2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah will be held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Utah, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries will be held on June 28.
District 2
The 2nd District stretches from the Summit County, Utah line and goes west to the Nevada border and down through St. George. It includes parts of Davis, Salt Lake, Sanpete, and Juab Counties.
The current incumbent is Republican Chris Stewart who has represented the district since 2012, after former representative of Utah-02, Jim Matheson decided to run for the Utah 4th Congressional District. The district has a PVI of R+18.
Democrat candidate Charlene McArthur Albarran announced her intention to run on February 1, 2016,[1] and formally filed with the Utah Elections office on March 11, 2016.[2] She will run against Representative Chris Stewart who is seeking his third term.
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 Republican Mia Love, who has represented the district since 2015. She was elected with 50% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+16.
Democrat Doug Owens, who lost to Love in the 2014 election to succeed retiring Democratic Congressman Jim Matheson, will run in a rematch against Love.[3][4]
References
- ^ Nixon, Nicole. "Park City Democrat Challenges Rep. Chris Stewart for District 2 Seat". kuer.org. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Vote Utah on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ The Salt Lake Tribune. "A Love-Owens rematch? Democrat says it could happen". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Danielle Downs DAILY HERALD. "Doug Owens to challenge Mia Love in 2016 Congressional election". Daily Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2015.