2012Final results
2012 election for Utah's 2nd District
U.S. House · Utah
Chris Stewart (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Jay Seegmiller (D) by 28.7 points.
Chris StewartRepublican · winner
62.2%154,523
Jay SeegmillerDemocrat
33.5%83,176
Jonathan GarrardConstitution
2.0%5,051
Joseph AndradeIndependent
1.2%2,971
Charles E. KimballIndependent
1.1%2,824
248,545 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 2012
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.
Jay SeegmillerChris Stewart
$100.3K
Raised by the campaign
$538.1K
$95.9K
Spent by the campaign
$499.7K
$4.4K
Cash on hand
$38.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012
The candidates
Chris Stewart (R)Jay Seegmiller (D)
Also on the ballot: Jonathan Garrard (Constitution), 2.0%; Joseph Andrade (Independent), 1.2%; Charles E. Kimball (Independent), 1.1%