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United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 23
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 20
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 2 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Utah took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's four congressional districts.
Democratic and Republican conventions were held on April 25, 2020. The conventions either narrowed down the field for the primary or advanced a candidate to the general election.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
|---|---|---|
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Utah modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: The third-party collection and return of absentee ballots was restricted to individuals residing in the same household as the voter.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held three of the four congressional seats from Utah.
| Members of the U.S. House from Utah -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Bishop |  Republican |
1 |
| Chris Stewart | Republican |
2 |
| John Curtis | Republican |
3 |
| Ben McAdams |  Democratic |
4 |
Voting in Utah
- See also: Voting in Utah
Click the links below for more information on Utah elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. House
- Governor
- State executive
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia identified the following Utah elections as battlegrounds:
- Utah Attorney General election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
- Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
- Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
- Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
- Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Darren Parry (Democratic Party)
- Blake Moore (Republican Party) ✔
- Taylor Lee (Independent) (Write-in)
- Mikal Smith (Independent) (Write-in)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
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Democratic convention candidates
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- Tina Cannon
- JC DeYoung
- Douglas Durbano
- Chadwick H. Fairbanks III
- Kerry Gibson ✔
- Catherine Brenchley Hammon
- Zachary Hartman
- Blake Moore ✔
- Mark Shepherd
- Howard Wallack
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District 2
General election candidates
- Chris Stewart (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Kael Weston (Democratic Party)
- J. Robert Latham (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Joseph Jarvis (Independent)
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- Chris Stewart (Incumbent) ✔
- Mary Burkett
- Ty Jensen
- Carson Jorgensen
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District 3
General election candidates
- John Curtis (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Devin Thorpe (Democratic Party)
- Daniel Clyde Cummings (Constitution Party)
- Thomas McNeill (United Utah Party)
- Jeremy Friedbaum (Independent) (Write-in)
- Trey Robinson (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Russel Fugal (Independent)
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- John Curtis (Incumbent) ✔
- Timothy Noel Aalders
District 4
General election candidates
- Ben McAdams (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Burgess Owens (Republican Party) ✔
- John Molnar (Libertarian Party)
- Jonia Broderick (United Utah Party)
- Jonathan Peterson (Independent) (Write-in)
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- Ben McAdams (Incumbent) ✔
- Daniel Beckstrand
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Republican convention candidates
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Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Utah in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Utah, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Utah | 1st Congressional District | Qualified party | 7,000 | Fixed number | $485.00 | Fixed number | 3/19/2020 (declaration of candidacy); petitions due two weeks before party convention | Source |
| Utah | 2nd Congressional District | Qualified party | 7,000 | Fixed number | $485.00 | Fixed number | 3/19/2020 (declaration of candidacy); petitions due two weeks before party convention | Source |
| Utah | 3rd Congressional District | Qualified party | 7,000 | Fixed number | $485.00 | Fixed number | 3/19/2020 (declaration of candidacy); petitions due two weeks before party convention | Source |
| Utah | 4th Congressional District | Qualified party | 7,000 | Fixed number | $485.00 | Fixed number | 3/19/2020 (declaration of candidacy); petitions due two weeks before party convention | Source |
| Utah | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 300 | Fixed number | $485.00 | Fixed number | 3/19/2020 | Source |
| Utah | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 300 | Fixed number | $485.00 | Fixed number | 3/19/2020 | Source |
| Utah | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 300 | Fixed number | $485.00 | Fixed number | 3/19/2020 | Source |
| Utah | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 300 | Fixed number | $485.00 | Fixed number | 3/19/2020 | Source |
See also
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
