# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 4, 2014, to elect the four U.S. representatives from Utah, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected would serve in the 114th Congress from January 2015 until January 2017.

## Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– |
| | Republican | 351,034 | 62.02% | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| | Democratic | 183,491 | 32.42% | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| | Independent American | 13,086 | 2.31% | 0 | 0 | - |
| | Libertarian | 6,198 | 1.10% | 0 | 0 | - |
| | Constitution | 5,933 | 1.05% | 0 | 0 | - |
| | Independent | 6,228 | 1.10% | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | Totals | 565,970 | 100.00% | 4 | 4 | - |

### By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 84,231 | 64.78% | 36,422 | 28.01% | 9,381 | 7.21% | 130,034 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 88,915 | 60.82% | 47,585 | 32.55% | 9,688 | 6.63% | 146,188 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 102,952 | 72.21% | 32,059 | 22.48% | 7,569 | 5.31% | 142,580 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 74,936 | 52.56% | 67,425 | 47.29% | 4,807 | 3.37% | 147,168 | 100% | Republican gain |
| Total | 351,034 | 62.02% | 183,491 | 32.42% | 31,445 | 5.56% | 565,970 | 100% | |

## District 1

The 1st district is located in northern Utah and includes the cities of Ogden and Logan, as well as the northern half of the Great Salt Lake. Incumbent Republican Rob Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+27.

### Republican nomination

Bishop was challenged in the Republican primary by David Yu-Lin Chiu. At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Bishop received 81% of the vote to Chiu's 19%, winning the nomination without the need for a primary.

#### Nominee

* Rob Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Eliminated at convention

* David Yu-Lin Chiu

### Democratic nomination

Former U.S. Army Second Lieutenant, businesswoman and nominee for the seat in 2012 Donna McAleer ran again for the Democrats. Physician Peter Clemens also ran.
At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, McAleer received 58.9% to Clemens' 40.1%, just 2 votes short of the 60% needed to avoid a primary election, with 4 delegates abstaining. On the second ballot, she received 75% to Clemens' 25% and was nominated.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Donna McAleer, former U.S. Army Second Lieutenant, businesswoman and nominee for the seat in 2012

##### Eliminated at convention

* Peter Clemens, physician

### General election

Libertarian Craig Bowden and Independent American Dwayne A. Vance were also on the ballot.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Rob Bishop (R) | Donna McAleer (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Brigham Young University | October 15–22, 2014 | 159 | – | 49% | 31% | 5% | 15% |

#### Results

Utah's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob Bishop (incumbent) | 84,231 | 64.8 |
| | Democratic | Donna McAleer | 36,422 | 28.0 |
| | Libertarian | Craig Bowden | 4,847 | 3.7 |
| | Independent American | Dwayne A. Vance | 4,534 | 3.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,034 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

The 2nd district is located in western and southern Utah and includes largely rural parts of the state as well as the state capital Salt Lake City and the cities of St. George and Tooele. Incumbent Republican Chris Stewart, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 62% of the vote in 2012, succeeding Democrat Jim Matheson, who ran in the newly created 4th district. The district has a PVI of R+18.

### Republican nomination

Stewart was challenged in the Republican primary by Zachary A. Hartman, Vaughn Hatton and attorney Larry Meyers. At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Stewart received 68% of the vote, winning the nomination without the need for a primary. Meyers took 22%, Hatton took 6% and Hartman took 5%.

#### Nominee

* Chris Stewart, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Eliminated at convention

* Zachary A. Hartman
* Vaughn Hatton
* Larry Meyers, attorney

### Democratic nomination

State Senator Luz Robles ran for the Democrats. At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, she was nominated by acclamation.

#### Nominee

* Luz Robles, state senator

### General election

Also on the ballot were Shaun McCausland of the Constitution Party, Independent American Wayne L. Hill and Independent Bill Barron. Independent Warren Rogers ran as a write-in candidate.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Stewart (R) | Luz Robles (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Brigham Young University | October 15–22, 2014 | 192 | – | 43% | 37% | 4% | 16% |

#### Results

Utah's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Stewart (incumbent) | 88,915 | 60.8 |
| | Democratic | Luz Robles | 47,585 | 32.5 |
| | Constitution | Shaun McCausland | 4,509 | 3.1 |
| | Independent American | Wayne L. Hill | 3,328 | 2.3 |
| | Independent | Bill Barron | 1,734 | 1.2 |
| | Independent | Warren Rogers (write-in) | 117 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,188 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

The 3rd district is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo. Incumbent Republican Jason Chaffetz, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+28.

### Republican nomination

Chaffetz was challenged in the Republican primary by Mark Hedengren and Robert J. Stevens. At the Republican State Convention on April 26, 2014, Chaffetz received 87% of the vote, winning the nomination without the need for a primary. Hedengren and Stevens each took 6% of the vote.

#### Nominee

* Jason Chaffetz, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Eliminated at convention

* Mark Hedengren
* Robert J. Stevens

### Democratic nomination

Software engineer Brian Wonnacott ran for the Democrats. He had planned to run as an independent, but changed his mind shortly before the filing deadline when he saw that no one had filed to run as a Democrat. At the Democratic State Convention, also held on April 26, 2014, he was nominated by acclamation.

#### Nominee

* Brian Wonnacott, software engineer

### General election

Independent American Zack Strong defeated Abraham for his party's nomination. Independents Ben J. Mates and Stephen P. Tyron were also on the ballot. David Else, 2nd vice-chair and Southern Regional Coordinator of the Independent American Party, ran as an independent write-in candidate.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jason Chaffetz (R) | Brian Wonnacott (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Brigham Young University | October 15–22, 2014 | 169 | – | 59% | 25% | 2% | 15% |

#### Results

Utah's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jason Chaffetz (incumbent) | 102,952 | 72.2 |
| | Democratic | Brian Wonnacott | 32,059 | 22.5 |
| | Independent American | Zack Strong | 3,192 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen P. Tryon | 2,584 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | Ben J. Mates | 1,513 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | David A. Else (write-in) | 280 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,580 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

The 4th district is located in northern-central Utah and includes parts of Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, and Sanpete counties. The incumbent, Democrat Jim Matheson, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 2001 to 2013, retired. He was re-elected with 49% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+16.

### Democratic nomination

On December 17, 2013, Matheson announced he would not seek re-election. Fellow moderate Democrat Doug Owens, an attorney and son of the late Congressman Wayne Owens, and engineer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 Bill Peterson ran for their party's nomination. At the Democratic State Convention on April 26, 2014, Owens received 98% of the vote to Peterson's 2% and was nominated.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Doug Owens, attorney and son of former representative Wayne Owens

##### Eliminated at convention

* Bill Peterson, engineer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012

### Republican nomination

Republican Mia Love, the former mayor of Saratoga Springs, who lost to Matheson by 768 votes in 2012, ran again. She was challenged for the Republican nomination by businessman, former director of Utah's Office of Business and Economic Development and candidate for the seat in 2012 Bob Fuehr. Investment fund manager and Utah State Board of Education member Jennifer Johnson had been running, but withdrew from the race in April 2014. At the Republican nominating convention, also on April 26, 2014, Love received 78% of the vote to 22% for Fuehr, and was thus nominated without the need for a primary.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mia Love, former mayor of Saratoga Springs and nominee for this seat in 2012

##### Eliminated at convention

* Bob Fuehr, businessman, former director of Utah's Office of Business and Economic Development and candidate for the seat in 2012

##### Withdrawn

* Jennifer Johnson, investment fund manager and Utah State Board of Education member

### General election

Also on the ballot were Collin Robert Simonsen of the Constitution Party, Independent American Party Tim Aalders and Libertarian Jim L. Vein.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Doug Owens (D) | Mia Love (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Dan Jones/Cicero Group | October 20–29, 2014 | 402 | ± 4.89% | 43% | 48% | 3% | 6% |
| Brigham Young University | October 15–22, 2014 | 236 | – | 46% | 42% | 5% | 7% |
| Dan Jones/Cicero Group | October 7–9, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 40% | 49% | 3% | 9% |
| FM3 (D-Owens) | October 6–7, 2014 | 403 | ± 4.9% | 44% | 47% | — | 9% |
| Y2 Analytics (R-Love) | October 2–4, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 28% | 47% | — | 24% |
| Dan Jones/Cicero Group | August 7–9, 2014 | 443 | ± 4.64% | 32% | 44% | 5% | 19% |
| FM3 (D-Owens) | July 15–17, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 41% | 50% | — | 8% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin o error | Jim Matheson (D) | Mia Love (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Dan Jones/Cicero Group | August 7–9, 2014 | 443 | ± 4.64% | 45% | 39% | 4% | 12% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely R (flip) | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R (flip) | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R (flip) | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Likely R (flip) | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Likely R (flip) | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Utah's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mia Love | 74,936 | 50.9 |
| | Democratic | Doug Owens | 67,425 | 45.8 |
| | Independent American | Tim Aalders | 2,032 | 1.4 |
| | Constitution | Collin Robert Simonsen | 1,424 | 1.0 |
| | Libertarian | Jim L. Vein | 1,351 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 147,168 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |