Collin Simonsen
Collin Robert Simonsen was a 2016 Constitution Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Utah.[1]
Simonsen was a 2014 Constitution Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Utah.[2] Collin Simonsen lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Mia Love (R) defeated Doug Owens (D) and Collin Simonsen (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Love and Owens competed in a rematch of the 2014 race, in which Love defeated Owens by five percent.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mia Love Incumbent |
53.8% | 147,597 | |
| Democratic | Doug Owens | 41.3% | 113,413 | |
| Constitution | Collin Simonsen | 4.9% | 13,559 | |
| Total Votes | 274,569 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Simonsen ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Utah's 4th District.[2] Collin Simonsen lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mia Love |
50.9% | 74,936 | |
| Democratic | Doug Owens | 45.8% | 67,425 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Vein | 0.9% | 1,351 | |
| Independent | Tim Aalders | 1.4% | 2,032 | |
| Constitution | Collin Robert Simonsen | 1% | 1,424 | |
| Total Votes | 147,168 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "Elections," | ||||
Polls
| General Election | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Mia Love | Doug Owens | Tim Aalders | Collin Simonsen | Jim Vein | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||
| UtahPolicy.com October 7-9, 2014 | 49% | 40% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 9% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Utah's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- Utah's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Utah's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 21, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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