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.
The district was created when Utah was awarded an extra congressional seat following
redistricting cycle after the
1980 Census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
. Four of its five Representatives have been Republicans;
Bill Orton
William Orton (September 22, 1948 – April 18, 2009) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah from 1991 to 1997.
Biography
Early life and education
Born in North Ogd ...
, a Democrat, represented the district from 1991 to 1997. The current Representative is
Republican John Curtis, elected in a
special election on November 7, 2017.
Recent election results from statewide races
Source:
List of members representing the district
Election results
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2017 (Special)
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
See also
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Utah's congressional districts
Utah is divided into 4 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 census, Utah gained one House seat, and a new map was approved by the state legislature and signed into ...
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List of United States congressional districts
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Utah's 3rd congressional district special election, 2017
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. A special election was called to replace him with a filing period opening on May ...
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
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