Burgess Owens
RepublicanUT-4 · Representative
In the 2024 House race for UT-4, Burgess Owens (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Katrina Fallick-Wang (D) who received 30.2%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Burgess Owens's 33.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.
As the incumbent, Burgess Owens benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Republican column for the foreseeable future.
In the 2022 House race for UT-4, Burgess Owens (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Darlene McDonald (D) who received 32.4%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Burgess Owens's 28.7-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.
As the incumbent, Burgess Owens benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Republican, Burgess Owens benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Democrat in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Republican column for the foreseeable future.
In the 2020 House race for UT-4, Burgess Owens (R) won with 47.7% of the vote, defeating Ben McAdams (D) who received 46.7%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 1.0-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.
This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. Given the narrow margin, this seat is likely to remain competitive and attract heavy investment in the next cycle.