Utah's 3rd congressional district special election, 2017

Utah's 3rd congressional district special election, 2017
Utah
November 7, 2017
Utah's 3rd congressional district

 
Nominee Kathie Allen Joe Buchman
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote - - -
Percentage - - -
U.S. Representative before election

Jason Chaffetz
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

TBD

After previously stating that he would not run for re-election, Jason Chaffetz announced on May 19 that he was resigning his seat in the House, effective June 30.[1] A special election was called to replace him with a filing period opening on May 19 and closing by June 30, an expected primary date of August 15, and an election day of November 7.[1]

A crowded field of candidates emerged to compete for spots in their respective parties' primaries. 15 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 2 Independent American Party members and 1 Libertarian declared their candidacy. Candidates could qualify for the primary ballot by either being nominated by delegates at their party's convention or gathering 7,000 signatures from registered voters. Those gathering signatures could also seek nomination at their party's convention. The Republican and Democratic parties held conventions June 17 to select a nominee from the declared.[2] In addition to the partisan candidates, one unaffiliated candidate will appear on the general election ballot and one candidate has declared intent to run as a write-in.[3] The winner of the general election will be seated by the U.S. House for a term that ends January 3, 2019.[2]

Republican Party

The Republican primary will be held on Tuesday August 15, 2017. Only registered Republicans living in the 3rd Congressional District may vote in the primary.[4]

Candidates

Fifteen candidates declared their candidacy for the Republican party nomination. While four candidates declared their intent to gather signatures, only two submitted signatures for verification by the required deadline. This election will be the first time in Utah politics where three candidates will be on the primary ballot since two candidates submitted enough signatures to qualify for the primary ballot and the party nominated a third candidate at its convention.[3][4]

Contesting Primary

Ainge and Curtis submitted enough signatures to qualify for spots on the primary ballot. Curtis also participated in the convention process, but lost to Herrod who was nominated at the convention.

Lost At Convention

Withdrawn Before Convention

Failed to Qualify for Primary via Signature Gathering Process

Convention Results

Republican Convention
Candidate First ballot Pct. Second ballot Pct. Third ballot Pct. Fourth ballot Pct. Fifth ballot Pct.
Herrod, ChristopherChristopher Herrod 200 25.64% 238 31.23% 264 34.87% 337 44.81% 415 55.11%
Henderson, DeidreDeidre Henderson 202 25.90% 225 29.53% 271 35.80% 301 40.03% 338 44.89%
Dayton, MargaretMargaret Dayton 145 18.59% 140 18.37% 113 14.93% 68 9.04% Eliminated
Stewart Peay 74 9.49% 47 6.17% 45 5.94% 27 3.59% Eliminated
Curtis, John R.John R. Curtis 71 9.10% 52 6.82% 35 4.62% 19 2.53% Eliminated
Damian Kidd 48 6.15% 39 5.12% 29 3.83% Eliminated
Daw, BradBrad Daw 19 2.44% 12 1.57% Eliminated
Paul Fife 15 1.92% 9 1.18% Eliminated
Debbie Aldrich 4 0.51% Eliminated
Shayne Row 2 0.26% Eliminated
Keith Kuder 0 0.00% Eliminated

Endorsements

Democratic Party

Four candidates declared their candidacy for the Democratic party nomination. Two candidates declared their intent to gather signatures but neither submitted signatures for verification prior to the required deadline.[3] On June 17, 2017 the Democratic Party formally nominated Kathie Allen as their candidate, eliminating the need for a primary election.[22]

Candidates

Nominated

Lost At Convention

Withdrawn Before Convention

Convention Results

Democratic Convention
Candidate First ballot Pct.
Kathie Allen 76%
Carl Ingwell
Ben Frank

Endorsements

Independent American Party

Candidates

Two candidates declared their intent to seek the nomination of the Independent American Party.

Nominated

Lost at Convention

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Only one candidate declared for the Libertarian Party nomination. On June 10, 2017 the Libertarian Party formally nominated Joe Buchman as their candidate. He became the first candidate certified for the general election.[24]

Nominated

United Utah Party

Candidates

The United Utah Party submitted the required number of signatures to be recognized as a political party in Utah on May 25, one day before the candidate filing deadline. Jim Bennett, son of former US Senator Bob Bennett and executive director of the newly formed United Utah Party, filed to run as a member of the newly formed party but was rejected because the party was not recognized by Utah.[25] The party subsequently sued Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox resulting in a federal judge directing the state to put Jim Bennett on the general election ballot as the United Utah Party candidate.[26]

Nominated

Independent

Candidates

Candidates that preferred not to participate in the political party process could declare as an unaffiliated candidate. To qualify for a spot on the general election ballot, candidates needed to gather at least 300 valid signatures from registered voters living in the 3rd Congressional District. Only one candidate met this qualification by the June 12 deadline.[27]

Declared

Potential

Write-In Candidates

Candidates

Candidates have until September 8 to declare their write-in candidacy. Write-in candidates' names will not appear on the ballot and voters must write or type in the name of the candidate for the vote to count.[27]

Declared

General election

The special general election will be held Tuesday November 7, 2017.

Results

Utah's 3rd congressional district special election (2017)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathie Allen — —
United Utah Jim Bennett — —
Libertarian Joe Buchman — —
Independent American Jason Christensen — —
Independent Sean Whalen — —
Republican TBD — —
Total votes — —

References

  1. 1 2 Tanner, Courtney; Davidson, Lee (May 19, 2017). "Utah sets condensed special election calendar — and it’s already started". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Riley Roche, Lisa. "22 candidates crowd into race to replace Chaffetz — so far". Deseret News. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Congressional Special Election Information".
  4. 1 2 Romboy, Dennis. "GOP 3rd District primary could be a first with more than 2 candidates". Deseret News. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  5. ↑ DeCosta-Klipa, Nik. "Danny Ainge’s son is running for Congress".
  6. ↑ "Provo Mayor John Curtis is jumping in the race for Congress".
  7. ↑ Herald, Katie England Daily. "Former Provo state representative, Chris Herrod, joins race for Jason Chaffetz's seat". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Packed GOP field forms for Nov. 7 election for Chaffetz seat".
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Riley Roche, Lisa (21 July 2017). "Cruz coming to Utah to campaign for Herrod; Ainge announces state lawmaker support". KSL. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Riley Roche, Lisa (3 August 2017). "Sarah Palin endorses Tanner Ainge in 3rd Congressional District GOP primary". Deseret News. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. ↑ Riley Roche, Lisa (25 July 2017). "Gov. Gary Herbert endorses Provo Mayor John Curtis in 3rd District race". KSL. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Endoresements - John Curtis". John Curtis for U.S. Congress. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Herald editorial: Daily Herald endorses John Curtis for special election primary". Daily Herald. July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Tribune Editorial: John Curtis is the best choice for 3rd District Republicans". The Salt Lake Tribune. July 31, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ted Cruz to visit Utah on Saturday to support Chris Herrod’s congressional campaign". The Salt Lake Tribune. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul endorses Chris Herrod in 3rd District race". KSL. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  17. ↑ "FreedomWorks PAC Endorses Chris Herrod". Freedom Works. June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Chris Herrod for Congress". Senate Conservatives Fund. June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  19. ↑ "CLUB PAC-ENDORSED CANDIDATES". Club for Growth. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  20. ↑ "You’re Going to Like This Guy: Chris Herrod Looks Like a Good Replacement for Jason Chaffetz". GlennBeck.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Op-ed: Why we support Chris Herrod for Congress". Deseret News. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Utah Democrats nominate Kathie Allen to replace Chaffetz". Daily Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  23. ↑ Allen, Kathie (29 June 2017). "Ciao, Chaffetz!". Kathie Allen for Congress. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Libertarian Pary of Utah". Facebook. Libertarian Party of Utah. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  25. ↑ Riley Roche, Lisa. "New United Utah Party leader Jim Bennett announces bid for Chaffetz's seat". Deseret News. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  26. 1 2 Romboy, Dennis (2017-08-02). "Judge orders state to put United Utah Party candidate on special election ballot". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  27. 1 2 "State of Utah 2017 Special Election Candidate Manual" (PDF). Utah Elections. Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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