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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

All 4 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0
Seats won 4 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 670,078 342,021
Percentage 63.08% 32.20%
Swing Increase 2.10% Decrease 3.13%

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Utah, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % No. +/–
Republican Party 4 670,078 63.02% 4 Steady
Democratic Party 4 342,021 32.16% 0 Steady
United Utah 2 25,333 2.38% 0 Steady
Constitution Party 2 12,536 1.18% 0 Steady
Libertarian Party 1 8,287 0.78% 0 Steady
Independent American Party 1 4,035 0.38% 0 Steady
Total 14 1,062,315 100.0% 4 Steady

District 1

2022 Utah's 1st congressional district election

←  2020
2024 →
 
Nominee Blake Moore Rick Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 178,434 87,986
Percentage 66.97% 33.03%

County results
Moore:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Jones:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Blake Moore
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Blake Moore
Republican

The 1st district is located in northern Utah, including the cities of Ogden, Logan, Park City, Layton, Clearfield, and the northern half of the Great Salt Lake. The incumbent is Republican Blake Moore, who was elected with 69.5% of the vote in 2020. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Eliminated at convention
  • Bill Campbell, businessman, accountant and activist [5] [6]
  • Julie Fullmer, mayor of Vineyard [7]

Endorsements

Tina Cannon
Federal officials

Debate

2022 Utah's 1st congressional district republican primary debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Andrew Badger Tina Cannon Blake Moore
1 Jun. 2, 2022 Utah Debate Commission Thomas Wright YouTube P P P

Convention results

State Republican Convention results, 2022
Candidate First ballot Pct. Second ballot Pct. Third ballot Pct.
Andrew Badger 364 38.85% 451 49.18% 540 59.28%
Blake Moore 298 31.80% 325 35.44% 371 40.72%
Tina Cannon 108 11.53% 81 8.83% Eliminated
Julie Fullmer 90 9.61% 60 6.54% Eliminated
William Campbell 77 8.22% Eliminated
Total 937 100.00% 917 100.00% 911 100.00%

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Andrew
Badger
Tina
Cannon
Blake
Moore
Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates May 24 – June 15, 2022 221 (RV) ± 6.6% 6% 5% 52% 37%

Primary results

Republican primary results [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blake Moore (incumbent) 58,408 57.6
Republican Andrew Badger 28,437 28.0
Republican Tina Cannon 14,577 14.4
Total votes 101,422 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Rick Jones, nominee for state representative in 2018 [9]

General election

Debate

2022 Utah's 1st congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Blake Moore Rick Jones
1 Oct. 10, 2022 Utah Debate Commission Kerry Bringhurst YouTube P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid R November 16, 2021
Inside Elections [11] Solid R December 23, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe R November 17, 2021
Politico [13] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP [14] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News [15] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ [16] Solid R July 20, 2022
538 [17] Solid R June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Blake
Moore (R)
Rick
Jones (D)
Other Undecided
Lighthouse Research Aug 30 – Sep 13, 2022 506 (LV) ± 4.4% 62% 32% 6%

Results

2022 Utah's 1st congressional district election [18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blake Moore (incumbent) 178,434 67.0
Democratic Rick Jones 87,986 33.0
Total votes 266,420 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2022 Utah's 2nd congressional district election

←  2020
 
Nominee Chris Stewart Nick Mitchell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 154,883 88,224
Percentage 59.71% 34.01%

County results
Stewart:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Mitchell:      60-70%

U.S. Representative before election

Chris Stewart
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Chris Stewart
Republican

The 2nd district encompasses both Salt Lake City and the rural western and southern parts of the state. The incumbent is Republican Chris Stewart, who was re-elected with 59.0% of the vote in 2020. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Chris Stewart
Federal officials

Convention results

State Republican Convention results, 2022
Candidate First ballot Pct.
Chris Stewart 657 84.34%
Erin Rider 122 15.66%
Total 779 100.00%

Primary results

Republican primary results [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Stewart (incumbent) 75,586 72.6
Republican Erin Rider 28,480 27.4
Total votes 104,066 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Nicholas Mitchell, scientist and business owner [6]
Eliminated at convention
  • Steve Hartwick, nominee for state senate in 2016 [6]

Convention results

2022 Utah Democratic Convention results
preliminary [22]
Candidate Pct.
Nick Mitchell 60.18%
Steve Hartwick 39.82%
Total 100.00%

United Utah Party

Candidates

Declared

General election

Debate

2022 Utah's 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic United Utah Constitution
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chris Stewart Nicholas Mitchell Jay McFarland Cassie Easley
1 Oct. 14, 2022 Utah Debate Commission Boyd Matheson YouTube P P N P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid R November 16, 2021
Inside Elections [11] Solid R December 23, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe R November 17, 2021
Politico [13] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP [14] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News [15] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ [16] Solid R July 20, 2022
538 [17] Solid R June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Chris
Stewart (R)
Nick
Mitchell (D)
Other Undecided
Lighthouse Research Aug 30 – Sep 13, 2022 508 (LV) ± 4.4% 50% 31% 10% [b] 9%

Results

2022 Utah's 2nd congressional district election [18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Stewart (incumbent) 154,883 59.7
Democratic Nicholas Mitchell 88,224 34.0
United Utah Jay McFarland 8,622 3.3
Constitution Cassie Easley 7,670 3.0
Total votes 259,399 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2022 Utah's 3rd congressional district election

←  2020
2024 →
 
Nominee John Curtis Glenn Wright
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 182,497 83,687
Percentage 64.40% 29.53%

County results
Curtis:      40-50%      50-60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wright:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election

John Curtis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Curtis
Republican

The 3rd district includes rural southeastern Utah, stretches into the Provo- Orem metro area, and takes in the southeastern Salt Lake City suburbs of Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, Sandy, and Draper. The incumbent is Republican John Curtis, who was re-elected with 68.8% of the vote in 2020. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Eliminated at convention
  • Tim Aalders, perennial candidate [6]
  • Lyman Wight [24]
  • Jason Preston, businessman [25]

Endorsements

Convention results

State Republican Convention results, 2022
Candidate First ballot Pct. Second ballot Pct.
John Curtis 429 41.77% 462 45.29%
Chris Herrod 302 29.41% 558 54.71%
Jason Preston 185 18.01% Eliminated
Tim Aalders 106 10.32% Eliminated
Lyman Wight 5 0.49% Eliminated
Total 1027 100.00% 1020 100.00%

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
John
Curtis
Chris
Herrod
Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates May 24 – Jun 15, 2022 340 (RV) ± 5.3% 44% 14% 42%

Primary results

Republican primary results [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Curtis (incumbent) 78,341 69.6
Republican Chris Herrod 34,204 30.4
Total votes 112,545 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated at convention
  • Archie Williams III, perennial candidate [28]

Endorsements

Archie Williams III

Convention results

Utah Democratic Convention results, 2022
preliminary [30]
Candidate Pct.
Glenn Wright 91.22%
Archie Williams III 8.78%
Total 100.00%

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee
  • Michael Stoddard, financial planner [31]

Constitution Party

Candidates

Nominee
  • Daniel Clyde Cummings, perennial candidate [31]

Independent American Party

Candidates

Nominee
  • Aaron Heineman, perennial candidate [31]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report [10] Solid R November 16, 2021
Inside Elections [11] Solid R December 23, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe R November 17, 2021
Politico [13] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP [14] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News [15] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ [16] Solid R July 20, 2022
538 [17] Solid R June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
John
Curtis (R)
Glenn
Wright (D)
Other Undecided
Lighthouse Research Aug 30 – Sep 13, 2022 504 (LV) ± 4.4% 51% 27% 13% [c] 9%

Results

2022 Utah's 3rd congressional district election [18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Curtis (incumbent) 182,497 64.4
Democratic Glenn Wright 83,687 29.5
Libertarian Michael Stoddard 8,287 2.9
Constitution Daniel Cummings 4,874 1.7
Independent American Aaron Heineman 4,035 1.4
Total votes 283,380 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2022 Utah's 4th congressional district election

←  2020
2024 →
 
Nominee Burgess Owens Darlene McDonald January Walker
Party Republican Democratic United Utah
Alliance Forward
Popular vote 155,110 82,181 16,740
Percentage 61.05% 32.35% 6.59%

County results
Owens:      50-60%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Burgess Owens
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Burgess Owens
Republican

The 4th district is based in southwest Salt Lake County, taking in parts of West Valley City and Salt Lake City, as well as South Salt Lake, Taylorsville, Murray, West Jordan, Midvale, South Jordan, Riverton, Herriman, and Bluffdale. The district also stretches south into eastern Utah County, western Juab County, and northern Sanpete County. The incumbent is Republican Burgess Owens, who flipped the district and was elected with 47.7% of the vote in 2020. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Jake Hunsaker, technology executive and ex-financial analyst [32]
Withdrew
  • Nick Huey, creative consultant and climate change activist [33] [34]

Endorsements

Burgess Owens
Federal officials
Organizations
  • Black America's Political Action Committee [36]

Convention results

State Republican Convention results, 2022
Candidate First ballot Pct.
Burgess Owens 561 68.83%
Jake Hunsaker 254 31.17%
Total 815 100.00%

Primary results

Republican primary results [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Burgess Owens (incumbent) 56,397 61.9
Republican Jake Hunsaker 34,728 38.1
Total votes 91,125 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Darlene McDonald, activist, DNC delegate, and candidate for this seat in 2018 [37]

United Utah Party

Candidates

Nominee
  • January Walker, businesswoman and cybersecurity professional [38]

General election

Debate

2022 Utah's 4th congressional district debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic United Utah
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Burgess Owens Darlene McDonald January Walker
1 Oct. 13, 2022 Utah Debate Commission Lauren Gustus YouTube A P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report [39] Solid R November 16, 2021
Inside Elections [11] Solid R December 23, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe R November 17, 2021
Politico [13] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP [14] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News [15] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ [16] Solid R July 20, 2022
538 [17] Solid R June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Burgess
Owens (R)
Darlene
McDonald (D)
Other Undecided
Lighthouse Research Aug 30 – Sep 13, 2022 504 (LV) ± 4.4% 57% 30% 6% [d] 7%

Results

2022 Utah's 4th congressional district election [18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Burgess Owens (incumbent) 155,110 61.0
Democratic Darlene McDonald 82,181 32.4
United Utah January Walker 16,740 6.6
Independent Jonathan L. Peterson (write-in) 25 0.0
Total votes 254,056 100.0
Republican hold

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Easly with 6%; McFarland with 4%
  3. ^ Heineman and Stoddard with 5%; Cummings with 3%
  4. ^ Walker with 6%

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates