Utah's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Utah, 2022

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Utah's 3rd Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 4, 2022
Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Utah
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+13 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Utah, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 4, 2022.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

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%.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Utah's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)
• Utah's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis defeated Glenn J. Wright, Michael Stoddard, Daniel Clyde Cummings, and Aaron Heineman 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

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

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Glenn J. Wright advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 3.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis defeated Christopher Herrod 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

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	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 defeated Archie Williams III in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 3 on April 23, 2022.

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

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

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

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

Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Clyde Cummings (Constitution Party)	100.0	63

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	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 Party of Utah convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

Aaron Heineman 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 (Independent American Party of Utah)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

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

		Candidate
✔		Michael Stoddard (L)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Note: The Republican convention advanced to two rounds of voting. In each round, candidates were eliminated or withdrew. After each round, delegates voted again until a winner was declared. The Republican convention results above show only the vote totals from the final round of voting.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Utah

Election information in Utah: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
• Online: Oct. 28, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: N/A by N/A

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 25, 2022 to Nov. 2, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

The current inflationary environment is on everyone's minds. While multi-year economic trends are difficult to control, there are concrete steps that we can take that can mitigate inflationary effects on individuals and their families and speed the recovery from inflation.s

Climate change is reducing the water available in our state, increasing the frequency of severe forest fires and negatively affecting the economic viability of many industries, including agriculture, winter sports, coal, oil and natural gas industries. There are effective strategies that are available to us to address these issues. They will require bi-partisan agreements to be successful.

Social issues such as women's health and gun violence can be devastating on society and solutions devisive. We must come together to addr4ess these issues.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

Climate Change and its long term effects on our environment, population and economy must be a priority on personal, local, state, national and global levels. My family is diverse from ethnic, racial and orientation standpoints. I am particularly intersted in promoting equality and equity for all.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

FDR - his policies changed the US for the better

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

Sputnik, 1957

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

Cleaning bathrooms at the community pool in Annville PA

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

Yes. Experience in government teaches the limitations of government actions. It always takes longer than seems reasonable to accomplish things. Compromise is almost always necessary. Few get everything they want on the first try. Persistence and patience are necessary qualities.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

Climate Change Preserving Democracy

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

Defense and Natural Resources

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

Too short, always running for re-election

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

The voters decide each person's term limit

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Glenn J. Wright (D)

yes

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
John Curtis	Republican Party	$2,120,305	$2,097,225	$374,385	As of December 31, 2022
Archie Williams III	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Glenn J. Wright	Democratic Party	$17,996	$18,660	$-532	As of December 31, 2022
Timothy Noel Aalders	Republican Party	$747,076	$747,076	$0	As of July 15, 2022
Christopher Herrod	Republican Party	$105,227	$105,227	$0	As of September 30, 2022
Jason Preston	Republican Party	$106,629	$105,723	$906	As of December 31, 2022
Lyman Wight	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Daniel Clyde Cummings	Constitution Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Aaron Heineman	Independent American Party of Utah	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Michael Stoddard	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Utah's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Utah in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Utah, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Utah	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	7,000	$485.00	3/4/2022	Source
Utah	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	5% of registered voters in the district, or 300, whichever is less	$485.00	3/4/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
• Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Utah District 3
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Utah District 3
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Utah after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Utah
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Utah's 1st	37.9%	57.8%	31.6%	64.2%
Utah's 2nd	39.5%	56.7%	40.2%	56.1%
Utah's 3rd	38.3%	57.5%	35.2%	60.3%
Utah's 4th	34.8%	60.7%	43.3%	52.4%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Utah.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Utah in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 2, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirteen candidates filed to run for Utah’s four U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and nine Republicans. That’s 3.25 candidates per district, less than the 3.75 candidates per district in 2020 and more than the 2.5 in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Utah was apportioned four districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. All four incumbents filed to run for re-election, meaning there were no open seats this year. That was one fewer than in 2020, when there was one open seat.

All four incumbents faced primary challengers, the highest number since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data. Utah’s four incumbent congressmen were Republicans, meaning there were four contested Republican primaries this year. There were no contested Democratic primaries. The four contested primaries this year were the most since 2014, when six primaries were contested.

Four candidates, including incumbent Rep. Blake Moore (R), filed to run in the 1st district. That was the most candidates who ran for a seat this year. Republican and Democratic candidates filed to run in all four districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

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.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Utah's 3rd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
38.3%	57.5%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Utah, 2020

Utah presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 7 Democratic wins
• 24 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Utah and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Utah
	Utah	United States
Population	2,763,885	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	82,376	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	86.4%	72.5%
Black/African American	1.2%	12.7%
Asian	2.3%	5.5%
Native American	1.1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.2%
Other (single race)	5%	4.9%
Multiple	3%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	14%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	92.3%	88%
College graduation rate	34%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$71,621	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	9.8%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Utah's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Utah, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	4	6
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	4	6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Utah's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Utah, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Spencer Cox
Lieutenant Governor	Deidre Henderson
Attorney General	Sean D. Reyes

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Utah State Legislature as of November 2022.

Utah State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	6
	Republican Party	23
	Vacancies	0
Total		29

Utah House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	17
	Republican Party	58
	Vacancies	0
Total		75

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Utah was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Utah Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty-one years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

2020

See also: Utah's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

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

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	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 convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

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

		Candidate
		Jared Lyle Anderson (D)
		Trey Robinson (D)
✔		Devin Thorpe (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 3

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

		Candidate
✔		John Curtis (R)
		Timothy Noel Aalders (R)

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2018

See also: Utah's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis defeated James Singer, Gregory Duerden, and Tim Zeidner 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

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	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 election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. James Singer advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 3.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 3

Incumbent John Curtis defeated Christopher Herrod 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

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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.

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

Incumbent Jason Chaffetz won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He defeated Brian Wonnacott, Zack Strong, Ben Mates 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,"

Democratic convention results

Brian Wonnacott won the Democratic nomination on April 26, 2014. He ran unopposed.

Republican convention results

On April 26, 2014, at Utah’s GOP Convention, delegates chose incumbent Jason Chaffetz as the Republican candidate in the 2014 general election. Chaffetz received 838 votes, or 87.17 percent, while Robert Stevens and Mark Hedengren each received 65 votes, or 6.42 percent.

Utah uses a convention-primary system to choose candidates for general elections. At the state nominating convention, delegates cast votes for a candidate on behalf of their district. If a delegate receives 60 percent of the votes, the candidate moves on to the general election; otherwise, the two remaining candidates compete in a primary election. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, “The group Count My Vote, led by former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt and other influential and well-heeled Republicans, launched a petition drive last year to put a measure on the ballot to strip the party conventions of most of their authority, arguing the caucus-convention system is exclusionary and doesn’t represent the average Utahn.”

See also

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Footnotes

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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)

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