Utah's 2nd congressional district

Utah's 2nd congressional district
Utah's 2nd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Celeste Maloy; R–Cedar City
Population (2023)	857,385
Median household; income	$81,800
Ethnicity	70.8% White; 18.7% Hispanic; 3.4% Two or more races; 2.6% Asian; 1.8% Pacific Islander Americans; 1.5% Black; 0.9% Native American; 0.4% other;
Cook PVI	R+10

Utah's 2nd congressional district currently serves western Salt Lake City and the largely rural western and southern portions of Utah, including Saint George and Tooele. The district is currently represented by Republican Celeste Maloy, who was elected to the seat after she defeated Democrat Kathleen Riebe in the November 21, 2023 special election, caused by the resignation of incumbent Chris Stewart (R) on September 15, 2023.

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Year	Office	Results^[3]^[4]
2008	President	McCain 60% - 37%
2012	President	Romney 71% - 29%
2016	President	Trump 47% - 31%
	Senate	Lee 64% - 30%
	Governor	Herbert 63% - 32%
	Attorney General	Reyes 62% - 28%
2018	Senate	Romney 58% - 35%
2020	President	Trump 57% - 40%
	Governor	Cox 58% - 33%
	Attorney General	Reyes 58% - 36%
2022	Senate	Lee 53% - 42%
2024	President	Trump 59% - 39%

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District established March 4, 1913
Jacob Johnson (Spring City)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost renomination.
James Henry Mays (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921	64th 65th 66th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired.
Elmer O. Leatherwood (Salt Lake City)	Republican	March 4, 1921 – December 24, 1929	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Died.
Vacant		December 24, 1929 – November 4, 1930	71st
Frederick C. Loofbourow (Salt Lake City)	Republican	November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	Elected to finish Leatherwood's term. Elected the same day to the next term. Lost re-election.
J. W. Robinson (Provo)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
William A. Dawson (Layton)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
Reva Beck Bosone (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election.
William A. Dawson (Salt Lake City)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	83rd 84th 85th	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election.
David S. King (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	86th 87th	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Sherman P. Lloyd (Salt Lake City)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Elected in 1962. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
David S. King (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Sherman P. Lloyd (Salt Lake City)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973	90th 91st 92nd	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Lost re-election.
Wayne Owens (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Allan Turner Howe (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977	94th	Elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
David Daniel Marriott (Salt Lake City)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985	95th 96th 97th 98th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired to run for Governor of Utah.
David Smith Monson (Salt Lake City)	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987	99th	Elected in 1984. Retired.
Wayne Owens (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	100th 101st 102nd	Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Karen Shepherd (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election.		1993–2003: [data missing]
Enid Greene (Salt Lake City)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994. Retired.
Merrill Cook (Salt Lake City)	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001	105th 106th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Lost renomination.
Jim Matheson (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 4th district.
Jim Matheson (Salt Lake City)	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th		2003–2013:
Chris Stewart (Farmington)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – September 15, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Resigned.	2013–2023:
Chris Stewart (Farmington)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – September 15, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th		2023–present:
Vacant		September 15, 2023 – November 28, 2023	118th
Celeste Maloy (Cedar City)	Republican	November 28, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Elected to finish Stewart's term. Re-elected in 2024.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Howell	43,133	19.45
	Republican	Jacob Johnson	42,047	18.96
	Democratic	Mathonihah Thomas	37,192	16.77
	Democratic	Tollman D. Johnson	36,640	16.52
	Progressive	S.H. Love	22,358	10.08
	Progressive	Lewis Larson	21,934	9.89
	Socialist	Murray E. King	8,971	4.05
	Socialist	William M. Knerr	8,953	4.04
	Socialist Labor	Elias Anderson	505	0.23
Total votes			221,733	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Henry Mays	25,617	47.49
	Republican	Elmer O. Leatherwood	25,459	47.20
	Socialist	A.H. Kempton	2,861	5.31
Total votes			53,937	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Henry Mays (Incumbent)	39,847	56.87
	Republican	Charles R. Mabey	27,778	39.65
	Socialist	Murray E. King	2,440	3.48
Total votes			70,065	100.0
	Democratic hold

1930 Utah's 2nd congressional district special election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick C. Loofbourow	35,349	44.13
	Democratic	Joshua H. Paul	33,915	42.34
	Liberty	George N. Lawrence	10,591	13.22
	Socialist	Otto E. Parsons	253	0.32
Total votes			80,108	100.0
	Republican hold

1930 United States House of Representatives elections^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick C. Loofbourow	35,106	44.29
	Democratic	Joshua H. Paul	33,618	42.41
	Liberty	George N. Lawrence	10,303	13.00
	Socialist	Otto E. Parsons	239	0.30
Total votes			79,266	100.0
	Republican hold

1934 United States House of Representatives elections^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. W. Robinson (Incumbent)	58,175	62.30
	Republican	Frederick C. Loofbourow	34,007	36.42
	Communist	Carl Bjork	788	0.84
	Socialist	A. L. Porter	405	0.43
Total votes			93,375	100.0
	Democratic hold

1970 United States House of Representatives elections^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sherman P. Lloyd (Incumbent)	97,549	52.27
	Democratic	Adolph Herman Nance	87,000	46.61
	American Independent	Stephen D. Marsh	2,094	1.12
Total votes			186,643	100.0
	Republican hold

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Election results

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