Upcoming Elections
Massachusetts Senate
Rep. Chris Cannon
(R-Utah) 3rd District,
Central -- part of Salt Lake County, Provo
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Residence:Mapleton
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Born:October 20, 1950; Salt Lake City, Utah
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Religion:Mormon
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Family:Wife, Claudia Fox Cannon; eight children (one deceased)
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Education:Brigham Young U., B.S. 1974 (economics) ; Brigham Young U., J.D. 1980; Harvard U., attended 1976 (business)
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Military service:None
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Career:Venture capital executive; steel company executive; Cabinet department lawyer
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Political Highlights:Utah Republican Party finance chairman, 1992-94; defeated for re-election to U.S. House, 2008; U.S. House, 1997-2009
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Elected:1996 (6th term)
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Note: Defeated by Jason Chaffetz, R, in primary election on June 24, 2008
District Information
Election History
| Year |
Election |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
| 2008 |
general |
Jason Chaffetz (R) |
171,846 |
65.8% |
| Bennion Spencer (D) |
73,255 |
28.1% |
| Jim Noorlander (CNSTP) |
15,887 |
6.1% |
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| 2006 |
general |
Chris Cannon (R) |
95,455 |
57.7% |
| Christian Burridge (D) |
53,330 |
32.2% |
| Jim Noorlander (CNSTP) |
14,533 |
8.8% |
| Philip Hallman (LIBERT) |
2,080 |
1.3% |
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| 2004 |
general |
Chris Cannon (R) |
173,010 |
63.4% |
| Beau Babka (D) |
88,748 |
32.5% |
| Ronald Winfield (C) |
5,089 |
1.9% |
| Jim Dexter (LIBERT) |
3,691 |
1.4% |
| Curtis James (PC) |
2,390 |
0.9% |
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| 2002 |
general |
Chris Cannon (R) |
103,598 |
67.4% |
| Nancy Woodside (D) |
44,533 |
29% |
| Kitty Burton (LIBERT) |
5,511 |
3.6% |
Vote For President
| Year |
Democrat |
Republican |
Independent |
| 2004 |
John Kerry: 20% |
George W. Bush: 77% |
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| 2000 |
Al Gore: 23% |
George W. Bush: 72% |
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- Demographics (2000 census)
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Population:744,390
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Under 18:35%
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Over 65:6%
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Married:59.2%
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Non-Hispanic White:85%
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Black:0%
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Hispanic:10%
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Asian:2%
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Foreign Born:7.7%
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Language other than English:13.4%
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Median Household Income:46,568
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Owner Occupied Housing:73%
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Income above $200k:1.1
- Workforce/Education (2000 census)
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White Collar:59.7%
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Blue Collar:26.7%
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Services:13.6%
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Bachelor's Degree:22%
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Graduate Education:6.3%
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Civilian Veterans:42,974
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