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Utah, U.S. House, District 4

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams (D) defeated incumbent Mia Love (R) in the general election on November 6, 2018, to represent Utah's 4th Congressional District.

All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. The Democratic Party gained a net total of 40 seats, winning control of the chamber. This race was identified as a 2018 battleground that might have affected partisan control of the U.S. House in the 116th Congress. Heading into the election, the Republican Party was in the majority holding 235 seats to Democrats' 193 seats, with seven vacant seats. Democrats needed to win 23 GOP-held seats in 2018 to win control of the House. From 1918 to 2016, the president’s party lost an average of 29 seats in midterm elections.

Love was first elected to the district in 2014, succeeding Jim Matheson (D), who was the first representative elected from the district after its creation following the 2010 census. In the 2016 election, Love was re-elected by a margin of 13 percentage points while Donald Trump (R) carried the district by a margin of 7 percentage points.


Election updates

  • October 30, 2018: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a $250,000 television ad campaign supporting McAdams.
  • October 29, 2018: FreedomWorks announced a $2,500 get-out-the-vote effort in support of Love.
  • October 26, 2018: A New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll found Love and McAdams about even with 45 percent support each. The poll reported a margin of error of 4.7 percentage points.

Polls

Utah's 4th Congressional District, 2018

Poll Poll sponsor Ben McAdams Mia LoveUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
The New York Times Upshot/Siena College
(October 24-26, 2018)
N/A 45%45%9%+/-4.7526
Dixie Strategies
(October 25, 2018)
KUTV 50%43%7%+/-3.2936
University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics
(October 3-11, 2018)
The Salt Lake Tribune 46%46%8%+/-4.9403
The Mellman Group
(October 7-10, 2018)
The McAdams campaign 47%46%7%+/-4.9400
Y2 Analytics
(September 6-8, 2018)
The Love campaign 42%51%7%+/-4.9405
AVERAGES 46% 46.2% 7.6% +/-4.52 534

Utah's 4th Congressional District, 2018

Poll Poll sponsor Ben McAdams Mia LoveUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Dan Jones & Associates
(August 22-September 6, 2018)
N/A 46%49%5%+/-4.9400
The Mellman Group
(August 20-23, 2018)
The McAdams campaign 44%46%10%+/-4.9400
AVERAGES 45% 47.5% 7.5% +/-4.9 400

Utah's 4th Congressional District, 2018

Poll Poll sponsor Ben McAdams Mia LoveUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics
(June 11-18, 2018)
N/A 39%45%0%+/-5.0379
Dan Jones & Associates
(May 15 - June 5, 2018)
N/A 43%47%10%+/-5.0405
Dan Jones and Associates
(February 9-21, 2018)
N/A 43%49%8%+/-4.9404
Dan Jones and Associates
(January 15-22, 2018)
N/A 42%47%11%+/-4.9400
Dan Jones & Associates
(October 9-18, 2017)
N/A 42%48%9%+/-4.89402
AVERAGES 41.8% 47.2% 7.6% +/-4.94 398


Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Mia Love Republican Party $5,786,427 $5,931,581 $42,203 As of December 31, 2018
Ben McAdams Democratic Party $3,384,890 $3,306,518 $78,372 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Utah from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Lieutenant Governor of Utah.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Utah every four years from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Utah 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 45.5% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 27.5% 18.0%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 72.6% Democratic Party Barack Obama 24.7% 47.9%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 62.2% Democratic Party Barack Obama 34.2% 28.0%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 71.5% Democratic Party John Kerry 26.0% 45.5%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 66.8% Democratic Party Al Gore 26.3% 40.5%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Utah from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Utah 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Mike Lee 68.2% Democratic Party Misty Snow 27.1% 41.1%
2012 Republican Party Orrin Hatch 65.2% Democratic Party Scott Howell 30.2% 35.0%
2010 Republican Party Mike Lee 61.6% Democratic Party Sam Granato 32.8% 28.8%
2006 Republican Party Orrin Hatch 62.5% Democratic Party Pete Ashdown 31.1% 31.4%
2004 Republican Party Bob Bennett 68.7% Democratic Party Paul Van Dam 28.4% 40.3%
2000 Republican Party Orrin Hatch 65.6% Democratic Party Scott Howell 31.5% 34.1%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the six gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Utah. Included in the table are the results of the 2010 special election called to fill the seat of former Gov. Jon Huntsman (R), who had resigned to serve as U.S. Ambassador to China.

Election results (Governor), Utah 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Gary Herbert 66.7% Democratic Party Mike Weinholtz 28.7% 38.0%
2012 Republican Party Gary Herbert 68.4% Democratic Party Peter Cooke 27.7% 40.7%
2010 Republican Party Gary Herbert 64.1% Democratic Party Peter Corroon 31.9% 32.2%
2008 Republican Party Jon Huntsman 77.6% Democratic Party Bob Springmeyer 19.7% 57.9%
2004 Republican Party Jon Huntsman 57.7% Democratic Party Scott Matheson 41.4% 16.3%
2000 Republican Party Mike Leavitt 55.8% Democratic Party Bill Orton 42.7% 13.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Utah in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Utah 2000-2016

Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2014 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2012 Republican Party 3 75% Democratic Party 1 25% R+2
2010 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2008 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2006 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2004 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2002 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2000 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Utah Party Control: 1992-2019
No Democratic trifectas • 28 years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


Demographics

Demographic data for Utah

UtahU.S.
Total population:2,990,632316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):82,1703,531,905
Gender
Female:49.7%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:87.6%73.6%
Black/African American:1.1%12.6%
Asian:2.2%5.1%
Native American:1.1%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.9%0.2%
Two or more:2.6%3%
Hispanic/Latino:13.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:31.1%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$60,727$53,889
Persons below poverty level:12.7%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Utah.

As of July 2017, Utah had a population of approximately 3,100,000 people, with its three largest cities being Salt Lake City (pop. est. 190,000), West Valley City (pop. est. 140,000), and Provo (pop. est. 120,000).