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      Home/Elections/2008/US House/Utah/UT-01
      2008·US House·Utah·District profile →

      Utah District 1 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Rob Bishop
      64.8%196,799 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Morgan E Bowen
      30.5%92,469 votes
      Margin
      R+34.4
      303,445 total votes
      4 candidates303,445 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Rob BishopREP✓
      		REP196,79964.8%
      Morgan E BowenDEM
      		DEM92,46930.5%
      Kirk D PearsonOTH
      		OTH7,3972.4%
      Joseph Geddes BuchmanLIB
      		LIB6,7802.2%

      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
      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

      Rob BishopREP
      Record17W-0L
      Avg MarginR+80.0
      Career1978-2018
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Joseph Geddes BuchmanLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Morgan E BowenDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2010
      US House
      Full profile →
      Kirk D PearsonOTH
      Record10W-15L
      Avg MarginR+48.1
      Career1992-2022
      State House / State Senate / US House
      Full profile →

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