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2000 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2000 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jim Matheson won the 2000 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election. Jim Matheson received 145,021 popular votes (55.86%). The main challenger was Derek W. Smith (41.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Matheson and Smith

Matheson +14.6 pts · won by 37,907 votes
Jim MathesonDemocraticWINNER55.86%
145,021 votes
Derek W. SmithRepublican41.26%
107,114 votes
Bruce BangerterIndependent1.81%
4,704 votes
Peter PixtonLibertarian0.83%
2,165 votes
Steven Alberts Vorisnone0.23%
597 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.