Jim Vein
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Jim Vein
Elections and appointments
Jim Vein was a 2014 Libertarian candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Utah.[1] Jim Vein lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Vein was a 2012 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Utah. He was defeated by Jim Matheson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2]
Elections
2014
Vein ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Utah's 4th District.[1] Jim Vein 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 |
2012
Vein ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Utah's 4th District. He ran unopposed in the June 26, 2012, Libertarian primary.[3] Vein faced Jim Matheson (D) and Mia Love (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012. Matheson was declared the winner the day after the election.
According to Daily Kos, this race was one of nine top-ballot 2012 races that contained Libertarian candidates who received more total votes than was the difference between the Democratic winner and the GOP runner-up. In this case, Vein took in over 3,000 more votes than the number that separated Matheson and Love.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Matheson Incumbent |
48.8% | 119,803 | |
| Republican | Mia B. Love | 48.5% | 119,035 | |
| Libertarian | Jim L. Vein | 2.6% | 6,439 | |
| Total Votes | 245,277 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Utah's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Utah's 4th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Republican Mia Love concedes to Democrat Jim Matheson in Utah," November 7, 2012
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "Candidate filings"
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Libertarians provided the margin for Democrats and at least nine elections," November 15, 2012
