2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from Utah, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 114th Congress from January 2015 until January 2017.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

November 4, 2014
All 4 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 1 Seats won 4 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 351,034 183,491 Percentage 62.02% 32.42% Swing 2.84% 0.05%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	351,034	62.02%	3	4	+1
	Democratic	183,491	32.42%	1	0	-1
	Independent American	13,086	2.31%	0	0	-
	Libertarian	6,198	1.10%	0	0	-
	Constitution	5,933	1.05%	0	0	-
	Independent	6,228	1.10%	0	0	-
Totals		565,970	100.00%	4	4	-

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district:[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	84,231	64.78%	36,422	28.01%	9,381	7.21%	130,034	100%	Republican Hold
District 2	88,915	60.82%	47,585	32.55%	9,688	6.63%	146,188	100%	Republican Hold
District 3	102,952	72.21%	32,059	22.48%	7,569	5.31%	142,580	100%	Republican Hold
District 4	74,936	52.56%	67,425	47.29%	4,807	3.37%	147,168	100%	Republican Gain
Total	351,034	62.02%	183,491	32.42%	31,445	5.56%	565,970	100%

District 1

The 1st district is located in northern Utah and includes the cities of Ogden and Logan, as well as the northern half of the Great Salt Lake. The incumbent is Republican Rob Bishop, who has represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+27.

Republican nomination

Bishop was challenged in the Republican primary by David Yu-Lin Chiu.[3] At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Bishop received 81% of the vote to Chiu's 19%, winning the nomination without the need for a primary.[4]

Democratic nomination

Former U.S. Army Second Lieutenant, businesswoman and nominee for the seat in 2012 Donna McAleer ran again for the Democrats. Physician Peter Clemens also ran.[5] At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, McAleer received 58.9% to Clemens' 40.1%, just 2 votes short of the 60% needed to avoid a primary election, with 4 delegates abstaining. On the second ballot, she received 75% to Clemens' 25% and was nominated.[6]

General election

Libertarian Craig Bowden and Independent American Dwayne A. Vance are also on the ballot.[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rob Bishop (R)	Donna McAleer (D)	Other	Undecided
Brigham Young University	October 15–22, 2014	159	–	49%	31%	5%[7]	15%

Results

Utah's 1st congressional district, 2014[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Bishop (incumbent)	84,231	64.8
	Democratic	Donna McAleer	36,422	28.0
	Libertarian	Craig Bowden	4,847	3.7
	Independent American	Dwayne A. Vance	4,534	3.5
Total votes			130,034	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district is located in western and southern Utah and includes largely rural parts of the state as well as the state capital Salt Lake City and the cities of St. George and Tooele. The incumbent is Republican Chris Stewart, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 62% of the vote in 2012, succeeding Democrat Jim Matheson, who ran in the newly created 4th district. The district has a PVI of R+18.

Republican nomination

Stewart was challenged in the Republican primary by Zachary A. Hartman, Vaughn Hatton and attorney Larry Meyers.[3] At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Stewart received 68% of the vote, winning the nomination without the need for a primary. Meyers took 22%, Hatton took 6% and Hartman took 5%.[4]

Democratic nomination

State Senator Luz Robles is running for the Democrats.[8] At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, she was nominated by acclamation.[6]

General election

Also on the ballot are Shaun McCausland of the Constitution Party, Independent American Wayne L. Hill and Independent Bill Barron. Independent Warren Rogers is running as a write-in candidate.[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Stewart (R)	Luz Robles (D)	Other	Undecided
Brigham Young University	October 15–22, 2014	192	–	43%	37%	4%[9]	16%

Results

Utah's 2nd congressional district, 2014[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Stewart (incumbent)	88,915	60.8
	Democratic	Luz Robles	47,585	32.5
	Constitution	Shaun McCausland	4,509	3.1
	Independent American	Wayne L. Hill	3,328	2.3
	Independent	Bill Barron	1,734	1.2
	Independent	Warren Rogers (write-in)	117	0.1
Total votes			146,188	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

The 3rd district is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo. The incumbent is Republican Jason Chaffetz, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+28.

Republican nomination

Chaffetz was challenged in the Republican primary by Mark Hedengren and Robert J. Stevens.[3] At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Chaffetz received 87% of the vote, winning the nomination without the need for a primary. Hedengren and Stevens each took 6% of the vote.[4]

Democratic nomination

Software engineer Brian Wonnacott is running for the Democrats.[10] He had planned to run as an Independent, but changed his mind shortly before the filing deadline when he saw that no-one had filed to run as a Democrat.[11] At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, he was nominated by acclamation.[6]

General election

Independent American Zack Strong defeated Abraham for his party's nomination. Independents Ben J. Mates and Stephen P. Tyron are also on the ballot. David Else, 2nd Vice-Chair and Southern Regional Coordinator of the Independent American Party is running as an Independent write-in candidate.[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Chaffetz (R)	Brian Wonnacott (D)	Other	Undecided
Brigham Young University	October 15–22, 2014	169	–	59%	25%	2%[12]	15%

Results

Utah's 3rd congressional district, 2014[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Chaffetz (incumbent)	102,952	72.2
	Democratic	Brian Wonnacott	32,059	22.5
	Independent American	Zack Strong	3,192	2.2
	Independent	Stephen P. Tryon	2,584	1.8
	Independent	Ben J. Mates	1,513	1.1
	Independent	David A. Else (write-in)	280	0.2
Total votes			142,580	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

The 4th district is located in northern-central Utah and includes parts of Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, and Sanpete counties. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Matheson, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 2001 to 2013. He was re-elected with 49% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+16.

Democratic nomination

On December 17, 2013, Matheson announced he would not seek re-election.[13] Fellow moderate Democrat Doug Owens, an attorney and son of the late Congressman Wayne Owens,[14] and engineer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 Bill Peterson ran for their party's nomination.[15] At the Democratic State Convention on April 26, 2014, Owens received 98% of the vote to Peterson's 2% and was nominated.[6]

Republican nomination

Republican Mia Love, the former Mayor of Saratoga Springs, who lost to Matheson by 768 votes in 2012, is running again.[16] She was challenged for the Republican nomination by businessman, former Director of Utah's Office of Business and Economic Development and candidate for the seat in 2012 Bob Fuehr.[17] Investment fund manager and Utah State Board of Education member Jennifer Johnson had been running, but withdrew from the race in April 2014.[15][18] At the Republican nominating convention, also on April 26, 2014, Love received 78% of the vote to 22% for Fuehr, and was thus nominated without the need for a primary.[4]

General election

Also on the ballot are Collin Robert Simonsen of the Constitution Party, Independent American Party Tim Aalders and Libertarian Jim L. Vein.[3]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Doug Owens (D)	Mia Love (R)	Other	Undecided
Dan Jones/Cicero Group	October 20–29, 2014	402	± 4.89%	43%	48%	3%[19]	6%
Brigham Young University	October 15–22, 2014	236	–	46%	42%	5%[20]	7%
Dan Jones/Cicero Group	October 7–9, 2014	400	± 4.9%	40%	49%	3%[21]	9%
FM3 (D-Owens)	October 6–7, 2014	403	± 4.9%	44%	47%	—	9%
Y2 Analytics (R-Love)	October 2–4, 2014	500	± 4.4%	28%	47%	—	24%
Dan Jones/Cicero Group	August 7–9, 2014	443	± 4.64%	32%	44%	5%[22]	19%
FM3 (D-Owens)	July 15–17, 2014	400	± 4.9%	41%	50%	—	8%

Results

Utah's 4th congressional district, 2014[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mia Love	74,936	50.9
	Democratic	Doug Owens	67,425	45.8
	Independent American	Tim Aalders	2,032	1.4
	Constitution	Collin Robert Simonsen	1,424	1.0
	Libertarian	Jim L. Vein	1,351	0.9
Total votes			147,168	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

References

1. http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/
2. Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
3. "2014 Candidate Filings". Utah SOS. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
4. Lisa Riley Roche (April 26, 2014). "Easy wins at GOP convention for congressmen, Love". Deseret News. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
5. "Donna McAleer again running against Rep. Rob Bishop". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 4, 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
6. Lee Davidson (April 26, 2014). "Utah Democrats elect Corroon as chairman, tap Owens in 4th District". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
7. Craig Bowden (L) 3%, Dwayne A. Vance (IA) 2%
8. Riley Roche, Lisa (5 September 2013). "State Sen. Luz Robles challenging GOP Congressman Chris Stewart". Deseret News. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
9. Bill Barron (I) 1%, Wayne L. Hill (IA) 0%, Shaun McCausland (C) 3%
10. "Democrat Brian Wonnacott has "Toughest Climb Ever" for 3rd Congressional Seat". KUER 90.1. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
11. Bryan Schott (15 July 2014). "Wonnacott Struggling to Mount Campaign Against Chaffetz". Utah Policy. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
12. Ben J. Mates (I) 1%, Zack Strong (IA) 1%, Stephen P. Tyron (I) 0%
13. Livingston, Abby (December 17, 2013). "Democrat Jim Matheson Announces Retirement". Roll Call. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
14. Bob Bernick (27 January 2014). "Another Owens Jumps into Utah Politics". Utah Policy. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
15. "And they're off — candidates file for Utah elections". The Salt Lake Tribune. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
16. "Mia Love Announces Utah Rematch". Roll Call. May 19, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
17. "The Businessman Taking On Mia Love (Video)". Roll Call. February 20, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
18. "Republican field narrows in race for U.S. House seat". The Salt Lake Tribune. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
19. Tim Aalders (IA) 0%, Collin Simonsen (C) 2%, Jim Vein (L) 1%
20. Tim Aalders (IA) 0%, Collin Simonsen (C) 1%, Jim Vein (L) 4%
21. Tim Aalders (IA) 1%, Collin Simonsen (C) 1%, Jim Vein (L) 1%
22. Tim Aalders (IA) 1%, Collin Simonsen (C) 2%, Jim Vein (L) 2%

External links

• U.S. House elections in Utah, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org