Based on early Salt Lake County votes, Jason Chaffetz will head to Washington.
In a county where he will do worse than anywhere else in the conservative 3rd Congressional District, the Republican had a solid lead over Democrat Bennion Spencer, with about a quarter of the votes counted.
In the 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Jim Matheson is headed to a fifth term after earning 76 percent of Salt Lake County's vote compared to Bill Dew's 22 percent.
In the 1st Congressional District, Republican Rob Bishop looks poised to head into his fourth term with a healthy lead over Democrat Morgan Bowen.
Chaffetz knocked out six-term incumbent in the primary election this year by swinging further right and calling for a return to core conservative values. His Democratic challenger has said Chaffetz would continue the Bush tax cuts, which he says benefit the rich and hurt the working class.
In the 3rd District battle between Chaffetz and Spencer, the two have clashed over immigration reform, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Children's Health Insurance Plan coverage.
Chaffetz pieced together an all-volunteer campaign that relied heavily on small donors and grassroots efforts while Spencer has relied on endorsements from those in his newscasting past, such as former local news anchorman Dick Nourse.
According to Tribune polls, none of the congressional races appears to be close. Chaffetz, Bishop and Matheson all appear poised to win by wide margins.
Bishop has touted his positions on high-power House committees while Bowen is running on ethics reform and getting the national debt under control.
In the Matheson/Dew contest, Utah's only Democrat in a federal office has focused mainly on banning the importation of foreign radioactive waste and increasing Children's Health Insurance Program coverage. Dew, a retired homebuilder running for his first office, has focused more on protecting the border and addressing illegal immigration.
