Elections were held on November 2, 2010, to determine Utah's three members of the United States House of Representatives.
[2] Of the three elections, only the 2nd district was rated as competitive by The Cook Political Report.
[4] Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah by district:[5] The 1st district included Bountiful, Clearfield, Layton, Logan, Ogden, Roy, Tooele and part of Salt Lake City.
[7] In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 64 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 33 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
[6] In 2010 Bishop's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Morgan Bowen, an LDS seminary teacher at Sky View High School.
[16] The 2nd district included Millcreek, Sandy, St. George and parts of Lehi, Murray and Salt Lake City.
[18] In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 58 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 40 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
[19] In 2010 Matheson's opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Morgan Philpot, a former member of the Utah House of Representatives.
[20] Independent candidates Dave Glissmeyer, the founder of ProTel NetWorks;[21] and Wayne L. Hill;[22] and Constitution Party nominee Randall Hinton, a web developer,[23] also ran.
[24] Scott McCoy, a member of the Utah State Senate, suggested in November 2009 that Matheson should be challenged in the Democratic primary in response to his vote against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but said he would not run.
[12] In October 2010 The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Democratic".
[35] In 2010 Chaffetz's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Karen Hyer, an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University.
Independent candidate Joe Puente,[36] Libertarian Party nominee Jake Shannon,[37] and Constitution Party nominee Douglas Sligting[38] also ran.