Utah's 3rd Congressional District

Utah's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Mike Kennedy (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Utah representatives represented an average of 818,813 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 692,691 residents.

Elections

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent Mike Kennedy (R) and Steven Merrill (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 3 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mike Kennedy (R)
	Submit photo	Steven Merrill (D)

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General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 3

Mike Kennedy (R) defeated Glenn J. Wright (D) in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 3 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Kennedy (R)	66.4	242,496
	Glenn J. Wright (D)	33.6	122,780

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 365,276
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Glenn J. Wright (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 3 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 3

Mike Kennedy (R) defeated Case Lawrence (R), JR Bird (R), Stewart O. Peay (R), and John Dougall (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 3 on June 25, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Kennedy	38.8	43,618
	Case Lawrence	22.1	24,884
	JR Bird	15.3	17,207
	Stewart O. Peay	14.2	15,954
	John Dougall	9.6	10,800

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,463
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Glenn J. Wright (D) advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Glenn J. Wright

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 27, 2024: Mike Kennedy in round 6. The results of Round 6 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

	Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mike Kennedy	61.5	537	9	Advanced (6)
Submit photo	Zac Wilson	38.5	336	110	6
	JR Bird	0.0	0	-132	5
	Kathryn Dahlin	0.0	0	0	4
	Stewart O. Peay	0.0	0	0	4
	John Dougall	0.0	0	0	3
	Christopher Herrod	0.0	0	0	2
Submit photo	Lucky Bovo	0.0	0	0	1
	Case Lawrence	0.0	0	0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 951 Total exhausted votes: 78
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 27, 2024: Mike Kennedy in round 6. The results of Round 5 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

	Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mike Kennedy	59.6	528	31	Advanced (6)
Submit photo	Zac Wilson	25.5	226	59	6
	JR Bird	14.9	132	3	5
	Stewart O. Peay	0.0	0	-33	4
	Kathryn Dahlin	0.0	0	-73	4
	John Dougall	0.0	0	0	3
	Christopher Herrod	0.0	0	0	2
Submit photo	Lucky Bovo	0.0	0	0	1
	Case Lawrence	0.0	0	0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 951 Exhausted votes through round 5: 65
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 27, 2024: Mike Kennedy in round 6. The results of Round 4 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

	Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mike Kennedy	55.3	497	26	Advanced (6)
Submit photo	Zac Wilson	18.6	167	80	6
	JR Bird	14.3	129	-43	5
	Kathryn Dahlin	8.1	73	-5	4
	Stewart O. Peay	3.7	33	-14	4
	John Dougall	0.0	0	-44	3
	Christopher Herrod	0.0	0	0	2
Submit photo	Lucky Bovo	0.0	0	0	1
	Case Lawrence	0.0	0	0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 951 Exhausted votes through round 4: 52
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 27, 2024: Mike Kennedy in round 6. The results of Round 3 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

	Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mike Kennedy	52.4	471	64	Advanced (6)
	JR Bird	19.1	172	-13	5
Submit photo	Zac Wilson	9.7	87	2	6
	Kathryn Dahlin	8.7	78	2	4
	Stewart O. Peay	5.2	47	-15	4
	John Dougall	4.9	44	-21	3
	Christopher Herrod	0.0	0	-45	2
Submit photo	Lucky Bovo	0.0	0	0	1
	Case Lawrence	0.0	0	0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 951 Exhausted votes through round 3: 52
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 27, 2024: Mike Kennedy in round 6. The results of Round 2 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

	Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mike Kennedy	44.0	407	40	Advanced (6)
	JR Bird	20.0	185	14	5
Submit photo	Zac Wilson	9.2	85	10	6
	Kathryn Dahlin	8.2	76	1	4
	John Dougall	7.0	65	-13	3
	Stewart O. Peay	6.7	62	-7	4
	Christopher Herrod	4.9	45	-19	2
Submit photo	Lucky Bovo	0.0	0	-4	1
	Case Lawrence	0.0	0	-48	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 951 Exhausted votes through round 2: 26
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 27, 2024: Mike Kennedy in round 6. The results of Round 1 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

	Candidate	%	Total votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Mike Kennedy	38.6	367	0	Advanced (6)
	JR Bird	18.0	171	0	5
	John Dougall	8.2	78	0	3
Submit photo	Zac Wilson	7.9	75	0	6
	Kathryn Dahlin	7.9	75	0	4
	Stewart O. Peay	7.3	69	0	4
	Christopher Herrod	6.7	64	0	2
	Case Lawrence	5.0	48	0	1
Submit photo	Lucky Bovo	0.4	4	0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 951
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Clayton Hunsaker (R)

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis (R) defeated Glenn J. Wright (D), Michael Stoddard (L), Daniel Clyde Cummings (Constitution Party), and Aaron Heineman (Independent American Party of Utah) in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Curtis (R)	64.4	182,497
		Glenn J. Wright (D)	29.5	83,687
		Michael Stoddard (L)	2.9	8,287
		Daniel Clyde Cummings (Constitution Party)	1.7	4,874
	Submit photo	Aaron Heineman (Independent American Party of Utah)	1.4	4,035

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,380
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled. Glenn J. Wright (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 3 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis (R) defeated Christopher Herrod (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 3 on June 28, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Curtis	69.6	78,341
	Christopher Herrod	30.4	34,204

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,545
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Brandon Casper (R)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Glenn J. Wright (D) defeated Archie Williams III (D) in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 23, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Glenn J. Wright	91.2	291
	Archie Williams III	8.8	28

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 319
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Christopher Herrod (R) and incumbent John Curtis (R) defeated Timothy Noel Aalders (R), Jason Preston (R), and Lyman Wight (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Herrod	54.7	558
✔		John Curtis	45.3	462
		Timothy Noel Aalders	0.0	0
		Jason Preston	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Lyman Wight	0.0	0

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,020
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Constitution Party convention

Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Daniel Clyde Cummings (Constitution Party) advanced from the Constitution Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Clyde Cummings	100.0	63

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63
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Independent American Party of Utah convention

Independent American of Utah convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Aaron Heineman (Independent American Party of Utah) advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Aaron Heineman

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Michael Stoddard (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 9, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Michael Stoddard

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 3

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 3 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Curtis (R)	68.7	246,674
	Devin Thorpe (D)	26.8	96,067
	Daniel Clyde Cummings (Constitution Party)	2.5	8,889
	Thomas McNeill (United Utah Party)	2.0	7,040
	Trey Robinson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	250
	Jeremy Friedbaum (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 358,927
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Russel Fugal (Independent)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 30, 2020, was canceled.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 30, 2020, was canceled.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Devin Thorpe (D) defeated Jared Lyle Anderson (D) and Trey Robinson (D) in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
		Jared Lyle Anderson
		Trey Robinson
✔		Devin Thorpe

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis (R) defeated Timothy Noel Aalders (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		John Curtis
		Timothy Noel Aalders

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source
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General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis (R) defeated James Singer (D), Gregory Duerden (Independent American Party), and Tim Zeidner (United Utah Party) in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Curtis (R)	67.5	174,856
		James Singer (D)	27.3	70,686
		Gregory Duerden (Independent American Party)	2.6	6,686
	Submit photo	Tim Zeidner (United Utah Party)	2.6	6,630

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 258,858
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Melanie McCoard (Independent)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 26, 2018, was canceled. James Singer (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 3 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis (R) defeated Christopher Herrod (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 3 on June 26, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Curtis	73.3	66,404
	Christopher Herrod	26.7	24,158

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 90,562
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Chia-Chi Teng (R)

Previous election results

2017

See also: Utah's 3rd Congressional District special election, 2017

A special election was held in the 3rd Congressional District of Utah for the U.S. House of Representatives. The election replaced Jason Chaffetz (R), who resigned from office on June 30, 2017.^[1] John Curtis (R) defeated Kathie Allen (D) and four other candidates in the general election on November 7, 2017.^[2]

U.S. House, Utah's 3rd Congressional District general election, November 7, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Curtis	58%	85,751
	Democratic	Kathie Allen	25.6%	37,801
	UUT	Jim Bennett	9.3%	13,747
	Independent	Sean Whalen	3.1%	4,554
	Libertarian	Joe Buchman	2.5%	3,644
	Independent American	Jason Christensen	1.5%	2,286
Total Votes				147,783
Source: Lieutenant Governor's Office

2016

See also: Utah's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Jason Chaffetz (R) defeated Stephen Tryon (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Chaffetz defeated Chia-Chi Teng in the Republican primary on June 28, 2016.^[3]^[4]

**U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Chaffetz Incumbent	73.5%	209,589
	Democratic	Stephen Tryon	26.5%	75,716
Total Votes				285,305
Source: Utah Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Utah, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jason Chaffetz Incumbent	78.6%	47,439
Chia-Chi Teng	21.4%	12,922
Total Votes		60,361
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor

2014

See also: Utah's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Utah held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jason Chaffetz (R) defeated Brian Wonnacott (D), Zack Strong (IA), Ben Mates (I) and Stephen Tryon (I) in the general election.

**U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Chaffetz Incumbent	72.3%	102,952
	Democratic	Brian Wonnacott	22.5%	32,059
	Independent American	Zack Strong	2.2%	3,192
	Independent	Ben Mates	1.1%	1,513
	Independent	Stephen Tryon	1.8%	2,584
Total Votes				142,300
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "Elections,"

2012

See also: Utah's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Utah held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Jason Chaffetz won re-election.^[5]

**U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Chaffetz Incumbent	76.6%	198,828
	Democratic	Soren D. Simonsen	23.4%	60,719
Total Votes				259,547
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Jason Chaffetz won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Karen Hyer (D), Douglas Sligting (Constitution), Jake Shannon (L) and Joseph L. Puente (Unaffiliated) in the general election.^[6]

U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Chaffetz incumbent	72.3%	139,721
	Democratic	Karen Hyer	22.9%	44,320
	Constitution	Douglas Sligting	2.4%	4,596
	Libertarian	Jake Shannon	1.5%	2,945
	Unaffiliated	Joseph L. Puente	0.8%	1,604
Total Votes				193,186

2008
On November 4, 2008, Jason Chaffetz won election to the United States House. He defeated Bennion L. Spencer (D) and Jim Noorlander (Constitution) in the general election.^[7]

U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Chaffetz	65.6%	187,035
	Democratic	Bennion L. Spencer	28.3%	80,626
	Constitution	Jim Noorlander	6.1%	17,408
Total Votes				285,069

2006
On November 7, 2006, Chris Cannon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Christian Burridge (D), Jim Noorlander (Constitution Party) and Philip Lear Hallman (L) in the general election.^[8]

U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris Cannon incumbent	57.7%	95,455
	Democratic	Christian Burrdige	32.2%	53,330
	Constitution Party	Jim Noorlander	8.8%	14,533
	Libertarian	Phil Lear Hallman	1.3%	2,080
Total Votes				165,398

2004
On November 2, 2004, Chris Cannon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Beau Babka (D), Ronald Winfield (Constitution Party), Curtis Darrell James (Personal Choice) and Jim Dexter (L) in the general election.^[9]

U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris Cannon incumbent	63.4%	173,010
	Democratic	Beau Babka	32.5%	88,748
	Constitution Party	Ronald Winfield	1.9%	5,089
	Personal Choice	Curtis Darrell James	0.9%	2,390
	Libertarian	Jim Dexter	1.4%	3,691
Total Votes				272,928

2002
On November 5, 2002, Chris Cannon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Nancy Jane Woodside (D), Kitty K. Burton (L) and John William Maurin (Write-in) in the general election.^[10]

U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris Cannon incumbent	67.4%	103,598
	Democratic	Nancy Jane Woodside	29%	44,533
	Libertarian	Kitty K. Burton	3.6%	5,511
	Write-in	John William Maurin	0%	1
Total Votes				153,643

2000
On November 7, 2000, Chris Cannon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donald Dunn (D), Michael J. Lehman (I), Kitty K. Burton (L) and Randall Tolpinrud (Natural Law) in the general election.^[11]

U.S. House, Utah District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chris Cannon incumbent	58.5%	138,943
	Democratic	Donald Dunn	37.3%	88,547
	Independent	Michael J. Lehman	2.3%	5,436
	Libertarian	Kitty K. Burton	1.5%	3,570
	Natural Law	Randall Tolpinrud	0.4%	852
Total Votes				237,348

District map

Redistricting

2025-2026

See also: Redistricting in Utah ahead of the 2026 elections

The Utah Supreme Court ruled on July 11, 2024, that the legislature's override of Proposition 4 likely violated voters' constitutional right to participate in government.^[12] The Court returned the case to Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson to determine whether the legislature's changes to the ballot initiative were "narrowly tailored to advance a compelling government interest."^[13] On August 25, 2025, Gibson struck down the state's congressional map, writing, "The nature of the violation lies in the Legislature’s refusal to respect the people’s exercise of their constitutional lawmaking power and to honor the people’s right to reform their government."^[14] On September 15, 2025, the Utah Supreme Court rejected the legislature's appeal to pause the district court ruling, allowing plans to redraw the map by November 10, 2025, to proceed.^[15]

On October 6, 2025, the Utah Legislature approved a new congressional map to submit to the judge for consideration that made two districts more competitive while leaving all four districts leaning Republican.^[16] The same day, the plaintiffs in the case against the original map that was struck down also submitted two maps to the judge for consideration.^[17] On November 10, 2025, the judge ruled that a plaintiff-drawn map shifting one district Democratic would be used in the 2026 elections.^[18]

On November 25, 2025, Utah legislative leaders announced plans to appeal the ruling and hold a special session on December 9, 2025. Utah News Dispatch's Katie McKellar wrote, "During the special session, lawmakers may aweigh delaying candidate filing deadlines in order to allow more time for a different congressional map to be enacted for the 2026 election."^[19]

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Utah after the 2020 census

Utah enacted new congressional districts on November 12, 2021, after Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed a map proposal approved by the House and the Senate. The enacted map was drafted by the legislature and differed from a proposal the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission released on November 5, 2021.^[20] The congressional map passed the Utah House 50-22 on November 9, 2021, with five Republicans and all Democratic House members voting against it. The Senate approved the map on November 10, 2021, in a 21-7 vote. Before signing the congressional map, Cox said he would not veto any maps approved by the legislature. He said, "The Legislature is fully within their rights to actually make those decisions and decide where they want to draw those lines."^[21] This map took effect for Utah's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Utah work? In Utah, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are ultimately enacted by the state legislature. An advisory commission submits proposed maps to the legislature for its approval. This commission comprises the following seven members:^[22]

One appointed by the governor, to serve as the chair of the commission;
One appointed by the president of the Utah Senate;
One appointed by the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives;
One appointed by the leader of the largest minority political party in the Utah Senate;
One appointed by the leader of the largest minority political party in the Utah House of Representatives;
One appointed jointly by the leadership of the majority political party in the Utah Senate, president of the Utah Senate, and the leadership of the same political party in the Utah House of Representatives; and
One appointed jointly by the leadership of the largest minority political party in the Utah Senate, and the leadership of the same political party in the Utah House of Representatives, including the speaker of the House, if the speaker is a member of the same political party.

The commission is required to select between one and three plans, with the affirmative votes of at least five members, to submit to the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court. The chief justice is responsible for determining if the commission's plans meet redistricting standards. The commission then forwards the plans to the state legislature, which may decide whether to accept, amend, or reject the plans.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Utah after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Utah after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Utah State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 3rd the 132nd most Republican district nationally.^[23]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 3rd the 106th most Republican district nationally.^[24]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 57.5%-38.3%.^[25]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 3rd the 110th most Republican district nationally.^[26]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 38.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 57.5%.^[27]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+25. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 3rd Congressional District the 16th most Republican nationally.^[28]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.06. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.06 points toward that party.^[29]

External links

GovTrack District 3

Footnotes

↑ Utah Policy, "Rules for special election to replace Chaffetz set, but lawsuits loom," May 19, 2017
↑ The New York Times, "Live Election Results: Utah’s Third Congressional District," November 7, 2017
↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
↑ Politico, "Utah," June 28, 2016
↑ ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Utah," November 7, 2012
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ New York Times, "Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State Supreme Court Says," July 11, 2024
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↑ Politico, "Legislature passes new map in Utah, creating 2 more competitive seats," October 6, 2025
↑ Utah News Dispatch, "Plaintiffs submit 2 congressional maps to judge as Utah lawmakers vote on their own," October 6, 2025
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↑ Deseret News, "Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs off on controversial congressional map that ‘cracks’ Salt Lake County," November 12, 2021
↑ Deseret News, "Utah redistricting: Congressional map splitting Salt Lake County 4 ways heads to Gov. Spencer Cox," November 10, 2021
↑ All About Redistricting, "Utah," accessed May 4, 2015
↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018

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Utah's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Curtis (R)

Mike Lee (R)

Representatives

District 1

Blake Moore (R)

District 2

Celeste Maloy (R)

District 3

Mike Kennedy (R)

District 4

Burgess Owens (R)

Republican Party (6)

[1] Utah Policy, "Rules for special election to replace Chaffetz set, but lawsuits loom," May 19, 2017

[2] The New York Times, "Live Election Results: Utah’s Third Congressional District," November 7, 2017

[list-3] Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016

[4] Politico, "Utah," June 28, 2016

[5] ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Utah," November 7, 2012

[6] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013

[7] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013

[8] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013

[9] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013

[10] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013

[11] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013

[12] New York Times, "Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State Supreme Court Says," July 11, 2024

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[16] Politico, "Legislature passes new map in Utah, creating 2 more competitive seats," October 6, 2025

[17] Utah News Dispatch, "Plaintiffs submit 2 congressional maps to judge as Utah lawmakers vote on their own," October 6, 2025

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[20] Deseret News, "Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs off on controversial congressional map that ‘cracks’ Salt Lake County," November 12, 2021

[21] Deseret News, "Utah redistricting: Congressional map splitting Salt Lake County 4 ways heads to Gov. Spencer Cox," November 10, 2021

[utloyola-22] All About Redistricting, "Utah," accessed May 4, 2015

[23] Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025

[24] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024

[25] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

[26] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[27] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

[28] Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017

[29] FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018

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