Utah's 4th Congressional District

Utah's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Burgess Owens

Assumed office: January 3, 2021

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

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Utah, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2026

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 4

Incumbent Burgess Owens (R), Ty Jensen (R), and Steven Burt (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 4 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Burgess Owens (R)
		Ty Jensen (R)
		Steven Burt (Independent)

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See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 4

Incumbent Burgess Owens (R) defeated Katrina Fallick-Wang (D), Vaughn R. Cook (United Utah Party), and M. Evan Bullard (Unaffiliated) 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 363,668
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• January Walker (Independent)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Katrina Fallick-Wang (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Burgess Owens (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

United Utah Party primary

The United Utah Party primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Vaughn R. Cook (United Utah Party) advanced from the United Utah Party primary for U.S. House Utah District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4

Katrina Fallick-Wang (D) defeated Jonathan Lopez (D) in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 27, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katrina Fallick-Wang	66.5	117
	Submit photo	Jonathan Lopez	33.5	59

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 176
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4

Incumbent Burgess Owens (R) advanced from the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Burgess Owens

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United Utah Party convention

United Utah convention for U.S. House Utah District 4

Vaughn R. Cook (United Utah Party) advanced from the United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Vaughn R. Cook

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See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 4

Incumbent Burgess Owens (R) defeated Darlene McDonald (D), January Walker (United Utah Party), and Jonathan Peterson (Independent) 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 254,059
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled. Darlene McDonald (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Salvador Giove (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4

Incumbent Burgess Owens (R) defeated Jake Hunsaker (R) 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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 (D) advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darlene McDonald	100.0	1,461

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,461
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4

Incumbent Burgess Owens (R) defeated Jake Hunsaker (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Burgess Owens	68.8	561
		Jake Hunsaker	31.2	254

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 815
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United Utah Party convention

United Utah convention for U.S. House Utah District 4

January Walker (United Utah Party) advanced from the United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		January Walker

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See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 4

Burgess Owens (R) defeated incumbent Ben McAdams (D), John Molnar (L), Jonia Broderick (United Utah Party) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot), and Jonathan Peterson (Independent) 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) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	2.1	8,037
		Jonathan Peterson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	29

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,730
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Democratic primary

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

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jonathan Lopez (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 4

Burgess Owens (R) defeated Kim Coleman (R), Jay Mcfarland (R), and Trent Christensen (R) 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 113,652
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Salvador Giove (R)
• Daniel Hemmert (R)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4

Incumbent Ben McAdams (D) defeated Daniel Beckstrand (D) in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ben McAdams
	Submit photo	Daniel Beckstrand

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4

Kim Coleman (R) and Burgess Owens (R) defeated Kathleen Anderson (R), Chris Biesinger (R), and Cindy Thompson (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
		Kathleen Anderson
	Submit photo	Chris Biesinger
✔		Kim Coleman
✔		Burgess Owens
	Submit photo	Cindy Thompson

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 4

Ben McAdams (D) defeated incumbent Mia Love (R) in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben McAdams (D)	50.1	134,964
		Mia Love (R)	49.9	134,270
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0%	37

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 269,271
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 26, 2018, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Homer (D)

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 26, 2018, was canceled.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4

Ben McAdams (D) advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 4 on April 28, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ben McAdams

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Previous election results

2016

See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 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.

U.S. House, Utah District 4 General Election, 2016

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

See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District elections, 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.

U.S. House, Utah District 4 General Election, 2014

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

See also: Utah's 4th Congressional District 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.

U.S. House, Utah District 4 General Election, 2012

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

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. 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." 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." 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.

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. 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. On November 10, 2025, the judge ruled that a plaintiff-drawn map shifting one district Democratic would be used in the 2026 elections.

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."

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. 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." 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:

• 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

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. 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.

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.

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%.

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.

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%.

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.

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.

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

• GovTrack District 4

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)