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[[File:Utah congressional district.gif|400px|thumb|[[Utah's congressional districts]] in 2010]]
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Elections were held on November 2, 2010 to determine [[Utah]]'s three members of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the [[112th United States Congress]] from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. [[Primary elections]] were held on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/primaries/utah|title=Primary Results|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
| election_name = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
| country = Utah
| flag_image = Flag of Utah (1913–2011).svg
| type = legislative
| >
| previous_election = 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
| previous_year = 2008
| next_election = 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah
| next_year = 2012
| seats_for_election = All 3 Utah seats to the [[United States House of Representatives]]
| election_date = November 2, 2010
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election1 = 2
| seats1 = 2
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote1 = 390,969
| percentage1 = 61.04%
| swing1 = {{increase}}7.25%
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| last_election2 = 1
| seats2 = 1
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 218,236
| percentage2 = 34.07%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}7.96%
| map_image =
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{{Elections in Utah}}

Elections were held on November 2, 2010 to determine [[Utah]]'s three members of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the [[112th United States Congress]] from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. [[Primary elections]] were held on June 22, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/primaries/utah|title=Primary Results|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

All three of Utah's U.S. Representatives ([[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] [[Rob Bishop]] of the [[Utah's 1st congressional district|1st district]] and [[Jason Chaffetz]] of the [[Utah's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]], and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jim Matheson]] of the [[Utah's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]]) were re-elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/utah|title=Utah|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Of the three elections, only the 2nd district was rated as competitive by ''[[The Cook Political Report]]''.<ref name=cook>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221449/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-10-26_13-11-35.php|url=http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-10-26_13-11-35.php|title=2010 competitive House race chart|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2010|archive-date=October 28, 2010|work=[[The Cook Political Report]]}}</ref>

A total of 640,495 votes were cast, of which 390,969 (61.04 percent) were for Republican candidates, 218,236 (34.07 percent) were for Democratic candidates, 18,317 (2.86 percent) were for [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] candidates, 7,252 (1.13 percent) were for [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] candidates and 5,721 (0.89 percent) were for [[independent (politician)|independent candidates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2010election/|page=50|title=Statistics of the congressional election of November 2, 2010|date=June 3, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2014|publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]]|first=Karen L.|last=Haas|author-link=Karen Haas}}</ref>

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==Overview==
All three of Utah's U.S. Representatives ([[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] [[Rob Bishop]] of the [[Utah's 1st congressional district|1st district]] and [[Jason Chaffetz]] of the [[Utah's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]], and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jim Matheson]] of the [[Utah's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]]) were re-elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/utah|title=Utah|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Of the three elections, only the 2nd district was rated as competitive by ''[[The Cook Political Report]]''.<ref name=cook>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221449/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-10-26_13-11-35.php|url=http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-10-26_13-11-35.php|title=2010 competitive House race chart|date=October 26, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2010|archivedate=October 28, 2010|work=[[The Cook Political Report]]}}</ref>
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district:<ref name="clerk2010">{{cite web|last=Haas|first=Karen L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]]|access-date=November 12, 2019|date=June 3, 2011}}</ref>


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A total of 640,495 votes were cast, of which 390,969 (61.04 percent) were for Republican candidates, 218,236 (34.07 percent) were for Democratic candidates, 18,317 (2.86 percent) were for [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] candidates, 7,252 (1.13 percent) were for [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] candidates and 5,721 (0.89 percent) were for [[independent (politician)|independent candidates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2010election/|page=50|title=Statistics of the congressional election of November 2, 2010|date=June 3, 2011|accessdate=March 29, 2014|publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]]|first=Karen L.|last=Haas|authorlink=Karen Haas}}</ref>
! scope=col rowspan=3|[[Utah's congressional districts|District]]
! scope=col colspan=2|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! scope=col colspan=2|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! scope=col colspan=2|Others
! scope=col colspan=2|Total
! scope=col rowspan=3|Result
|-
! scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"| !! scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"| !! scope=col colspan=2| !! scope=col colspan=2|
|-
! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes !! scope=col data-sort-type="number"|%
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|[[Utah's 1st congressional district|District 1]] || 135,247 || 69.19% || 46,765 || 23.93% || 13,450 || 6.88% || 195,462 || 100% || align=left|Republican Hold
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align=left|[[Utah's 2nd congressional district|District 2]] || 116,001 || 46.06% || 127,151 || 50.49% || 8,695 || 3.45% || 251,847 || 100% || align=left|Democratic Hold
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|[[Utah's 3rd congressional district|District 3]] || 139,721 || 72.32% || 44,320 || 22.94% || 9,145 || 4.73% || 193,186 || 100% || align=left|Republican Hold
|- class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"
| align=left|Total || 390,969 || 61.04% || 218,236 || 34.07% || 31,290 || 4.89% || 640,495 || 100% ||
|}


==District 1==
==District 1==
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[[File:Rob Bishop 113th Congress.jpg|thumb|[[Rob Bishop]], who was re-elected in the 1st district]]
[[File:Rob Bishop 113th Congress.jpg|thumb|[[Rob Bishop]], who was re-elected in the 1st district]]
{{see also|Utah's 1st congressional district}}
{{see also|Utah's 1st congressional district}}
The 1st district included [[Bountiful, Utah|Bountiful]], [[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]], [[Layton, Utah|Layton]], [[Logan, Utah|Logan]], [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]], [[Roy, Utah|Roy]], [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]] and part of [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]].<ref name=rc1>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-UT-01.html|title=Utah – 1st District|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[Roll Call]]}}</ref> The district's population was 81 percent white and 13 percent Hispanic (see [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census]]); 90 percent were high school graduates and 28 percent had received a [[bachelor's degree or higher]]. Its [[median income]] was $55,788.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/utah/1|title=Utah 1st District Profile|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Utah, 2008|2008 presidential election]] the district gave 64 percent of its vote to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[John McCain]] and 33 percent to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=rc1/>
The 1st district included [[Bountiful, Utah|Bountiful]], [[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]], [[Layton, Utah|Layton]], [[Logan, Utah|Logan]], [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]], [[Roy, Utah|Roy]], [[Tooele, Utah|Tooele]] and part of [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]].<ref name=rc1>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-UT-01.html|title=Utah – 1st District|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[Roll Call]]}}</ref> The district's population was 81 percent white and 13 percent Hispanic (see [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census]]); 90 percent were high school graduates and 28 percent had received a [[bachelor's degree or higher]]. Its [[median income]] was $55,788.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/utah/1|title=Utah 1st District Profile|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Utah, 2008|2008 presidential election]] the district gave 64 percent of its vote to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[John McCain]] and 33 percent to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=rc1/>


Republican [[Rob Bishop]], who took office in 2003, was the [[incumbent]]. Bishop was re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2008#District 1|2008]] with 65 percent of the vote.<ref name=rc1/> In 2010 Bishop's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Morgan Bowen, an [[LDS seminary]] teacher at [[Sky View High School]]. [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] nominee Kirk Pearson and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] nominee Jared Paul Stratton also ran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700075735/2-teachers-2-Rep-Rob-Bishop-and-Morgan-Bowen-2-face-off-in-1st-Congressional-District.html|title=2 teachers – Rep. Rob Bishop and Morgan Bowen – face off in 1st Congressional District|date=October 22, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Amy Joi|last=O'Donoghue}}</ref> Bishop and Bowen were unopposed in their respective party primaries.<ref name=upi>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/20/Politics-2010-Sen-Bennetts-GOP-ballot-successor-to-be-picked/UPI-32641277026200/|title=Politics 2010: Sen. Bennett's GOP ballot successor to be picked|date=June 20, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2014|publisher=[[United Press International]]|first=Nicole|last=Debevec}}</ref>
Republican [[Rob Bishop]], who took office in 2003, was the [[incumbent]]. Bishop was re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2008#District 1|2008]] with 65 percent of the vote.<ref name=rc1/> In 2010 Bishop's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Morgan Bowen, an [[LDS seminary]] teacher at [[Sky View High School]]. [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] nominee Kirk Pearson and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] nominee Jared Paul Stratton also ran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700075735/2-teachers-2-Rep-Rob-Bishop-and-Morgan-Bowen-2-face-off-in-1st-Congressional-District.html|title=2 teachers – Rep. Rob Bishop and Morgan Bowen – face off in 1st Congressional District|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Amy Joi|last=O'Donoghue}}</ref> Bishop and Bowen were unopposed in their respective party primaries.<ref name=upi>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/20/Politics-2010-Sen-Bennetts-GOP-ballot-successor-to-be-picked/UPI-32641277026200/|title=Politics 2010: Sen. Bennett's GOP ballot successor to be picked|date=June 20, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2014|publisher=[[United Press International]]|first=Nicole|last=Debevec}}</ref>


Bishop raised $278,327 and spent $302,771. Bowen raised $11,550 and spent $11,309.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=UT01&cycle=2010|title=Utah District 01 Race|accessdate=March 29, 2014|publisher=[[Center for Responsive Politics]]}}</ref> A poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by [[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.]] between October 25 and 27, 2010, 65 percent of respondents supported Bishop while 13 percent favored Bowen.<ref name=slt>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50563185-76/percent-matheson-philpot-poll.html.csp|title=Tribune poll good news for incumbents|date=October 29, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Robert|last=Gehrke}}</ref> In a poll of 375 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, Bishop led with 66 percent to Bowen's 21 percent, while 4 percent supported Pearson, Stratton had the support of 1 percent, 1 percent favored other candidates and 7 percent were undecided.<ref name=dn>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/media/pdf/244286.pdf|title=Deseret News/KLS-TV Poll|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]}}</ref>
Bishop raised $278,327 and spent $302,771. Bowen raised $11,550 and spent $11,309.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=UT01&cycle=2010|title=Utah District 01 Race|access-date=March 29, 2014| publisher=[[OpenSecrets]]}}</ref> A poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by [[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.]] between October 25 and 27, 2010, 65 percent of respondents supported Bishop while 13 percent favored Bowen.<ref name=slt>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50563185-76/percent-matheson-philpot-poll.html.csp|title=Tribune poll good news for incumbents|date=October 29, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Robert|last=Gehrke}}</ref> In a poll of 375 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, Bishop led with 66 percent to Bowen's 21 percent, while 4 percent supported Pearson, Stratton had the support of 1 percent, 1 percent favored other candidates and 7 percent were undecided.<ref name=dn>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/media/pdf/244286.pdf|title=Deseret News/KLS-TV Poll|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]}}</ref>


Prior to the election ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'''s forecast gave Bishop a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 73 percent of the vote to Bowen's 24 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/utah/1|title=Utah 1st District|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref> On election day Bishop was re-elected with 69 percent of the vote to Bowen's 24 percent.<ref name=results/> Bishop was again re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012#District 1|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/55205538-90/bishop-chaffetz-vote-utah.html.csp|title=Chaffetz, Bishop coast to victories|date=November 7, 2012|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Lee|last=Davidson}}</ref> and [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014#District 1|2014]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parkrecord.com/park_city-news/ci_26893655/donna-mcaleer-wins-summit-county-loses-elsewhere|title=Donna McAleer wins Summit County, loses elsewhere|date=November 7, 2014|accessdate=November 22, 2014|work=[[Park Record]]|first=Jay|last=Hamburger}}</ref>
Prior to the election ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'''s forecast gave Bishop a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 73 percent of the vote to Bowen's 24 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/utah/1|title=Utah 1st District|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref> On election day Bishop was re-elected with 69 percent of the vote to Bowen's 24 percent.<ref name=results/> Bishop was again re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012#District 1|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/55205538-90/bishop-chaffetz-vote-utah.html.csp|title=Chaffetz, Bishop coast to victories|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Lee|last=Davidson}}</ref> and [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014#District 1|2014]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parkrecord.com/park_city-news/ci_26893655/donna-mcaleer-wins-summit-county-loses-elsewhere|title=Donna McAleer wins Summit County, loses elsewhere|date=November 7, 2014|access-date=November 22, 2014|work=[[Park Record]]|first=Jay|last=Hamburger}}</ref>


===General election results===
===General election results===
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===External links===
===External links===
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.votebishop.com/ |title=Rob Bishop campaign website |access-date=July 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215408/http://www.votebishop.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |dead-url=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215408/http://www.votebishop.com/ |date=October 28, 2010 |title=Rob Bishop campaign website }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://votebowen.wordpress.com/ |title=Morgan Bowen campaign website |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215550/http://votebowen.wordpress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |dead-url=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215550/http://votebowen.wordpress.com/ |date=October 28, 2010 |title=Morgan Bowen campaign website }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://site.kirk4congress.com/ |title=Kirk Pearson campaign website |access-date=July 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904230734/http://site.kirk4congress.com/ |archive-date=September 4, 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005095112/http://site.kirk4congress.com/ |date=October 5, 2010 |title=Kirk Pearson campaign website }}


==District 2==
==District 2==
[[Image:Utah's 2nd congressional district.gif|thumb|400px|[[Utah's 2nd congressional district]] in 2010]]
[[Image:Utah's 2nd congressional district.gif|thumb|400px|[[Utah's 2nd congressional district]] in 2010]]
[[File:Mathesonbio.jpg|thumb|[[Jim Matheson]], who was re-elected as the U.S. Representative for the 2nd district]]
[[File:Mathesonbio.jpg|thumb|[[Jim Matheson]], who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 2nd district]]
[[File:MorganPhilpot2.jpg|thumb|[[Morgan Philpot]], who also ran in the 2nd district]]
[[File:MorganPhilpot2.jpg|thumb|[[Morgan Philpot]], who also ran in the 2nd district]]
{{see also|Utah's 2nd congressional district}}
{{see also|Utah's 2nd congressional district}}
The 2nd district included [[Millcreek, Utah|Millcreek]], [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]], [[St. George, Utah|St. George]] and parts of [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]], [[Murray, Utah|Murray]] and [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]].<ref name=rc2>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-UT-02.html|title=Utah – 2nd district|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[Roll Call]]}}</ref> The district's population was 86 percent white and 8 percent Hispanic (see [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census]]); 92 percent were high school graduates and 33 percent had received a [[bachelor's degree or higher]]. Its [[median income]] was $55,863.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/utah/2|title=Utah 2nd District Profile|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Utah, 2008|2008 presidential election]] the district gave 58 percent of its vote to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[John McCain]] and 40 percent to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=rc2/> In 2010 the district had a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] of R+15.<ref name=cook/>
The 2nd district included [[Millcreek, Utah|Millcreek]], [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]], [[St. George, Utah|St. George]] and parts of [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]], [[Murray, Utah|Murray]] and [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]].<ref name=rc2>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-UT-02.html|title=Utah – 2nd district|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[Roll Call]]}}</ref> The district's population was 86 percent white and 8 percent Hispanic (see [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census]]); 92 percent were high school graduates and 33 percent had received a [[bachelor's degree or higher]]. Its [[median income]] was $55,863.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/utah/2|title=Utah 2nd District Profile|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Utah, 2008|2008 presidential election]] the district gave 58 percent of its vote to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[John McCain]] and 40 percent to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=rc2/> In 2010 the district had a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] of R+15.<ref name=cook/>


Democrat [[Jim Matheson]], who took office in 2001, was the [[incumbent]]. Matheson was re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2008#District 2|2008]] with 63 percent of the vote.<ref name=rc2/> In July 2009 Matheson said he would seek re-election rather than [[Utah gubernatorial election, 2010|running for governor]] or [[United States Senate election in Utah, 2010|for the U.S. Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/contents/ci_12939995|title=Matheson won't run for governor or Senate in 2010|date=July 30, 2009|accessdate=March 30, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first1=Robert|last1=Gehrke|first2=Brandon|last2=Loomis}}</ref> In 2010 Matheson's opponent in the general election was Republican nominee [[Morgan Philpot]], a former member of the [[Utah House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700076311/Matheson-ad-attacks-Philpot-for-voting-record-unpaid-taxes.html|title=Matheson ad attacks Philpot for voting record, unpaid taxes|date=October 25, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Richard|last=Piatt}}</ref> Independent candidates Dave Glissmeyer, the founder of ProTel NetWorks;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13869109|title=Political independent to take on Matheson|date=November 25, 2009|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Cathy|last=McKitrick}}</ref> and Wayne L. Hill;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=165&sid=12807312|title=Question for the candidates: Wayne L. Hill (U)|date=October 13, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[KSL-TV|KSL.com]]}}</ref> and [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] nominee Randall Hinton, a [[web developer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700014355/Constitutional-Party-Randall-Hinton-candidate-enters-Utahs-2nd-District-race.html|title=Constitutional Party Randall Hinton candidate enters Utah's 2nd District race|date=March 9, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Josh|last=Smith}}</ref> also ran. Claudia Wright, a teacher, also sought the Democratic nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700030712/Jim-Matheson-forced-into-primary-election-with-Claudia-Wright-for-Utah-Democrat-nomination.html|title=Jim Matheson forced into primary election with Claudia Wright for Utah Democrat nomination|date=May 9, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first1=Lisa Riley|last1=Roche|first2=Arthur|last2=Raymond}}</ref> [[Scott McCoy]], a member of the [[Utah State Senate]], suggested in November 2009 that Matheson should be challenged in the Democratic primary in response to his vote against the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]], but said he would not run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13750185|title=Matheson's vote on health care reform saddens Dems|date=November 9, 2009|accessdate=March 30, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Cathy|last=McKitrick}}</ref> Philpot was unopposed in the Republican primary.<ref name=upi/>
Democrat [[Jim Matheson]], who took office in 2001, was the [[incumbent]]. Matheson was re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2008#District 2|2008]] with 63 percent of the vote.<ref name=rc2/> In July 2009 Matheson said he would seek re-election rather than [[Utah gubernatorial election, 2010|running for governor]] or [[United States Senate election in Utah, 2010|for the U.S. Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/contents/ci_12939995|title=Matheson won't run for governor or Senate in 2010|date=July 30, 2009|access-date=March 30, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first1=Robert|last1=Gehrke|first2=Brandon|last2=Loomis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913220229/http://www.sltrib.com/contents/ci_12939995|archive-date=September 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010 Matheson's opponent in the general election was Republican nominee [[Morgan Philpot]], a former member of the [[Utah House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700076311/Matheson-ad-attacks-Philpot-for-voting-record-unpaid-taxes.html|title=Matheson ad attacks Philpot for voting record, unpaid taxes|date=October 25, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Richard|last=Piatt}}</ref> Independent candidates Dave Glissmeyer, the founder of ProTel NetWorks;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13869109|title=Political independent to take on Matheson|date=November 25, 2009|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Cathy|last=McKitrick|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083705/http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13869109|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Wayne L. Hill;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=165&sid=12807312|title=Question for the candidates: Wayne L. Hill (U)|date=October 13, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[KSL-TV|KSL.com]]}}</ref> and [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] nominee Randall Hinton, a [[web developer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700014355/Constitutional-Party-Randall-Hinton-candidate-enters-Utahs-2nd-District-race.html|title=Constitutional Party Randall Hinton candidate enters Utah's 2nd District race|date=March 9, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Josh|last=Smith}}</ref> also ran. Claudia Wright, a teacher, also sought the Democratic nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700030712/Jim-Matheson-forced-into-primary-election-with-Claudia-Wright-for-Utah-Democrat-nomination.html|title=Jim Matheson forced into primary election with Claudia Wright for Utah Democrat nomination|date=May 9, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first1=Lisa Riley|last1=Roche|first2=Arthur|last2=Raymond}}</ref> [[Scott McCoy]], a member of the [[Utah State Senate]], suggested in November 2009 that Matheson should be challenged in the Democratic primary in response to his vote against the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]], but said he would not run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13750185|title=Matheson's vote on health care reform saddens Dems|date=November 9, 2009|access-date=March 30, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Cathy|last=McKitrick|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084242/http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_13750185|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Philpot was unopposed in the Republican primary.<ref name=upi/>


Matheson raised $1,803,801 and spent $2,465,527. Philpot raised $386,467 and spent the same amount. Glissmeyer raised $8,987 and spent $11,150.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=UT02&cycle=2010|title=Utah District 02 Race|accessdate=March 29, 2014|publisher=[[Center for Responsive Politics]]}}</ref>
Matheson raised $1,803,801 and spent $2,465,527. Philpot raised $386,467 and spent the same amount. Glissmeyer raised $8,987 and spent $11,150.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=UT02&cycle=2010|title=Utah District 02 Race|access-date=March 29, 2014| publisher=[[OpenSecrets]]}}</ref>


In a poll of 200 registered voters, conducted by Western Wats between September 30 and October 3, 2010, Matheson led with 46 percent to Philpot's 30 percent.<ref name=fte2>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/utah/2|title=Utah 2nd District|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref> A poll of 226 likely voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates, the results of which were published in October 2010, found Matheson leading with 57 percent to Philpot's 31 percent, while Glissmeyer and Hinton had the support of 1 percent apiece, less than 1 percent backed Hill, and 9 percent were undecided.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12872756|title=Matheson in the lead as election approaches|date=October 18, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[KSL-TV|KSL.com]]|first=Richard|last=Piatt}}</ref> In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by [[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.]] between October 25 and 27, 2010, 48 percent of respondents supported Matheson while 35 percent favored Philpot and 11 percent were undecided.<ref name=slt/> A poll of 456 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, found Matheson leading with 51 percent to Philpot's 39 percent, while 1 percent supported Hinton, 1 percent backed other candidates, and 7 percent were undecided.<ref name=dn/>
In a poll of 200 registered voters, conducted by Western Wats between September 30 and October 3, 2010, Matheson led with 46 percent to Philpot's 30 percent.<ref name=fte2>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/utah/2|title=Utah 2nd District|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref> A poll of 226 likely voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates, the results of which were published in October 2010, found Matheson leading with 57 percent to Philpot's 31 percent, while Glissmeyer and Hinton had the support of 1 percent apiece, less than 1 percent backed Hill, and 9 percent were undecided.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12872756|title=Matheson in the lead as election approaches|date=October 18, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[KSL-TV|KSL.com]]|first=Richard|last=Piatt}}</ref> In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by [[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.]] between October 25 and 27, 2010, 48 percent of respondents supported Matheson while 35 percent favored Philpot and 11 percent were undecided.<ref name=slt/> A poll of 456 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, found Matheson leading with 51 percent to Philpot's 39 percent, while 1 percent supported Hinton, 1 percent backed other candidates, and 7 percent were undecided.<ref name=dn/>


In October 2010 ''[[The Cook Political Report]]'' rated the race as "Likely Democratic".<ref name=cook/> Prior to the election ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'''s forecast gave Matheson an 87 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 53 percent of the vote to Philpot's 44 percent.<ref name=fte2/> On election day Matheson was re-elected with 50 percent of the vote to Philpot's 46 percent.<ref name=results/> Matheson was again re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012#District 4|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/55205608-90/congressional-district-election-love.html.csp|title=Matheson ekes out narrow win over Mia Love|date=November 6, 2012|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Robert|last=Gehrke}}</ref> and retired rather than seeking re-election in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014#District 4|2014]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/12/17/rep-jim-matheson-d-utah-will-retire/|title=Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) will retire|date=December 17, 2013|accessdate=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Sean|last=Sullivan}}</ref> He was succeeded by Republican [[Mia Love]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/11/05/mia-love-wins-will-be-first-black-female-republican-in-congress/|title=Mia Love Wins, Will Be First Black Republican Woman in Congress|date=November 5, 2014|accessdate=November 22, 2014|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first=Peter|last=Landers}}</ref>
In October 2010 ''[[The Cook Political Report]]'' rated the race as "Likely Democratic".<ref name=cook/> Prior to the election ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'''s forecast gave Matheson an 87 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 53 percent of the vote to Philpot's 44 percent.<ref name=fte2/> On election day Matheson was re-elected with 50 percent of the vote to Philpot's 46 percent.<ref name=results/> Matheson was again re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012#District 4|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/55205608-90/congressional-district-election-love.html.csp|title=Matheson ekes out narrow win over Mia Love|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=March 29, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|first=Robert|last=Gehrke}}</ref> and retired rather than seeking re-election in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014#District 4|2014]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/12/17/rep-jim-matheson-d-utah-will-retire/|title=Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) will retire|date=December 17, 2013|access-date=March 29, 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Sean|last=Sullivan}}</ref> He was succeeded by Republican [[Mia Love]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/11/05/mia-love-wins-will-be-first-black-female-republican-in-congress/|title=Mia Love Wins, Will Be First Black Republican Woman in Congress|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 22, 2014|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first=Peter|last=Landers}}</ref>


===Democratic primary results===
===Democratic primary results===
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===External links===
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* {{Cite web |url=http://www.randallhinton.com/ |title=Randall Hinton campaign website |access-date=July 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820095246/http://www.randallhinton.com/ |archive-date=August 20, 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
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* {{Cite web |url=http://philpotforcongress.com/ |title=Morgan Philpot campaign website |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101114840/http://philpotforcongress.com/ |archive-date=November 1, 2010 |dead-url=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}
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* {{Cite web |url=http://www.claudiawrightforutah.com/ |title=Claudia Wright campaign website |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208120554/http://www.claudiawrightforutah.com/ |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |dead-url=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}
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==District 3==
==District 3==
[[Image:UT03 109.gif|thumb|400px|[[Utah's 3rd congressional district]] in 2010]]
[[Image:UT03 109.gif|thumb|400px|[[Utah's 3rd congressional district]] in 2010]]
[[File:Jason Chaffetz, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg|thumb|[[Jason Chaffetz]], who was re-elected as the U.S. Representative for the 3rd district]]
[[File:Jason Chaffetz, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg|thumb|[[Jason Chaffetz]], who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 3rd district]]
{{see also|Utah's 3rd congressional district}}
{{see also|Utah's 3rd congressional district}}
The 3rd district included [[Orem, Utah|Orem]], [[Provo, Utah|Provo]], [[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]], [[Taylorsville, Utah|Taylorsville]], [[West Jordan, Utah|West Jordan]] and [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]].<ref name=rc3>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-UT-03.html|title=Utah – 3rd District|accessdate=March 30, 2014|work=[[Roll Call]]}}</ref> The district's population was 80 percent white and 14 percent Hispanic (see [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census]]); 89 percent were high school graduates and 26 percent had received a [[bachelor's degree or higher]]. Its median income was $57,852.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/utah/3|title=Utah 3rd District Profile|accessdate=March 30, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Utah, 2008|2008 presidential election]] the district gave 67 percent of its vote to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[John McCain]] and 29 percent to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=rc3/>
The 3rd district included [[Orem, Utah|Orem]], [[Provo, Utah|Provo]], [[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]], [[Taylorsville, Utah|Taylorsville]], [[West Jordan, Utah|West Jordan]] and [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]].<ref name=rc3>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-UT-03.html|title=Utah – 3rd District|access-date=March 30, 2014|work=[[Roll Call]]}}</ref> The district's population was 80 percent white and 14 percent Hispanic (see [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census]]); 89 percent were high school graduates and 26 percent had received a [[bachelor's degree or higher]]. Its median income was $57,852.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/utah/3|title=Utah 3rd District Profile|access-date=March 30, 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in Utah, 2008|2008 presidential election]] the district gave 67 percent of its vote to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[John McCain]] and 29 percent to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=rc3/>


Republican [[Jason Chaffetz]], who took office in 2009, was the [[incumbent]]. Chaffetz was elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2008#District 3|2008]] with 66 percent of the vote.<ref name=rc3/> Chaffetz announced in January 2010 that he would seek re-election rather than [[United States Senate election in Utah, 2010|running for the U.S. Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/74793-chaffetz-passes-on-challenging-bennett|title=Chaffetz passes on challenging Bennett|date=January 7, 2010|accessdate=March 31, 2014|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|first=Michael|last=O'Brien}}</ref> In 2010 Chaffetz's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Karen Hyer, an [[adjunct professor]] at [[Brigham Young University]]. [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] candidate Joe Puente, a filmmaker and actor;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700017683/Candidates-Karen-E-Hyer-Joe-Puente-file-to-oppose-Jason-Chaffetz-for-3rd-Congressional-District.html|title=Candidates Karen E. Hyer, Joe Puente file to oppose Jason Chaffetz for 3rd Congressional District|date=March 18, 2010|accessdate=March 30, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Marc|last=Haddock}}</ref> [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] nominee Jake Shannon, a [[hypnotherapist]] and entrepreneur;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-12285-congressional-3rd-district-candidate-jake-shannon.html|title=Congressional 3rd District Candidate Jake Shannon|date=September 29, 2010|accessdate=March 30, 2014|first=Josh|last=Loftin|work=[[Salt Lake City Weekly]]}}</ref> and [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] nominee Douglas Sligting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700076344/3rd-Congressional-District-campaign-interesting-but-not-close.html|title=3rd Congressional District campaign interesting but not close|date=October 25, 2010|accessdate=March 30, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Steve|last=Fidel}}</ref> also ran.
Republican [[Jason Chaffetz]], who took office in 2009, was the [[incumbent]]. Chaffetz was elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2008#District 3|2008]] with 66 percent of the vote.<ref name=rc3/> Chaffetz announced in January 2010 that he would seek re-election rather than [[United States Senate election in Utah, 2010|running for the U.S. Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/58207-chaffetz-passes-on-challenging-bennett/|title=Chaffetz passes on challenging Bennett|date=January 7, 2010|access-date=March 31, 2014|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|first=Michael|last=O'Brien}}</ref> In 2010 Chaffetz's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Karen Hyer, an [[adjunct professor]] at [[Brigham Young University]]. [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] candidate Joe Puente,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700017683/Candidates-Karen-E-Hyer-Joe-Puente-file-to-oppose-Jason-Chaffetz-for-3rd-Congressional-District.html|title=Candidates Karen E. Hyer, Joe Puente file to oppose Jason Chaffetz for 3rd Congressional District|date=March 18, 2010|access-date=March 30, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Marc|last=Haddock}}</ref> [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] nominee Jake Shannon,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-12285-congressional-3rd-district-candidate-jake-shannon.html|title=Congressional 3rd District Candidate Jake Shannon|date=September 29, 2010|access-date=March 30, 2014|first=Josh|last=Loftin|work=[[Salt Lake City Weekly]]}}</ref> and [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] nominee Douglas Sligting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700076344/3rd-Congressional-District-campaign-interesting-but-not-close.html|title=3rd Congressional District campaign interesting but not close|date=October 25, 2010|access-date=March 30, 2014|work=[[Deseret News]]|first=Steve|last=Fidel}}</ref> also ran.


Chaffetz raised $647,194 and spent $540,646. Hyer raised $23,818 and spent the same amount. Sligtig raised $3,536 and spent $2,225.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=UT03&cycle=2010|title=Utah District 03 Race|accessdate=March 30, 2014|publisher=[[Center for Responsive Politics]]}}</ref>
Chaffetz raised $647,194 and spent $540,646. Hyer raised $23,818 and spent the same amount. Sligtig raised $3,536 and spent $2,225.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=UT03&cycle=2010|title=Utah District 03 Race|access-date=March 30, 2014| publisher=[[OpenSecrets]]}}</ref>


In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by [[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.]] between October 25 and 27, 2010, Chaffetz led with 56 percent to Hyer's 11 percent.<ref name=slt/> A poll of 375 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, found Chaffetz leading with 70 percent to Hyer's 19 percent, while Sligting had the support of 2 percent, Puente had the support of 1 percent, 2 percent chose other candidates and 6 percent were undecided.<ref name=dn/> Prior to the election ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'''s forecast gave Chaffetz a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 73 percent of the vote to Hyer's 23 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/utah/3|title=Utah 3rd District|accessdate=March 31, 2014|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref> On election day Chaffetz was re-elected with 72 percent of the vote to Hyer's 23 percent.<ref name=results/> Chaffetz was again re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012#District 3|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/utah-election-results-2012-hatch-wins-seventh-term-in-senate-rep-chaffetz-reelected-to-house/2012/11/06/9f00410c-23ac-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html|title=Utah election results 2012: Hatch wins seventh term in Senate; Rep. Chaffetz reelected to House; Mia Love appears to fall short in House race|date=November 6, 2012|accessdate=March 31, 2014|work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> and [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014#District 3|2014]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1847209-155/chaffetz-utah-committee-chairman-http-administration|title=Editorial: Chaffetz should watch and be watched|date=November 20, 2014|accessdate=November 22, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]}}</ref>
In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by [[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.]] between October 25 and 27, 2010, Chaffetz led with 56 percent to Hyer's 11 percent.<ref name=slt/> A poll of 375 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, found Chaffetz leading with 70 percent to Hyer's 19 percent, while Sligting had the support of 2 percent, Puente had the support of 1 percent, 2 percent chose other candidates and 6 percent were undecided.<ref name=dn/> Prior to the election ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'''s forecast gave Chaffetz a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 73 percent of the vote to Hyer's 23 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/utah/3|title=Utah 3rd District|access-date=March 31, 2014|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref> On election day Chaffetz was re-elected with 72 percent of the vote to Hyer's 23 percent.<ref name=results/> Chaffetz was again re-elected in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012#District 3|2012]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/utah-election-results-2012-hatch-wins-seventh-term-in-senate-rep-chaffetz-reelected-to-house/2012/11/06/9f00410c-23ac-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html|title=Utah election results 2012: Hatch wins seventh term in Senate; Rep. Chaffetz reelected to House; Mia Love appears to fall short in House race|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=March 31, 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> and [[United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014#District 3|2014]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/1847209-155/chaffetz-utah-committee-chairman-http-administration|title=Editorial: Chaffetz should watch and be watched|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=November 22, 2014|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]}}</ref>


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===External links===
===External links===
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.jasonforcongress.com/ |title=Jason Chaffetz campaign website |access-date=July 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215554/http://www.jasonforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215554/http://www.jasonforcongress.com/ |date=October 28, 2010 |title=Jason Chaffetz campaign website }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://hyerforcongress.com/ |title=Karen Hyer campaign website |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104221513/http://hyerforcongress.com/ |archive-date=November 4, 2010 |dead-url=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104221513/http://hyerforcongress.com/ |date=November 4, 2010 |title=Karen Hyer campaign website }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.douglasforcongress.com/ |title=Douglas Sligting campaign website |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415002837/http://www.douglasforcongress.com/ |archive-date=April 15, 2010 |dead-url=bot: unknown |df=mdy-all }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415002837/http://www.douglasforcongress.com/ |date=April 15, 2010 |title=Douglas Sligting campaign website }}
*[http://puentesperspective.blogspot.com/2010/02/puente-for-congress.html Joe Puente campaign announcement] at the blog [http://www.joepuente.org Puente's Perspective] (February 1, 2011)
*[http://puentesperspective.blogspot.com/2010/02/puente-for-congress.html Joe Puente campaign announcement] at the blog [http://www.joepuente.org Puente's Perspective] (February 1, 2011)


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of United States Representatives from Utah]]
* [[List of United States representatives from Utah]]
* [[United States congressional delegations from Utah]]
* [[United States congressional delegations from Utah]]



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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →

All 3 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 2 1
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 390,969 218,236
Percentage 61.04% 34.07%
Swing Increase7.25% Decrease7.96%

Elections were held on November 2, 2010 to determine Utah's three members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th United States Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. Primary elections were held on June 22, 2010.[1]

All three of Utah's U.S. Representatives (Republicans Rob Bishop of the 1st district and Jason Chaffetz of the 3rd district, and Democrat Jim Matheson of the 2nd district) were re-elected.[2] Of the three elections, only the 2nd district was rated as competitive by The Cook Political Report.[3]

A total of 640,495 votes were cast, of which 390,969 (61.04 percent) were for Republican candidates, 218,236 (34.07 percent) were for Democratic candidates, 18,317 (2.86 percent) were for Constitution Party candidates, 7,252 (1.13 percent) were for Libertarian Party candidates and 5,721 (0.89 percent) were for independent candidates.[4]

Overview[edit]

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district:[5]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 135,247 69.19% 46,765 23.93% 13,450 6.88% 195,462 100% Republican Hold
District 2 116,001 46.06% 127,151 50.49% 8,695 3.45% 251,847 100% Democratic Hold
District 3 139,721 72.32% 44,320 22.94% 9,145 4.73% 193,186 100% Republican Hold
Total 390,969 61.04% 218,236 34.07% 31,290 4.89% 640,495 100%

District 1[edit]

Utah's 1st congressional district in 2010
Rob Bishop, who was re-elected in the 1st district

The 1st district included Bountiful, Clearfield, Layton, Logan, Ogden, Roy, Tooele and part of Salt Lake City.[6] The district's population was 81 percent white and 13 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 90 percent were high school graduates and 28 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $55,788.[7] In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 64 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 33 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.[6]

Republican Rob Bishop, who took office in 2003, was the incumbent. Bishop was re-elected in 2008 with 65 percent of the vote.[6] In 2010 Bishop's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Morgan Bowen, an LDS seminary teacher at Sky View High School. Constitution Party nominee Kirk Pearson and Libertarian Party nominee Jared Paul Stratton also ran.[8] Bishop and Bowen were unopposed in their respective party primaries.[9]

Bishop raised $278,327 and spent $302,771. Bowen raised $11,550 and spent $11,309.[10] A poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. between October 25 and 27, 2010, 65 percent of respondents supported Bishop while 13 percent favored Bowen.[11] In a poll of 375 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, Bishop led with 66 percent to Bowen's 21 percent, while 4 percent supported Pearson, Stratton had the support of 1 percent, 1 percent favored other candidates and 7 percent were undecided.[12]

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Bishop a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 73 percent of the vote to Bowen's 24 percent.[13] On election day Bishop was re-elected with 69 percent of the vote to Bowen's 24 percent.[14] Bishop was again re-elected in 2012[15] and 2014.[16]

General election results[edit]

Utah's 1st district general election, November 2, 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Bishop (incumbent) 135,247 69.19%
Democratic Morgan Bowen 46,765 23.93%
Constitution Kirk Pearson 9,143 4.68%
Libertarian Jared Paul Stratton 4,307 2.20%
Total votes 195,462 100.00%

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District 2[edit]

Utah's 2nd congressional district in 2010
Jim Matheson, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 2nd district
Morgan Philpot, who also ran in the 2nd district

The 2nd district included Millcreek, Sandy, St. George and parts of Lehi, Murray and Salt Lake City.[17] The district's population was 86 percent white and 8 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 92 percent were high school graduates and 33 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $55,863.[18] In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 58 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 40 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.[17] In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+15.[3]

Democrat Jim Matheson, who took office in 2001, was the incumbent. Matheson was re-elected in 2008 with 63 percent of the vote.[17] In July 2009 Matheson said he would seek re-election rather than running for governor or for the U.S. Senate.[19] In 2010 Matheson's opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Morgan Philpot, a former member of the Utah House of Representatives.[20] Independent candidates Dave Glissmeyer, the founder of ProTel NetWorks;[21] and Wayne L. Hill;[22] and Constitution Party nominee Randall Hinton, a web developer,[23] also ran. Claudia Wright, a teacher, also sought the Democratic nomination.[24] Scott McCoy, a member of the Utah State Senate, suggested in November 2009 that Matheson should be challenged in the Democratic primary in response to his vote against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but said he would not run.[25] Philpot was unopposed in the Republican primary.[9]

Matheson raised $1,803,801 and spent $2,465,527. Philpot raised $386,467 and spent the same amount. Glissmeyer raised $8,987 and spent $11,150.[26]

In a poll of 200 registered voters, conducted by Western Wats between September 30 and October 3, 2010, Matheson led with 46 percent to Philpot's 30 percent.[27] A poll of 226 likely voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates, the results of which were published in October 2010, found Matheson leading with 57 percent to Philpot's 31 percent, while Glissmeyer and Hinton had the support of 1 percent apiece, less than 1 percent backed Hill, and 9 percent were undecided.[28] In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. between October 25 and 27, 2010, 48 percent of respondents supported Matheson while 35 percent favored Philpot and 11 percent were undecided.[11] A poll of 456 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, found Matheson leading with 51 percent to Philpot's 39 percent, while 1 percent supported Hinton, 1 percent backed other candidates, and 7 percent were undecided.[12]

In October 2010 The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Democratic".[3] Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Matheson an 87 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 53 percent of the vote to Philpot's 44 percent.[27] On election day Matheson was re-elected with 50 percent of the vote to Philpot's 46 percent.[14] Matheson was again re-elected in 2012[29] and retired rather than seeking re-election in 2014.[30] He was succeeded by Republican Mia Love.[31]

Democratic primary results[edit]

Utah's 2nd district Democratic primary, June 22, 2010[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Matheson (incumbent) 23,067 67.26%
Democratic Claudia Wright 11,227 32.74%
Total votes 34,294 100.00%

General election results[edit]

Utah's 2nd district general election, November 2, 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Matheson (incumbent) 127,151 50.49%
Republican Morgan Philpot 116,001 46.06%
Constitution Randall Hinton 4,578 1.82%
Independent David Glissmeyer 2,391 0.95%
Independent Wayne L. Hill 1,726 0.68%
Total votes 251,847 100.00%

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District 3[edit]

Utah's 3rd congressional district in 2010
Jason Chaffetz, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 3rd district

The 3rd district included Orem, Provo, South Jordan, Taylorsville, West Jordan and West Valley City.[33] The district's population was 80 percent white and 14 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 89 percent were high school graduates and 26 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $57,852.[34] In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 67 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 29 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.[33]

Republican Jason Chaffetz, who took office in 2009, was the incumbent. Chaffetz was elected in 2008 with 66 percent of the vote.[33] Chaffetz announced in January 2010 that he would seek re-election rather than running for the U.S. Senate.[35] In 2010 Chaffetz's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Karen Hyer, an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University. Independent candidate Joe Puente,[36] Libertarian Party nominee Jake Shannon,[37] and Constitution Party nominee Douglas Sligting[38] also ran.

Chaffetz raised $647,194 and spent $540,646. Hyer raised $23,818 and spent the same amount. Sligtig raised $3,536 and spent $2,225.[39]

In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. between October 25 and 27, 2010, Chaffetz led with 56 percent to Hyer's 11 percent.[11] A poll of 375 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, found Chaffetz leading with 70 percent to Hyer's 19 percent, while Sligting had the support of 2 percent, Puente had the support of 1 percent, 2 percent chose other candidates and 6 percent were undecided.[12] Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Chaffetz a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 73 percent of the vote to Hyer's 23 percent.[40] On election day Chaffetz was re-elected with 72 percent of the vote to Hyer's 23 percent.[14] Chaffetz was again re-elected in 2012[41] and 2014.[42]

General election results[edit]

Utah's 3rd district general election, November 2, 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Chaffetz (incumbent) 139,721 72.32%
Democratic Karen Hyer 44,320 22.94%
Constitution Douglas Sligting 4,596 2.38%
Libertarian Jake Shannon 2,945 1.52%
Independent Joe Puente 1,604 0.83%
Total votes 193,186 100.00%

External links[edit]

See also[edit]

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