NIELSON, HOWARD CURTIS
R Β· house Β· bioguide N000106
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- FEC candidate id
H2UT03058- Internal id
de29d4bd-bbab-4be7-b33b-182e9eb0091e- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), UT-03. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 821,200 |
| People | Median age | 31 |
| Income | Median household income | $94,670 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $44,410 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.8% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 80.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 0.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 8.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 84.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 9.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 44.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 15.0% |
| Household | Family households | 72.6% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.93 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $556,400 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,511 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 62.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 3.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 65.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 18.9% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $0 | $17,833 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $0 | $17,548 | $18,483 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | $0 | $2,411 | $36,032 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | $0 | $4,133 | $38,443 | $0 | $0 |
| 1990 | $0 | $18,751 | $42,576 | $0 | $0 |
| 1988 | $132,728 | $102,055 | $61,328 | $0 | $17,782 |
| 1986 | $118,151 | $104,844 | $30,659 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $193,285 | $179,008 | $17,355 | $0 | $44,259 |
| 1982 | $237,708 | $234,630 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general house Β· UT-3 β won
- 1984 general house Β· UT-3 β won
- 1986 general house Β· UT-3 β won
- 1988 general house Β· UT-3 β won
Committees
- NIELSON RE-ELECTION COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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Outbound (12)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the State Senate of Utah | β | wikidata | |
| β | held_position | member of the Utah House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Utah | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Brigham Young University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Stanford University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Oregon | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | NIELSON RE-ELECTION COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |