United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Utah, an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 26, 2012. As of 2016, this is the last time a Democrat was elected to congress from Utah.

In Utah, the redistricting process was controlled by members of the Republican Party, who formed a majority on the State Legislature's redistricting committee. The plan passed October 2011 divides Salt Lake County among three districts, which Republicans argued would require Utah's U.S. Representatives focus on both urban and rural issues. Jim Dabakis, the chair of the Utah Democratic Party, argued that the map constituted a gerrymander designed to benefit the Republican Party.

Republican incumbent Rob Bishop, who has represented Utah's 1st congressional district since 2003, is running for re-election, having decided against running for governor this year. Bishop's opponents for the Republican nomination were Michael Miller, a veteran of the Iraq War, and homemaker and Tea Party activist Jacqueline Smith.

Rob Bishop became the official Republican Candidate April 21, 2012 at the State Republican Convention.

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