Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedOct 10, 2026, 11:27 AM EDT
To election day24 days
Simulations200,000

Utah 4th District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running · district redrawn for 2026

Democrat
Jonathan Larsen
4%
Republican
Mike Kennedy
96%
ForecastLikely R
Projected margin
R+17.0
80% range
R+29.2 to R+4.8
Partisan lean
R+33.4
Tipping-point chance
0.07%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.95×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 24%Fundamentals 76%
Polling average
R+8.8
Fundamentals
R+26.0
Blended
R+16.8
Similar-race shift
+2.0
Poll–fundamentals gap
17.2 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
September 17, 2026
Democrat
32.9%
Republican
41.7%
Undecided / other
14.4%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+33.4
Elasticity
0.88
Incumbency
−1.9
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
−3.8
National environment
D+7.1
Expected margin
R+27.9
The polls behind this number1 most recent of 1 in the window
PollsterDatesSampleDRMargin
Lighthouse ResearchSeptember 17, 2026513 LV3342R+9

Each poll is weighted by recency, the square root of its sample size and its pollster rating, then adjusted for that firm’s house effect, its sampled population and any partisan sponsorship — so the average above is not the mean of this column.

How it voted for presidenttwo-party
2024 margin
R+33.4
2020 margin
R+34.5
Shift 2020 → 2024
D+1.0
Votes cast, 2024
405,497

Presidential results reaggregated onto the 2026 district lines. This is where the seat’s partisan lean comes from, and it carries most of the forecast in a race nobody has polled.

Who lives hereCensus ACS
Population
546,542
Median age
43.0
Median household income
$104,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39%
White
83%
Black
1%
Hispanic
10%
Asian
4%

Used to find demographically similar districts, so a race with no polling can borrow the polling error of races that look like it.

Campaign fundraisingFEC filings to Invalid Date
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Mike KennedyREP$971k$387k
Jonny LarsenDEM$54k$1k

Receipts across the cycle, from FEC bulk filings. The model uses the ratio between the two sides rather than either total, and weights it lightly — money follows a competitive race at least as much as it causes one.

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