Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
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The4th Congressional District of Utah held an election for theU.S. House of Representatives onNovember 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpediarated this race as arace to watch. IncumbentMia Love (R) defeatedDoug Owens (D) andCollin Simonsen (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Love and Owens competed in a rematch of the 2014 race, in which Love defeated Owens by five percent.[4]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Utah, state law allows parties to decide who may vote in their primaries.[5] CheckVote.Utah.gov for details about upcoming elections.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election, the incumbent wasMia Love (R), who was first elected in 2014.
As of the2010 redistricting cycle,Utah's 4th Congressional District was located in centralUtah. It included portions of Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, and Utah counties.[6]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mia LoveIncumbent | 53.8% | 147,597 | |
| Democratic | Doug Owens | 41.3% | 113,413 | |
| Constitution | Collin Simonsen | 4.9% | 13,559 | |
| Total Votes | 274,569 | |||
| Source:Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Candidates
General election candidates: Mia Love a Doug Owens Collin Simonsen |
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Polls
| Utah's 4th District - Mia Love vs. Doug Owens | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Mia Love | Doug Owens | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||||
| Anzalone Liszt Grove October 11-13, 2016 | 50% | 40% | +/-4.4 | 500 | |||||||||||||||
| Y2 Analytics September 21-24, 2016 | 55% | 35% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||||
| Dan Jones & Associates September 12-19, 2016 | 53% | 35% | +/-4.8 | 409 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 Utah 4th District Polls Love vs. Owens | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Love | Owens | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||||
| Dan Jones & Associate July 18-August 8, 2016 | 51% | 38% | +/-4.87 | 405 | |||||||||||||||
| Survey USA June 2-8, 2016 | 45% | 51% | +/-4.2 | 573 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
District history
2014
Mia Love (R) won election to theU.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. She defeatedDoug Owens (D),Jim Vein (L),Tim Aalders (Independent American), andCollin Robert Simonsen (Constitution) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mia Love | 50.9% | 74,936 | |
| Democratic | Doug Owens | 45.8% | 67,425 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Vein | 0.9% | 1,351 | |
| Independent | Tim Aalders | 1.4% | 2,032 | |
| Constitution | Collin Robert Simonsen | 1% | 1,424 | |
| Total Votes | 147,168 | |||
| Source:Utah Lieutenant Governor, "Elections," | ||||
2012
In the 2012 general election,DemocratJim Matheson was elected to the newly created 4th Congressional District of Utah. Matheson defeatedMia Love (R) andJim Vein (L) in a tight race that was too close to call on November 6, 2012. Love conceded the following day.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jim MathesonIncumbent | 48.8% | 119,803 | |
| Republican | Mia B. Love | 48.5% | 119,035 | |
| Libertarian | Jim L. Vein | 2.6% | 6,439 | |
| Total Votes | 245,277 | |||
| Source:Utah Lieutenant Governor "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also:Utah elections, 2016
The calendar below listed important dates for political candidates in Utah in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 4, 2016 | Ballot access | Declaration of intent to gather signatures period opens | |
| March 11, 2016 | Ballot access | Declaration of candidacy period opens | |
| March 17, 2016 | Ballot access | Declaration of candidacy and intent to gather signature period closes | |
| June 21, 2016 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure report due | |
| June 28, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 9, 2016 | Ballot access | Final day for a write-in candidate to declare candidacy | |
| September 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure report due | |
| November 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 10, 2017 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure report due | |
| Source:Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2016 Election Information," accessed January 11, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed October 20, 2016
- ↑Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑Utah State Legislature, "Utah Code § 20A-9-403. Regular primary elections." accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑KSL.com, "Doug Owens announces another run for Congress," July 21, 2015
- ↑Washington Post, "Republican Mia Love concedes to Democrat Jim Matheson in Utah," November 7, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see:Public policy in the 2016 elections!
