2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

2004 elections to the United States House of Representatives in Utah February 2026 November 2025 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah Utah Flag of Utah (1913–2011).svg legislative no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah 2006 All 3 Utah seats to the United States House of Representatives November 2, 2004 Utah Republican Party 2 2 520,403 57.26% 0.53% Utah Democratic Party 1 1 361,628 39.79% 0.05% 240px District results 240px County results Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e2 60–70% The Utah congressional elections of 2004 were held on November 2, 2004, as part of the United States general elections of 2004 with all three House seats up for election. The winners served from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007. The election coincided with the 2004 presidential election. 2 Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVotesClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf 56–57SeatsNo. Number %No. Number+/– %Republican3520,40357.26266.67Democratic3361,62839.79133.33Constitution313,1401.4500.0Personal Choice37,8060.8600.0Libertarian13,6910.4100.0Green12,1890.2400.0Total14908,857100.03100.0 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 57.26 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 39.79 Constitution Constitution Party (United States) 1.45 Other #777777 1.51 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 66.67 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 33.33 By district Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district: DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 199,615 67.91% 85,630 29.13% 8,716 2.97% 293,961 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 147,778 43.21% 187,250 54.76% 6,940 2.03% 341,968 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 173,010 63.39% 88,748 32.52% 11,170 4.09% 272,928 100.0% Republican holdTotal 520,403 57.26% 361,628 39.79% 26,826 2.95% 908,857 100.0% District 1 Utah's 1st congressional district thumb Incumbent Republican Rob Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was elected with 60.69% of the vote in 2002. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rob Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Steven Thompson, Logan City Council memberSteve Thompson https://www.deseret.com/2004/10/11/19855252/steve-thompson/ deseret.com Deseret News 26 November 2025 11 October 2004 Constitution primary Candidates Nominee Charles Johnston Personal Choice primary Candidates Nominee Richard Soderberg General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Margin oferror RobBishop (R) StevenThompson (D) Other Undecided Dan Jones & AssociatesUtah: Incumbents Hold Huge Leads in Latest Polls https://rollcall.com/2004/07/14/utah-incumbents-hold-huge-leads-in-latest-polls/ rollcall.com Roll Call 26 November 2025 14 July 2004July 6–10, 2004 ? (V) ±6.5% 55% 24% ?% 21% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe R November 1, 2004 Results Utah's 1st Congressional district election, 2004 Utah Republican Party Rob Bishop (Incumbent) 199,615 67.9 Utah Democratic Party Steven Thompson 85,630 29.1 Constitution Party (United States) Charles Johnston 4,510 1.5 Personal Choice Party Richard Soderberg 4,206 1.4 113,985 38.8 293,961 100.0 Utah Republican Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Rob Bishop (R) $437,648 $435,494 $2,805 Stephen Thompson (D) $73,375 $72,540 $833 Charles Johnston (C) Unreported Richard Soderberg (PC) Unreported Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Rob Bishop (R) $783 $0 Stephen Thompson (D) $0 $0 Charles Johnston (C) $0 $0 Richard Soderberg (PC) $0 $0 District 2 Utah's 2nd congressional district thumb Incumbent Democratic Jim Matheson, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re–elected with 49.43% of the vote in 2002. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jim Matheson, incumbent U.S. RepresentativeNicole Duran Matheson’s Victory Margin Tough for GOP to Swallow https://rollcall.com/2004/11/19/mathesons-victory-margin-tough-for-gop-to-swallow/ rollcall.com Roll Call 7 January 2026 19 November 2004 Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Swallow, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2002Jerry Spangler Bob Bernick Jr. Swallow gets 2nd run at Matheson https://www.deseret.com/2004/6/23/19836286/swallow-gets-2nd-run-at-matheson/ 7 January 2026 Deseret News 23 June 2004 Eliminated in primary Tim Bridgewater, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2002 Results Republican Primary Election Utah Republican Party John Swallow 28,137 53.0 Utah Republican Party Tim Bridgewater 24,960 47.0 53,097 100.0 Green primary Candidates Nominee Patrick Diehl Constitution primary Candidates Nominee Jeremy Petersen Personal Choice primary Candidates Nominee Ronald Amos General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Margin oferror JimMatheson (D) JohnSwallow (R) Other Undecided Dan Jones & AssociatesJuly 6–10, 2004 327 (RV) ±6.5% 58% 24% ?% 18% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D November 1, 2004 Results Utah's 2nd Congressional district election, 2004 Utah Democratic Party Jim Matheson (Incumbent) 187,250 54.8 Utah Republican Party John Swallow 147,778 43.2 Constitution Party (United States) Jeremy Petersen 3,541 1.0 Green Party (United States) Patrick Diehl 2,189 0.6 Personal Choice Party Ronald Amos 1,210 0.4 39,472 11.5 341,968 100.0 Utah Democratic Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Jim Matheson (D) $1,966,015 $2,021,524 $65,328 John Swallow (R) $1,477,450 $1,457,198 $10,222 Patrick Diehl (G) Unreported Jeremy Petersen (C) Unreported Ronald Amos (PC) Unreported Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Jim Matheson (D) $744,372 $692,129 John Swallow (R) $313,232 $0 Patrick Diehl (G) $0 $0 Jeremy Petersen (C) $0 $0 Ronald Amos (PC) $0 $0 District 3 Utah's 3rd congressional district thumb Incumbent Republican Chris Cannon, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re–elected with 67.43% of the vote in 2002. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Chris Cannon, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Matt Throckmorton, former state representative and candidate for this seat in 2002Tad Walch His setbacks don't deter Throckmorton https://www.deseret.com/2004/6/16/19834941/his-setbacks-don-t-deter-throckmorton/ deseret.com Deseret News 26 November 2025 Springville, UT 16 June 2004 Campaign Cannon was challenged from the right in a race in which the major issue dividing the candidates was immigration policy.Nicole Duran Matt Throckmorton, Scourge of Illegal Immigrants https://rollcall.com/2004/05/28/matt-throckmorton-scourge-of-illegal-immigrants/ rollcall.com Roll Call 26 November 2025 28 May 2004 Results Republican Primary Election Utah Republican Party Chris Cannon 27,663 58.4 Utah Republican Party Matt Throckmorton 19,672 41.6 47,335 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Beau Babka, police captain Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Jim Dexter Constitution primary Candidates Nominee Ronald Winfield Personal Choice primary Candidates Nominee Curtis James General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Margin oferror ChrisCannon (R) BeauBabka (D) Other Undecided Dan Jones & AssociatesJuly 6–10, 2004 ? (V) ±6.5% 56% 24% ?% 20% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2004 Results Utah's 3rd Congressional district election, 2004 Utah Republican Party Chris Cannon (Incumbent) 173,010 63.4 Utah Democratic Party Beau Babka 88,748 32.5 Constitution Party (United States) Ronald Winfield 5,089 1.9 Libertarian Party (United States) Jim Dexter 3,691 1.4 Personal Choice Party Curtis James 2,390 0.9 84,262 30.9 272,928 100.0 Utah Republican Party Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Chris Cannon (R) $640,259 $634,195 $5,167 Beau Babka (D) $35,337 $35,111 $338 Jim Dexter (L) Unreported Ronald Winfield (C) Unreported Curtis James (PC) Unreported Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Chris Cannon (R) $1,097 $0 Beau Babka (D) $0 $0 Jim Dexter (L) $0 $0 Ronald Winfield (C) $0 $0 Curtis James (PC) $0 $0 See also 2004 Utah elections Notes References External links Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets Official 2004 Utah Primary Election Results Official 2004 Utah General Election Results 2004 Utah United States House of Representatives