Jordan Hess
Jordan Hess (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District. Hess lost in the special Republican convention on June 24, 2023.
Hess was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Utah. All 40 delegates from Utah were bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[1] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Elections
2023
See also: Utah's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2023
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Utah District 2
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Utah District 2 on November 21, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Celeste Maloy (R) | 56.8 | 89,866 |
 | Kathleen Riebe (D) | 33.5 | 52,949 | |
 | Brad Green (L)  | 2.9 | 4,528 | |
 | Cassie Easley (Constitution Party) | 2.3 | 3,678 | |
 | January Walker (United Utah Party) | 1.8 | 2,856 | |
| Perry Myers (Independent) | 1.4 | 2,276 | ||
 | Joseph Geddes Buchman (Independent) | 0.8 | 1,281 | |
| Jonathan La Rele Peterson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 688 | ||
| Total votes: 158,124 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kathleen Riebe advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2
Celeste Maloy defeated Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2 on September 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celeste Maloy | 38.8 | 36,288 |
 | Becky Edwards | 32.7 | 30,560 | |
 | Bruce Hough | 28.4 | 26,562 | |
| Total votes: 93,410 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Remy Kush (R)
Constitution primary election
The Constitution primary election was canceled. Cassie Easley advanced from the special Constitution primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Brad Green advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.
United Utah Party primary election
The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. January Walker advanced from the special United Utah Party primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.
Democratic convention
Special Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
Kathleen Riebe defeated Guy Warner and Archie Williams III in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Riebe (D) | 85.6 | 243 |
| Guy Warner (D) | 12.7 | 36 | ||
 | Archie Williams III (D) | 1.8 | 5 | |
| Total votes: 284 | |||
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Republican convention
Special Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 24, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Celeste Maloy (R) | 52.4 | 380 |
 | Gregory Hughes (R) | 47.6 | 345 | |
| Jordan Hess (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Becky Edwards (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
 | Scott Reber (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
 | Kathleen Anderson (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Henry Eyring (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| R. Quin Denning (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Hough (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hoster (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
 | Scott Hatfield (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 725 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ty Jensen (R)
Constitution convention
Special Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
Cassie Easley advanced from the special Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on July 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cassie Easley (Constitution Party) | 100.0 | 24 |
| Total votes: 24 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Special Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
Brad Green advanced from the special Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 24, 2023.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Green (L) |
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United Utah Party convention
Special United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2
January Walker defeated Stoney Fonua in the special United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 27, 2023.
Candidate | ||
 | Stoney Fonua (United Utah Party) | |
| ✔ | | January Walker (United Utah Party) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hess in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jordan Hess did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2016 Republican National Convention
Delegate rules
Delegates from Utah to the Republican National Convention were elected at the Utah state GOP convention in April 2016. All Utah delegates were bound by the results of the state's caucus on the first ballot. If a candidate allocated delegates did not compete at the national convention, then his or her delegates were reallocated and bound to the remaining candidates.
Roll call vote
In the roll call vote that took place at the convention on July 19, 2016, the Utah delegation reported 40 votes for Ted Cruz in accordance with the results of the state's 2016 Republican caucuses. The convention secretary, however, recorded all 40 votes from Utah for Donald Trump. Ballotpedia spoke with Hess in Cleveland. He said, “I came here to cast my vote for Sen. Ted Cruz and it’s sad that my vote will be recorded for Donald Trump.” Hess said there wasn’t a real understanding of the implications of the state party rule that only allowed Utah delegates to cast votes for candidates who were formally nominated. “I wish we had been aware of that rule.” Hess said, “Some people were upset because they were for Cruz, but it is what it is. It is the rule.”
Utah primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Utah, 2016
| Utah Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Ted Cruz |
69.2% | 122,567 | 40 | |
| John Kasich | 16.8% | 29,773 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 14% | 24,864 | 0 | |
| Totals | 177,204 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Utah had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any district-level delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide caucus vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.[2][3]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. Utah's at-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she won all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[2][3]
See also
2023 Elections
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