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Utah's four seats to the United States House of Representatives |
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 8, 2016, 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 the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 28.
The 1st District covers northern Utah, including the cities of Ogden and Logan. Incumbent congressman Rob Bishop was challenged by Democrat Peter Clemens. Bishop was re-elected with 65% of the vote.
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.
The current incumbent is Republican Chris Stewart who has represented the district since 2012. The district has a PVI of R+18.
Democratic candidate Charlene McArthur Albarran announced her intention to run on February 1, 2016, and formally filed with the Utah Elections office on March 11, 2016. She faced incumbent Republican Representative Chris Stewart, who was re-elected to his third term with 62% of the vote.