Utah's 3rd congressional district

Utah's 3rd congressional district
Utah's 3rd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Mike Kennedy; R–Alpine
Population (2023)	818,995
Median household; income	$94,844
Ethnicity	77.8% White; 12.4% Hispanic; 4.0% Two or more races; 2.3% Asian; 1.7% Native American; 0.8% Pacific Islander Americans; 0.7% Black; 0.4% other;
Cook PVI	R+10

Utah's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. It is located in southern and eastern Utah and includes the cities of Orem and Provo.

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The district was created when Utah was awarded an extra congressional seat following redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. Five of its six Representatives have been Republicans; Bill Orton, a Democrat, represented the district from 1991 to 1997. The current Representative is Republican Mike Kennedy, who was elected in 2024.

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Year	Office	Results^[3]
2008	President	McCain 65% - 32%
2012	President	Romney 77% - 23%
2016	President	Trump 46% - 26%
	Senate	Lee 70% - 25%
	Governor	Herbert 69% - 27%
	Attorney General	Reyes 68% - 23%
2018	Senate	Romney 65% - 29%
2020	President	Trump 57% - 38%
	Governor	Cox 63% - 30%
	Attorney General	Reyes 61% - 34%
2022	Senate	Lee 52% - 44%
2024	President	Trump 58% - 39%

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties
District established January 3, 1983
Howard Nielson (Provo)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991	98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired.	1983–1993 Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch
Bill Orton (Provo)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997	102nd 103rd 104th	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election.
Bill Orton (Provo)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997	102nd 103rd 104th		1993–2003 Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, Morgan, Piute, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, and Wayne
Chris Cannon (Mapleton)	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost renomination.
Chris Cannon (Mapleton)	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th		2003–2013 Beaver, Juab, Millard, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, and Utah
Jason Chaffetz (Alpine)	Republican	January 3, 2009 – June 30, 2017	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned.^[4]
Jason Chaffetz (Alpine)	Republican	January 3, 2009 – June 30, 2017	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th		2013–2023 Carbon, Emery, Grand, Salt Lake, San Juan, Utah, and Wasatch
Vacant		June 30, 2017 – November 13, 2017	115th
John Curtis (Provo)	Republican	November 13, 2017 – January 3, 2025	115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected to finish Chaffetz's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
John Curtis (Provo)	Republican	November 13, 2017 – January 3, 2025	115th 116th 117th 118th		2023–present: Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, Salt Lake, San Juan, Summit, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch
Mike Kennedy (Alpine)	Republican	January 3, 2025 – present	119th	Elected in 2024.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard C. Nielson	108,478	76.86
	Independent	Henry A. Huish	32,661	23.14
Total votes			141,139	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent)	138,918	74.46
	Democratic	Bruce R. Baird	46,560	24.95
	Libertarian	D.W. Crosby	1,094	0.59
Total votes			186,572	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent)	86,599	66.58
	Democratic	Dale F. Gardiner	42,582	32.74
	Socialist Workers	David P. Hurst	893	0.68
Total votes			130,074	100.0
	Republican hold

Utah's 3rd congressional district

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Election results

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Historical district boundaries

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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard C. Nielson (Incumbent)	129,951	66.83
	Democratic	Robert W. Stringham	60,018	30.86
	American	E. Dean Christensen	3,285	1.69
	Socialist Workers	Judy Stranahan	1,207	0.62
Total votes			194,461	100.0
	Republican hold

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Orton	79,163	58.35
	Republican	Karl Snow	49,452	36.45
	American	Robert J. Smith	6,542	4.82
	Socialist Workers	Anthony Melvin Dutrow	519	0.38
Total votes			135,676	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Orton (Incumbent)	135,029	58.95
	Republican	Richard R. Harrington	84,019	36.68
	Independent	Wayne L. Hill	5,764	2.52
	Independent	Charles M. Wilson	2,068	0.90
	Libertarian	Doug Jones	1,797	0.78
	Socialist Workers	Nels J'Anthony	384	0.17
Total votes			229,061	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 3rd district^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Orton (Incumbent)	91,505	58.98
	Republican	Dixie Thompson	61,839	39.86
	Socialist Workers	Barbara Greenway	1,802	1.16
Total votes			155,146	100.0
	Democratic hold