2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2020 election for Utah's 4th District
U.S. House · Utah
Burgess Owens (R) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Ben McAdams (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Burgess OwensRepublican · winner
47.6%179,688
Ben McAdamsDemocrat
46.6%175,923
John MolnarLibertarian
3.5%13,053
Jonia M. BroderickUnited Utah
2.1%8,037
Jonathan L. PetersonOther party
0.0%23
377,317 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ben McAdamsBurgess Owens
$5.6M
Raised by the campaign
$5.1M
$5.6M
Spent by the campaign
$5.1M
$136.3K
Cash on hand
$80.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Jonia M. Broderick $21.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020
The candidates
Burgess Owens (R)Ben McAdams (D)
Also on the ballot: John Molnar (Libertarian), 3.5%; Jonia M. Broderick (United Utah), 2.1%; Jonathan L. Peterson (Other party), 0.0%