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Utah's 4th Congressional District
Utah's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Burgess Owens (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
2024
See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Utah District 4
Incumbent Burgess Owens defeated Katrina Fallick-Wang, Vaughn R. Cook, and M. Evan Bullard in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Burgess Owens (R) | 63.4 | 230,627 |
 | Katrina Fallick-Wang (D)  | 30.2 | 109,838 | |
 | Vaughn R. Cook (United Utah Party) | 4.8 | 17,347 | |
 | M. Evan Bullard (Unaffiliated) | 1.6 | 5,856 | |
| Total votes: 363,668 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- January Walker (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Katrina Fallick-Wang advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 4.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Burgess Owens advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4.
United Utah Party primary election
The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. Vaughn R. Cook advanced from the United Utah Party primary for U.S. House Utah District 4.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Katrina Fallick-Wang defeated Jonathan Lopez in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katrina Fallick-Wang (D) | 66.5 | 117 |
| Jonathan Lopez (D) | 33.5 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 176 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Incumbent Burgess Owens advanced from the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Burgess Owens (R) |
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United Utah Party convention
United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Vaughn R. Cook advanced from the United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Vaughn R. Cook (United Utah Party) |
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Utah District 4
Incumbent Burgess Owens defeated Darlene McDonald, January Walker, and Jonathan Peterson in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Burgess Owens (R) | 61.1 | 155,110 |
 | Darlene McDonald (D) | 32.3 | 82,181 | |
 | January Walker (United Utah Party) | 6.6 | 16,740 | |
 | Jonathan Peterson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 28 | |
| Total votes: 254,059 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Darlene McDonald advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 4.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Salvador Giove (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4
Incumbent Burgess Owens defeated Jake Hunsaker in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Burgess Owens | 61.9 | 56,397 |
 | Jake Hunsaker | 38.1 | 34,728 | |
| Total votes: 91,125 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nicholas Huey (R)
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Darlene McDonald advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darlene McDonald (D) | 100.0 | 1,461 |
| Total votes: 1,461 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Incumbent Burgess Owens defeated Jake Hunsaker in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Burgess Owens (R) | 68.8 | 561 |
| Jake Hunsaker (R) | 31.2 | 254 | |
| Total votes: 815 | |||
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United Utah Party convention
United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
January Walker advanced from the United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | January Walker (United Utah Party) |
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Utah District 4
Burgess Owens defeated incumbent Ben McAdams, John Molnar, Jonia Broderick (Unofficially withdrew), and Jonathan Peterson in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Burgess Owens (R) | 47.7 | 179,688 |
 | Ben McAdams (D) | 46.7 | 175,923 | |
 | John Molnar (L) | 3.5 | 13,053 | |
 | Jonia Broderick (United Utah Party) (Unofficially withdrew) | 2.1 | 8,037 | |
| Jonathan Peterson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 29 | |
| Total votes: 376,730 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jonathan Lopez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4
Burgess Owens defeated Kim Coleman, Jay Mcfarland, and Trent Christensen in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Burgess Owens | 43.5 | 49,456 |
 | Kim Coleman | 24.3 | 27,575 | |
 | Jay Mcfarland | 21.5 | 24,456 | |
 | Trent Christensen | 10.7 | 12,165 | |
| Total votes: 113,652 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Hemmert (R)
- Salvador Giove (R)
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Incumbent Ben McAdams defeated Daniel Beckstrand in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ben McAdams (D) |
| Daniel Beckstrand (D) | ||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4
Kim Coleman and Burgess Owens defeated Kathleen Anderson, Chris Biesinger, and Cindy Thompson in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
 | Kathleen Anderson (R) | |
| Chris Biesinger (R) | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Coleman (R) |
| ✔ | | Burgess Owens (R) |
| Cindy Thompson (R) | ||
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2018
General election
Ben McAdams defeated incumbent Mia Love in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 4 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. House Utah District 4
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben McAdams (D) | 50.1 | 134,964 |
 | Mia Love (R) | 49.9 | 134,270 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 269,271 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Utah Democratic Party held a nominating convention on April 28, 2018. Ben McAdams was selected as the Democratic nominee for U.S. House Utah District 4.[1]
Republican primary election
The Utah Republican Party held a nominating convention on April 21, 2018. Incumbent Mia Love was selected as the Republican nominee for U.S. House Utah District 4.[2]
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.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2014
The 4th Congressional District of Utah held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Mia Love (R) defeated Doug Owens (D), Jim Vein (L), Tim Aalders (IA) and Collin Robert Simonsen (C) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | ||||
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
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.[5] 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."[6] This map took effect for Utah's 2022 congressional 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.[7] 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."[8] 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."[9]
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:[10]
- 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.
Utah District 4
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Utah District 4
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In 2011, the Utah State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. The 4th Congressional District was a newly created district.
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+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 4th the 87th most Republican district nationally.[11]
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+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 4th the 76th most Republican district nationally.[12]
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) 60.7%-34.8%.[13]
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+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 4th the 79th most Republican district nationally.[14]
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 34.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 60.7%.[15]
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+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 4th Congressional District the 97th most Republican nationally.[16]
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 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.[17]
See also
- Redistricting in Utah
- Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
- Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Democratic front-runners Ben McAdams and Jenny Wilson defeat challengers to avoid primary elections," April 28, 2018
- ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Republican delegates force Mitt Romney into a primary election with state lawmaker Mike Kennedy in the race for the U.S. Senate," April 24, 2018
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Washington Post, "Republican Mia Love concedes to Democrat Jim Matheson in Utah," November 7, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New York Times, "Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State Supreme Court Says," July 11, 2024
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- ↑ 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
