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Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
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Cook Political Report: Solid R[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3] |
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The 1st Congressional District of Utah held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rob Bishop (R) defeated Peter Clemens (D), Craig Bowden (L), and Chadwick Fairbanks III (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. David Yu-Lin Chiu was eliminated in the Republican convention on April 23, 2016.[4]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Utah, state law allows parties to decide who may vote in their primaries.[5] Check Vote.Utah.gov for details about upcoming elections.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Rob Bishop (R), who was first elected in 2002.
Utah's 1st Congressional District is located in the northern portion of the state and includes Box Elder, Cache, daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Summit, Uintah, and Weber counties and a part of Davis County.[6]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Rob Bishop Incumbent |
65.9% | 182,925 | |
| Democratic | Peter Clemens | 26.4% | 73,380 | |
| Libertarian | Craig Bowden | 5.9% | 16,296 | |
| Independent | Chadwick Fairbanks III | 1.7% | 4,850 | |
| Total Votes | 277,451 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates: Rob Bishop  Peter Clemens Craig Bowden Chadwick Fairbanks III |
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Primary candidates:[7] |
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Democratic |
Republican David Yu-Lin Chiu (Out in convention)[4] |
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Third Party/Other Chadwick Fairbanks III (Independent)[4] |
District history
2014
Incumbent Rob Bishop won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He defeated Donna McAleer, Craig Bowden and Dwayne Vance in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rob Bishop Incumbent |
64.8% | 84,231 | |
| Democratic | Donna McAleer | 28% | 36,422 | |
| Libertarian | Craig Bowden | 3.7% | 4,847 | |
| Independent American | Dwayne Vance | 3.5% | 4,534 | |
| Total Votes | 130,034 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "Elections," | ||||
2012
On November 6, 2012, Rob Bishop (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donna McAleer and Sherry Phipps in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rob Bishop Incumbent |
71.5% | 175,487 | |
| Democratic | Donna M. McAleer | 24.7% | 60,611 | |
| Constitution | Sherry Phipps | 3.8% | 9,430 | |
| Total Votes | 245,528 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Utah elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Utah in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 4, 2016 | Ballot access | Declaration of intent to gather signatures period opens | |
| March 11, 2016 | Ballot access | Declaration of candidacy period opens | |
| March 17, 2016 | Ballot access | Declaration of candidacy and intent to gather signature period closes | |
| June 21, 2016 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure report due | |
| June 28, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 9, 2016 | Ballot access | Final day for a write-in candidate to declare candidacy | |
| September 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure report due | |
| November 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 10, 2017 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure report due | |
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2016 Election Information," accessed January 11, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Utah State Legislature, "Utah Code § 20A-9-403. Regular primary elections." accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
