna
McAleer (D)		OtherUndecided
Brigham Young University October 15–22, 2014159–49%31%5% [7] 15%

Results

Utah's 1st congressional district, 2014 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rob Bishop (incumbent) 84,231 64.8
Democratic Donna McAleer36,42228.0
Libertarian Craig Bowden4,8473.7
Independent American Dwayne A. Vance4,5343.5
Total votes130,034 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district is located in western and southern Utah and includes largely rural parts of the state as well as the state capital Salt Lake City and the cities of St. George and Tooele. Incumbent Republican Chris Stewart, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 62% of the vote in 2012, succeeding Democrat Jim Matheson, who ran in the newly created 4th district. The district has a PVI of R+18.

Republican nomination

Stewart was challenged in the Republican primary by Zachary A. Hartman, Vaughn Hatton and attorney Larry Meyers. [3] At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Stewart received 68% of the vote, winning the nomination without the need for a primary. Meyers took 22%, Hatton took 6% and Hartman took 5%. [4]

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

  • Zachary A. Hartman
  • Vaughn Hatton
  • Larry Meyers, attorney

Democratic nomination

State Senator Luz Robles ran for the Democrats. [8] At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, she was nominated by acclamation. [6]

Nominee

General election

Also on the ballot were Shaun McCausland of the Constitution Party, Independent American Wayne L. Hill and Independent Bill Barron. Independent Warren Rogers ran as a write-in candidate. [3]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Chris
Stewart (R)		Luz
Robles (D)		OtherUndecided
Brigham Young University October 15–22, 2014192–43%37%4% [9] 16%

Results

Utah's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Stewart (incumbent) 88,915 60.8
Democratic Luz Robles 47,58532.5
Constitution Shaun McCausland4,5093.1
Independent American Wayne L. Hill3,3282.3
Independent Bill Barron1,7341.2
Independent Warren Rogers (write-in)1170.1
Total votes146,188 100.0
Republican hold

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 77% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+28.

Republican nomination

Chaffetz was challenged in the Republican primary by Mark Hedengren and Robert J. Stevens. [3] At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Chaffetz received 87% of the vote, winning the nomination without the need for a primary. Hedengren and Stevens each took 6% of the vote. [4]

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

  • Mark Hedengren
  • Robert J. Stevens

Democratic nomination

Software engineer Brian Wonnacott ran for the Democrats. [10] He had planned to run as an independent, but changed his mind shortly before the filing deadline when he saw that no one had filed to run as a Democrat. [11] At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, he was nominated by acclamation. [6]

Nominee

  • Brian Wonnacott, software engineer

General election

Independent American Zack Strong defeated Abraham for his party's nomination. Independents Ben J. Mates and Stephen P. Tyron were also on the ballot. David Else, 2nd Vice-Chair and Southern Regional Coordinator of the Independent American Party, ran as an independent write-in candidate. [3]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jason
Chaffetz (R)		Brian
Wonnacott (D)		OtherUndecided
Brigham Young University October 15–22, 2014169–59%25%2% [12] 15%

Results

Utah's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Chaffetz (incumbent) 102,952 72.2
Democratic Brian Wonnacott32,05922.5
Independent American Zack Strong3,1922.2
Independent Stephen P. Tryon2,5841.8
Independent Ben J. Mates1,5131.1
Independent David A. Else (write-in)2800.2
Total votes142,580 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

The 4th district is located in northern-central Utah and includes parts of Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, and Sanpete counties. The incumbent, Democrat Jim Matheson, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 2001 to 2013, retired. He was re-elected with 49% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+16.

Democratic nomination

On December 17, 2013, Matheson announced he would not seek re-election. [13] Fellow moderate Democrat Doug Owens, an attorney and son of the late Congressman Wayne Owens, [14] and engineer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 Bill Peterson ran for their party's nomination. [15] At the Democratic State Convention on April 26, 2014, Owens received 98% of the vote to Peterson's 2% and was nominated. [6]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated at convention
  • Bill Peterson, engineer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012

Republican nomination

Republican Mia Love, the former mayor of Saratoga Springs, who lost to Matheson by 768 votes in 2012, ran again. [16] She was challenged for the Republican nomination by businessman, former director of Utah's Office of Business and Economic Development and candidate for the seat in 2012 Bob Fuehr. [17] Investment fund manager and Utah State Board of Education member Jennifer Johnson had been running, but withdrew from the race in April 2014. [15] [18] At the Republican nominating convention, also on April 26, 2014, Love received 78% of the vote to 22% for Fuehr, and was thus nominated without the need for a primary. [4]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated at convention
  • Bob Fuehr, businessman, former director of Utah's Office of Business and Economic Development and candidate for the seat in 2012
Withdrawn
  • Jennifer Johnson, investment fund manager and Utah State Board of Education member

General election

Also on the ballot were Collin Robert Simonsen of the Constitution Party, Independent American Party Tim Aalders and Libertarian Jim L. Vein. [3]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Doug
Owens (D)		Mia
Love (R)		OtherUndecided
Dan Jones/Cicero Group October 20–29, 2014402± 4.89%43%48%3% [19] 6%
Brigham Young University October 15–22, 2014236–46%42%5% [20] 7%
Dan Jones/Cicero Group October 7–9, 2014400± 4.9%40%49%3% [21] 9%
FM3 (D-Owens) October 6–7, 2014403± 4.9%44%47%—9%
Y2 Analytics (R-Love) October 2–4, 2014500± 4.4%28%47%—24%
Dan Jones/Cicero Group August 7–9, 2014443± 4.64%32%44%5% [22] 19%
FM3 (D-Owens) July 15–17, 2014400± 4.9%41%50%—8%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin o
error		Jim
Matheson (D)		Mia
Love (R)		OtherUndecided
Dan Jones/Cicero Group August 7–9, 2014443± 4.64%45%39%4%12%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [23] Likely R (flip)November 3, 2014
Rothenberg [24] Safe R (flip)October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [25] Safe R (flip)October 30, 2014
RCP Likely R (flip)November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [26] Likely R (flip)November 4, 2014

Results

Utah's 4th congressional district, 2014 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mia Love 74,936 50.9
Democratic Doug Owens 67,42545.8
Independent American Tim Aalders2,0321.4
Constitution Collin Robert Simonsen1,4241.0
Libertarian Jim L. Vein1,3510.9
Total votes147,168 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

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  9. ↑ Bill Barron (I) 1%, Wayne L. Hill (IA) 0%, Shaun McCausland (C) 3%
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  20. ↑ Tim Aalders (IA) 0%, Collin Simonsen (C) 1%, Jim Vein (L) 4%
  21. ↑ Tim Aalders (IA) 1%, Collin Simonsen (C) 1%, Jim Vein (L) 1%
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