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Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 4th 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 a race to watch. Incumbent Mia Love (R) defeated Doug Owens (D) and Collin Simonsen (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Love and Owens competed in a rematch of the 2014 race, in which Love defeated Owens by five percent.[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 Mia Love (R), who was first elected in 2014.
Utah's 4th Congressional District is located in central Utah. It includes portions of Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, and Utah counties.[6]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Mia Love Incumbent |
53.8% | 147,597 | |
| Democratic | Doug Owens | 41.3% | 113,413 | |
| Constitution | Collin Simonsen | 4.9% | 13,559 | |
| Total Votes | 274,569 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates: Mia Love  Doug Owens Collin Simonsen |
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Race background
Doug Owens was one of the initial members of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue Program. The program "highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country, and offers them financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic support."[9]
Endorsements
Doug Owens
- In June 2016 Reps. Steny Hoyer, Nancy Pelosi, Kurt Schrader, Jim Himes, and Denny Heck and Sen. Tom Udall attended a fundraiser for Owens.[10]
Polls
| Utah's 4th District - Mia Love vs. Doug Owens | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Mia Love |
Doug Owens | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||||
| Anzalone Liszt Grove October 11-13, 2016 | 50% | 40% | +/-4.4 | 500 | |||||||||||||||
| Y2 Analytics September 21-24, 2016 | 55% | 35% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||||
| Dan Jones & Associates September 12-19, 2016 | 53% | 35% | +/-4.8 | 409 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Media
Mia Love
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Doug Owens
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District history
2014
Mia Love (R) won election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. She defeated Doug Owens (D), Jim Vein (L), Tim Aalders (Independent American) and Collin Robert Simonsen (Constitution) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mia Love |
50.9% | 74,936 | |
| Democratic | Doug Owens | 45.8% | 67,425 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Vein | 0.9% | 1,351 | |
| Independent | Tim Aalders | 1.4% | 2,032 | |
| Constitution | Collin Robert Simonsen | 1% | 1,424 | |
| Total Votes | 147,168 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "Elections," | ||||
2012
In the 2012 general election, Democrat Jim Matheson was elected to the newly created 4th Congressional District of Utah. Matheson defeated Mia Love (R) and Jim Vein (L) in a tight race that was determined to be too close to call well after the polls closed on November 6, 2012. Love conceded the following day.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jim Matheson Incumbent |
48.8% | 119,803 | |
| Republican | Mia B. Love | 48.5% | 119,035 | |
| Libertarian | Jim L. Vein | 2.6% | 6,439 | |
| Total Votes | 245,277 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Polls
| 2016 Utah 4th District Polls Love vs. Owens | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Love | Owens | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||||
| Dan Jones & Associate July 18-August 8, 2016 | 51% | 38% | +/-4.87 | 405 | |||||||||||||||
| Survey USA June 2-8, 2016 | 45% | 51% | +/-4.2 | 573 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
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," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ KSL.com, "Doug Owens announces another run for Congress," July 21, 2015
- ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Chairman Luján Announces First 31 Districts In Red To Blue Program," February 11, 2016
- ↑ Political Party Time, "Reception for Doug Owens," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Washington Post, "Republican Mia Love concedes to Democrat Jim Matheson in Utah," November 7, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
