Utah's 3rd congressional district
Appearance
Utah's 3rd congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Population (2023) | 818,995 |
Median household income | $94,844[1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+13[2] |
Utah's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. It is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo.
The district was created when Utah was awarded an extra congressional seat following redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. Four of its five Representatives have been Republicans; Bill Orton, a Democrat, represented the district from 1991 to 1997. The current Representative is Republican John Curtis, elected in a special election on November 7, 2017.
Recent statewide election results
[edit]- Results under current lines (since 2023)
Year | Office | Result |
---|---|---|
2016 | President | Trump 46.3% - 26.2% |
2020 | President | Trump 56.8% - 37.6% |
Year | Office | Result |
---|---|---|
2008 | President | McCain 68 – 30% |
2012 | President | Romney 78 – 20% |
2016 | President | Trump 47 – 23% |
2020 | President | Trump 60 - 35% |
- Results under old lines (2003-2013)[5]
Year | Office | Result |
---|---|---|
2000 | President | Bush 75 – 24% |
2004 | President | Bush 77 – 20% |
2008 | President | McCain 67 – 29% |
List of members representing the district
[edit]Election results
[edit]1982
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Howard C. Nielson | 108,478 | 76.86 | ||
Independent | Henry A. Huish | 32,661 | 23.14 | ||
Total votes | 141,139 | 100.0 | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent) | 138,918 | 74.46 | |
Democratic | Bruce R. Baird | 46,560 | 24.95 | |
Libertarian | D.W. Crosby | 1,094 | 0.59 | |
Total votes | 186,572 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1986
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent) | 86,599 | 66.58 | |
Democratic | Dale F. Gardiner | 42,582 | 32.74 | |
Socialist Workers | David P. Hurst | 893 | 0.68 | |
Total votes | 130,074 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1988
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent) | 129,951 | 66.83 | |
Democratic | Robert W. Stringham | 60,018 | 30.86 | |
American | E. Dean Christensen | 3,285 | 1.69 | |
Socialist Workers | Judy Stranahan | 1,207 | 0.62 | |
Total votes | 194,461 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1990
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bill Orton | 79,163 | 58.35 | |||
Republican | Karl Snow | 49,452 | 36.45 | |||
American | Robert J. Smith | 6,542 | 4.82 | |||
Socialist Workers | Anthony Melvin Dutrow | 519 | 0.38 | |||
Total votes | 135,676 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
1992
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bill Orton (Incumbent) | 135,029 | 58.95 | |
Republican | Richard R. Harrington | 84,019 | 36.68 | |
Independent | Wayne L. Hill | 5,764 | 2.52 | |
Independent | Charles M. Wilson | 2,068 | 0.90 | |
Libertarian | Doug Jones | 1,797 | 0.78 | |
Socialist Workers | Nels J'Anthony | 384 | 0.17 | |
Total votes | 229,061 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1994
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bill Orton (Incumbent) | 91,505 | 58.98 | |
Republican | Dixie Thompson | 61,839 | 39.86 | |
Socialist Workers | Barbara Greenway | 1,802 | 1.16 | |
Total votes | 155,146 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
1996
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Cannon | 106,220 | 51.14 | |||
Democratic | Bill Orton (Incumbent) | 98,178 | 47.27 | |||
Libertarian | Amy L. Lassen | 2,341 | 1.13 | |||
Independent | Gerald "Bear" Slothower | 706 | 0.34 | |||
Socialist Workers | John Phillip Langford | 270 | 0.13 | |||
Total votes | 207,715 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Cannon (Incumbent) | 100,830 | 76.90 | |
Independent American | Will Christensen | 20,720 | 15.80 | |
Libertarian | Kitty K. Burton | 9,553 | 7.29 | |
Write-in | 20 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 131,123 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Cannon (Incumbent) | 138,943 | 58.54 | |
Democratic | Donald Dunn | 88,547 | 37.31 | |
Independent American | Michael J. Lehman | 5,436 | 2.29 | |
Libertarian | Kitty K. Burton | 3,570 | 1.50 | |
Natural Law | Randall Tolpinrud | 852 | 0.36 | |
Total votes | 237,348 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Cannon (Incumbent) | 103,598 | 67.43 | |
Democratic | Nancy Jane Woodside | 44,533 | 28.98 | |
Libertarian | Kitty K. Burton | 5,511 | 3.59 | |
Write-in | John William Maurin | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 153,643 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Cannon (Incumbent) | 173,010 | 63.39 | |
Democratic | Beau Babka | 88,748 | 32.52 | |
Constitution | Ronald Winfield | 5,089 | 1.86 | |
Libertarian | Jim Dexter | 3,691 | 1.35 | |
Personal Choice | Curtis Darrell James | 2,390 | 0.88 | |
Total votes | 272,928 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Cannon (Incumbent) | 95,455 | 57.71 | |
Democratic | Christian Burridge | 53,330 | 32.24 | |
Constitution | Jim Noorlander | 14,533 | 8.79 | |
Libertarian | Philip Lear Hallman | 2,080 | 1.26 | |
Total votes | 165,398 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Chaffetz | 187,035 | 65.61 | |
Democratic | Bennion Spencer | 80,626 | 28.28 | |
Constitution | Jim Noorlander | 17,408 | 6.11 | |
Total votes | 285,069 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Chaffetz (Incumbent) | 139,721 | 72.32 | |
Democratic | Karen Hyer | 44,320 | 22.94 | |
Constitution | Douglas Sligting | 4,596 | 2.38 | |
Libertarian | Jake Shannon | 2,945 | 1.52 | |
Independent | Joseph L. Puente | 1,604 | 0.83 | |
Total votes | 193,186 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Chaffetz (Incumbent) | 198,828 | 76.61 | |
Democratic | Soren Simonsen | 60,719 | 23.39 | |
Total votes | 259,547 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Chaffetz (Incumbent) | 102,952 | 72.21 | |
Democratic | Brian Wonnacott | 32,059 | 22.48 | |
Independent American | Zack Strong | 3,192 | 2.24 | |
Unaffiliated | Stephen P. Tryon | 2,584 | 1.81 | |
Unaffiliated | Ben J. Mates | 1,513 | 1.06 | |
Write-in | David A. Else | 280 | 0.20 | |
Total votes | 142,580 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Chaffetz (Incumbent) | 209,589 | 73.46 | |
Democratic | Stephen P. Tryon | 75,716 | 26.54 | |
Total votes | 285,305 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2017 (Special)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Curtis | 85,739 | 58.03 | |
Democratic | Kathie Allen | 37,778 | 25.57 | |
United Utah | Jim Bennett | 13,745 | 9.30 | |
Independent | Sean Whalen | 4,550 | 3.08 | |
Libertarian | Joe Buchman | 3,643 | 2.47 | |
Independent American | Jason Christensen | 2,286 | 1.55 | |
Write-in | Brendan Phillips | — | — | |
Write-in | Russell Paul Roesler | — | — | |
Total votes | 147,741 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Curtis (Incumbent) | 174,856 | 67.55 | |
Democratic | James Courage Singer | 70,686 | 27.31 | |
Independent American | Gregory C. Duerden | 6,686 | 2.58 | |
United Utah | Timothy L. Zeidner | 6,630 | 2.56 | |
Total votes | 258,858 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Curtis (Incumbent) | 246,674 | 68.77 | |
Democratic | Devin Thorpe | 96,067 | 26.78 | |
Constitution | Daniel Cummings | 8,889 | 2.48 | |
United Utah | Thomas McNeill | 7,040 | 1.97 | |
Total votes | 358,670 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Curtis (incumbent) | 182,497 | 64.40 | |
Democratic | Glenn Wright | 83,687 | 29.53 | |
Libertarian | Michael Stoddard | 8,287 | 2.92 | |
Constitution | Daniel Cummings | 4,874 | 1.72 | |
Independent American | Aaron Heineman | 4,035 | 1.42 | |
Total votes | 283,380 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
[edit]See also
[edit]- Utah's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
- Utah's 3rd congressional district special election, 2017
References
[edit]- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections 2008, 2012 & 2016 presidential election results for congressional districts used in 2018 elections - Google Drive". docs.google.com.
- ^ "Presidential Election Results, by district" – via Daily Kos.
- ^ "Presidential Election Results, by district". December 15, 2008 – via swingstateproject.com.
- ^ Tribune, Courtney Tanner And Lee Davidson The Salt Lake. "Utah sets condensed special election calendar – and it's already started". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (May 5, 1983). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "1984 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1986 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1988 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1990 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1992 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1994 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1996 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "1998 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2000 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2004 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2006 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2008 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2010 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2014 Election Results".
- ^ 2016 Election Results
- ^ "Utah Election Preliminary Results". State (Utah). Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "2018 General Election Canvass" (PDF). Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Election results".
- ^ "US Congressional District 3". Utah Election Preliminary Results. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
External links
[edit]- "U.S. House, Utah – 3rd District". CQ Politics. Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Retrieved July 9, 2008.