1998Final results
1998 election for Utah's 3rd District
U.S. House · Utah
Christopher Cannon (R) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Will Christensen (Ind) by 61.1 points.
Christopher CannonRepublican · winner
76.9%100,830
Will ChristensenIndependent
15.8%20,720
Kitty K. BurtonLibertarian
7.3%9,553
131,123 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Will ChristensenChristopher Cannon
$6.4K
Raised by the campaign
$512.3K
$6.2K
Spent by the campaign
$512.1K
$250
Cash on hand
$1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998