Utah House
Filing Deadline: March 17, 2008 • Primary Date: June 24, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: The 1st includes most of Salt Lake City's historic downtown. This is a heavily Republican area, with patches of Democratic strength. Full Profile
2006 results: Rob Bishop (R) defeated Steven Olsen (D) by 63-32%.
Incumbent
Rob Bishop (R)Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term.
Challengers
Morgan Bowen (D), seminary teacher
District Profile: Redistricting in 2002 raised George W. Bush's 2000 percentage in the district from 57% to 67% and made it the strongest Bush district held by a Democrat outside of Texas. Full Profile
2006 results: Jim Matheson (D) defeated LaVar Christensen (R) by 59-37%.
Incumbent
Jim Matheson (DElected in 2000; Seeking fifth term.
Challengers
Merrill Cook (R), former congressman
Bill Dew (R), homebuilder
Kenneth Gray (R), author
District Profile: The 3rd includes all or part of seven counties. Many of them are remote; during World War II, Japanese Americans were interned in Millard County. Full Profile
2006 results: Chris Cannon (R) defeated Christian Burridge (D) and Jim Noorlander (CNP) by 58% to 32% and 9%, respectively.
Incumbent
Chris Cannon (R)Elected in 1996; Seeking seventh term.
Challengers
Jason Chaffetz (R), former gubernatorial chief of staff
John Jacob (R), real estate developer
David Leavitt (R), former prosecutor
Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
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Ill.-11
(Open-R)2.
Va.-11
(Open-R)3.
N.Y.-25
(Open-R)4.
Ariz.-01
(Open-R)5.
Texas-22
(Lampson-D)6.
N.J.-03
(Open-R)7.
N.J.-07
(Open-R)8.
N.M.-01
(Open-R)9.
Ohio-16
(Open-R)10.
Ohio-15
(Open-R)Previous Coverage
Check out National Journal's coverage of previous Utah house races.
