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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.

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

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult
District 1156,69261.61%63,30824.89%34,33313.50%254,333100%Republican hold
District 2151,48956.10%105,05138.90%13,5045.00%270,044100%Republican hold
District 3174,85667.55%70,68627.31%13,3165.14%258,858100%Republican hold
District 4134,27049.86%134,96450.12%370.01%269,271100%Democratic gain
Total617,30758.65%374,00935.54%61,1905.81%1,052,506100%

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%.

  • Rob Bishop, incumbent U.S. representative

  • Chadwick Fairbanks, independent candidate for Utah's 1st congressional district in 2016

  • Kevin Probasco, attorney and author

  • 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

No.DateHostModeratorLinkDemocraticDemocratic
May 29, 2018Utah Debate CommissionKerry BringhurstPP
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic7,27357.21
Democratic5,43942.79
12,712100.0
  • Eric Eliason, businessman, attorney, and adjunct professor

  • Adam Davis

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Inside ElectionsSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 5, 2018
RCPSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosSafe RNovember 5, 2018
538Safe RNovember 7, 2018
CNNSafe ROctober 31, 2018
PoliticoSafe RNovember 4, 2018
No.DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanDemocraticUnited Utah
Oct. 17, 2018Utah Debate CommissionNatalie GochnourPPP
Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin oferrorRobBishop (R)LeeCastillo (D)EricEliason (UU)AdamDavis (G)Undecided
University of UtahOctober 3–9, 2018143± 8.0%52%20%10%2%16%
Dan Jones & AssociatesAugust 22 – September 6, 2018201± 6.9%59%22%8%3%8%
Lighthouse ResearchAugust 11–27, 201860051%16%7%2%24%
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican156,69261.6
Democratic63,30824.9
United Utah29,54711.6
Green4,7861.9
254,333100.0

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%.

  • Chris Stewart, incumbent U.S. representative

  • 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

  • Shireen Ghorbani, communications professional

  • Randy Hopkins, retired Utah Department of Workforce Services regional director

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

  • Jan Garbett

  • Jeffrey Whipple

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Inside ElectionsSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 5, 2018
RCPSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosSafe RNovember 5, 2018
538Safe RNovember 7, 2018
CNNSafe ROctober 31, 2018
PoliticoSafe RNovember 4, 2018
No.DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanDemocratic
Sep. 19, 2018Utah Debate CommissionDoug WilksPP
Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin oferrorChrisStewart (R)ShireenGhorbani (D)JeffreyWhipple (L)OtherUndecided
University of UtahOctober 3–17, 2018401± 4.9%52%29%6%12%
Dan Jones & AssociatesAugust 22 – September 6, 2018202± 6.9%45%34%5%16%
Lighthouse ResearchAugust 11–27, 201860049%27%5%19%
University of UtahJune 11–18, 2018147± 7.7%48%24%14%13%
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican151,48956.1
Democratic105,05138.9
Libertarian13,5045.0
270,044100.0

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%.

  • John Curtis, incumbent U.S. representative

  • Chris Herrod, former state representative and candidate for Utah's 3rd congressional district in the 2017 special election

  • Damian Kidd, attorney

  • 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

Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin oferrorJohnCurtisChrisHerrodOtherUndecided
University of UtahJune 11–18, 2018183± 7.2%57%21%21%
No.DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanRepublican
May 29, 2018Utah Debate CommissionJennifer Napier-PearcePP
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican66,40473.32
Republican24,15826.68
90,562100.0
  • James Singer, college professor

  • Kent Moon

  • Kathryn Allen, physician

  • Ben Frank

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Inside ElectionsSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 5, 2018
RCPSafe RNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosSafe RNovember 5, 2018
538Safe RNovember 7, 2018
CNNSafe ROctober 31, 2018
PoliticoSafe RNovember 4, 2018
No.DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanDemocratic
Oct. 26, 2018Utah Debate CommissionDavid MaglebyPP
Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin oferrorJohnCurtis (R)JamesSinger (D)TimothyZeidner (UU)GregoryDuerden (IA)Undecided
University of UtahOctober 3–9, 2018143± 8.0%67%13%4%1%15%
Dan Jones & AssociatesAugust 22 – September 6, 2018188± 7.2%65%19%2%4%11%
Lighthouse ResearchAugust 11–27, 201860052%20%2%4%22%
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican174,85667.5
Democratic70,68627.3
Independent American6,6862.6
United Utah6,6302.6
258,858100.0

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.

  • Mia Love, incumbent U.S. representative

  • Ben McAdams, mayor of Salt Lake County

  • Sheldon Kirkham

  • Darlene McDonald, author and activist

  • Morgan Shepherd

  • Tom Taylor, engineer and scientist

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportTossupNovember 5, 2018
Inside ElectionsTossupNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal BallLean D (flip)November 5, 2018
RCPTossupNovember 5, 2018
Daily KosTossupNovember 5, 2018
538Lean D (flip)November 7, 2018
No.DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanDemocratic
Oct. 15, 2018Utah Debate CommissionDoug WrightPP

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin oferrorMiaLove (R)BenMcAdams (D)OtherUndecided
NYT Upshot/Siena CollegeOctober 24–26, 2018526± 4.7%45%45%9%
Dixie StrategiesOctober 25, 2018936± 3.2%43%50%7%
University of UtahOctober 3–11, 2018403± 4.9%46%46%8%
Mellman Group (D-McAdams)October 7–10, 2018400± 4.9%46%47%
Y2 Analytics (R-Love)September 6–8, 2018405± 4.86%51%42%7%
Dan Jones & AssociatesAugust 22 – September 6, 2018400± 4.9%49%46%5%
Mellman Group (D-McAdams)August 20–23, 2018400± 4.9%46%44%
Lighthouse ResearchAugust 11–27, 201860047%38%15%
University of UtahJune 11–18, 2018379± 5.0%45%39%8%8%
Dan Jones & AssociatesMay 15–June 5, 2018405± 5.0%47%43%10%
Mellman Group (D-McAdams)February 27 – March 4, 2018400± 4.9%43%40%
Dan Jones & AssociatesFebruary 9–21, 2018404± 4.9%49%43%8%
Dan Jones & AssociatesJanuary 15–22, 2018400± 4.9%47%42%11%
Dan Jones & AssociatesOctober 9–18, 2017402± 4.89%48%42%9%
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic134,96450.1
Republican134,27049.9
Independent370.0
269,271100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
  • 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 Archived July 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  • Adam Davis (G) for Congress
  • Eric Eliason (UU) for Congress Archived April 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

  • Shireen Ghorbani (D) for Congress
  • Chris Stewart (R) for Congress
  • Jeffrey Whipple (L) for Congress Archived July 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

  • John Curtis (R) for Congress
  • Gregory Duerden (I) for Congress Archived July 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  • James Singer (D) for Congress Archived July 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  • Timothy Zeidner (UU) for Congress Archived September 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates

  • Ben McAdams (D) for Congress
  • Mia Love (R) for Congress
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