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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Utah/UT-01
      1976·US House·Utah·District profile →

      Utah District 1 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Gunn McKay
      58.2%155,631 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Joe H Ferguson
      39.8%106,542 votes
      Margin
      D+18.4
      267,531 total votes
      3 candidates267,531 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Gunn McKayDEM✓
      		DEM155,63158.2%
      Joe H FergusonREP
      		REP106,54239.8%
      Harry B GerlachOTH
      		OTH5,3582.0%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+20.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+0.2
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202438.5%58.5%R+20.0376,158
      202037.9%57.8%R+19.9374,776
      201628.5%43.7%R+15.2295,764
      201226.3%73.7%R+47.3257,114
      200835.1%61.8%R+26.7255,392

      Seat History

      US House in Utah

      2024
      Blake David MooreREP
      R+31.1
      2022
      Blake David MooreREP
      R+34.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Blake David MooreREP
      R+39.1
      2018
      Rob BishopREP
      R+36.7
      2016
      Rob BishopREP
      R+39.5
      2014
      Rob BishopREP
      R+36.8
      2012
      Rob BishopREP
      R+46.8
      Redistricted
      2010
      Rob BishopREP
      R+45.3
      2008
      Rob BishopREP
      R+34.4
      2006
      Rob BishopREP
      R+30.6
      2004
      Rob BishopREP
      R+38.8
      2002
      Rob BishopREP
      R+24.1
      Redistricted
      2000
      James V HansenREP
      R+41.8
      1998
      James V HansenREP
      R+37.3
      1996
      James V HansenREP
      R+38.3
      View all US House history for Utah →

      Candidates

      Gunn McKayDEM
      Record1W-3L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1988
      US House
      Full profile →
      Harry B GerlachOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Joe H FergusonREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Utah, 1976

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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