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1996 Utah U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 Utah U.S. House District 3 Election?

Chris Cannon won the 1996 Utah U.S. House District 3 Election. Chris Cannon received 106,220 popular votes (51.14%). The main challenger was Bill Orton (47.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Cannon and Orton

Cannon +3.9 pts · won by 8,042 votes
Chris CannonRepublicanWINNER51.14%
106,220 votes
Bill OrtonDemocratic47.27%
98,178 votes
Amy L. LassenLibertarian1.13%
2,341 votes
Gerald Bear Slothowerunaffiliated0.34%
706 votes
John Phillip Langfordsocialist workers0.13%
270 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.