2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 6, 2018, 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 states' elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Registered political parties in Utah must have at least one of their candidates for House of Representatives get 2% of the vote in their respective election in order to maintain their ballot access in future elections.

The Democratic Party gained the 4th Congressional district, thus breaking unitary control of all of Utah's Congressional (House and Senate) seats held by the Republicans, changing the House delegation from Utah from 4–0 Republican to 3–1 Republican. As of 2025, this remains the last time that a Democrat has won any congressional election in Utah, and the only time since 2012.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 156,692 61.61% 63,308 24.89% 34,333 13.50% 254,333 100% Republican holdDistrict 2 151,489 56.10% 105,051 38.90% 13,504 5.00% 270,044 100% Republican holdDistrict 3 174,856 67.55% 70,686 27.31% 13,316 5.14% 258,858 100% Republican holdDistrict 4 134,270 49.86% 134,964 50.12% 37 0.01% 269,271 100% Democratic gainTotal 617,307 58.65% 374,009 35.54% 61,190 5.81% 1,052,506 100%

District 1

The 1st District covers northern Utah, including the cities of Ogden and Logan. Republican Rob Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003, was re-elected to an eighth term with 66% of the vote in 2016.

The 1st District went for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, with 49.7%, with Hillary Clinton and Evan McMullin receiving 22.4% and 22.3% respectively. In 2012 the district went for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama, 77.4% to 20.4%.

Republican primary Candidates Declared Rob Bishop, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated at convention Chadwick Fairbanks, independent candidate for in 2016 Kevin Probasco, attorney and author

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Lee Castillo, social worker, former board member of the Stonewall Utah Democrats Kurt Weiland, president and CEO of Jefferson Smith training and Consulting since 1996

Debate + 2018 Utah's 1st congressional district Democratic primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn John Curtis Chris Herrod1 May 29, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Kerry BringhurstYouTube

Results

United Utah Party Candidates Declared Eric Eliason, businessman, attorney, and adjunct professor

Green Party Candidates Declared Adam Davis

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Debate + 2028 Utah's 1st congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic United UtahKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Rob Bishop Lee Castillo Eric Eliason1 Oct. 17, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Natalie GochnourYouTube

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RobBishop (R) LeeCastillo (D) EricEliason (UU) AdamDavis (G) UndecidedUniversity of UtahUniversity of Utah October 3–9, 2018 143 ± 8.0% 52% 20% 10% 2% 16%Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates August 22 – September 6, 2018 201 ± 6.9% 59% 22% 8% 3% 8%Lighthouse ResearchLighthouse Research August 11–27, 2018 600 – 51% 16% 7% 2% 24%

Results

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. Republican Chris Stewart, who had represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 62% of the vote in 2016

The 2nd District went for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, with 46%, with Hillary Clinton and Evan McMullin receiving 32% and 16.9% respectively. In 2012 the district went for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama, 68% to 29.2%.

Republican primary Candidates Declared Chris Stewart, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated at convention Mary Burkett, a businesswoman and former vice chair of the Washington County Republican Party, formed an exploratory committee for a potential primary challenge of Stewart. Ken Clark

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Shireen Ghorbani, communications professional

Eliminated at convention Randy Hopkins, retired Utah Department of Workforce Services regional director

Withdrew Misty K. Snow, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016

United Utah Party Candidates Declared Jan Garbett

Libertarian Party Candidates Declared Jeffrey Whipple

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Debate + 2018 Utah's 2nd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Chris Stewart Shireen Ghorbani1 Sep. 19, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Doug WilksYouTube

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ChrisStewart (R) ShireenGhorbani (D) JeffreyWhipple (L) Other UndecidedUniversity of UtahUniversity of Utah October 3–17, 2018 401 ± 4.9% 52% 29% 6% – 12%Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates August 22 – September 6, 2018 202 ± 6.9% 45% 34% 5% – 16%Lighthouse Research August 11–27, 2018 600 – 49% 27% 5% – 19%University of UtahUniversity of Utah June 11–18, 2018 147 ± 7.7% 48% 24% – 14% 13%

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo. Republican John Curtis, who had represented the district since 2017, was elected to his first term in a 2017 special election with 57.6% of the vote.

The 3rd District went for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, with 47.2%, with Evan McMullin and Hillary Clinton receiving 24.5% and 23.3% respectively. In 2012 the district went for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama, 78.3% to 19.5%.

Republican primary Candidates Declared John Curtis, incumbent U.S. representative Chris Herrod, former state representative and candidate for in the 2017 special election

Eliminated at convention Damian Kidd, attorney

Declined Curt Bramble, state senator Jason Chaffetz, former U.S. representative Deidre Henderson, state senator Mike McKell, state representative Evan McMullin, retired CIA officer and independent candidate for U.S. President in 2016

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JohnCurtis ChrisHerrod Other UndecidedUniversity of UtahUniversity of Utah June 11–18, 2018 183 ± 7.2% 57% 21% – 21%

Debate + 2018 Utah's 3rd congressional district republican primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican RepublicanKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn John Curtis Chris Herrod1 May 29, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Jennifer Napier-PearceYouTube

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Democratic primary Candidates Declared James Singer, college professor

Eliminated at convention Kent Moon

Withdrew Kathryn Allen, physician Ben Frank

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Debate + 2018 Utah's 3rd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn John Curtis James Singer1 Oct. 26, 2018 Utah Debate Commission David MaglebyYouTube

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JohnCurtis (R) JamesSinger (D) TimothyZeidner (UU) GregoryDuerden (IA) UndecidedUniversity of Utah October 3–9, 2018 143 ± 8.0% 67% 13% 4% 1% 15%Dan Jones & Associates August 22 – September 6, 2018 188 ± 7.2% 65% 19% 2% 4% 11%Lighthouse Research August 11–27, 2018 600 – 52% 20% 2% 4% 22%

Results

District 4

The 4th district is located in northern-central Utah and includes parts of Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, and Sanpete Counties. Republican Mia Love, who had represented the district since 2015, was re-elected to a second term with 54% of the vote in 2016.

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams was selected in the Democratic primary.

The 4th District voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, with 39.1%, with Hillary Clinton and Evan McMullin receiving 32.4% and 22.5% respectively. In 2012, the district voted for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama, 67.2% to 30.2%.

McAdams would end up defeating Love by 694 votes.

Republican primary Candidates Declared Mia Love, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Ben McAdams, mayor of Salt Lake County

Eliminated at convention Sheldon Kirkham Darlene McDonald, author and activist Morgan Shepherd Tom Taylor, engineer and scientist

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018

Debate + 2018 Utah's 1st congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Mia Love Ben McAdams1 Oct. 15, 2018 Utah Debate Commission Doug WrightYouTube

Polling

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MiaLove (R) BenMcAdams (D) Other UndecidedNYT Upshot/Siena CollegeNYT Upshot/Siena College October 24–26, 2018 526 ± 4.7% 45% 45% – 9%Dixie StrategiesDixie Strategies October 25, 2018 936 ± 3.2% 43% 50% – 7%University of UtahUniversity of Utah October 3–11, 2018 403 ± 4.9% 46% 46% – 8%Mellman Group (D-McAdams)Mellman Group (D-McAdams) October 7–10, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 46% 47% – –Y2 Analytics (R-Love)Y2 Analytics (R-Love) September 6–8, 2018 405 ± 4.86% 51% 42% – 7%Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates August 22 – September 6, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 49% 46% – 5%Mellman Group (D-McAdams)Mellman Group (D-McAdams) August 20–23, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 46% 44% – –Lighthouse Research August 11–27, 2018 600 – 47% 38% –15%University of UtahUniversity of Utah June 11–18, 2018 379 ± 5.0% 45% 39% 8% 8%Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates May 15–June 5, 2018 405 ± 5.0% 47% 43% – 10%Mellman Group (D-McAdams)Mellman Group (D-McAdams) February 27 – March 4, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 43% 40% – –Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates February 9–21, 2018 404 ± 4.9% 49% 43% – 8%Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates January 15–22, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 47% 42% – 11%Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates October 9–18, 2017 402 ± 4.89% 48% 42% – 9%

Results

References

External links Candidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia Campaign finance at FEC Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites of first district candidates Rob Bishop (R) for Congress Lee Castillo (D) for Congress Adam Davis (G) for Congress Eric Eliason (UU) for Congress

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

Jeffrey Whipple (L) for Congress

Official campaign websites of third district candidates John Curtis (R) for Congress Gregory Duerden (I) for Congress James Singer (D) for Congress Timothy Zeidner (UU) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates Ben McAdams (D) for Congress