9 percent were undecided. In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. between October 25 and 27, 2010, 48 percent of respondents supported Matheson while 35 percent favored Philpot and 11 percent were undecided. A poll of 456 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between October 25 and 28, 2010, found Matheson leading with 51 percent to Philpot's 39 percent, while 1 percent supported Hinton, 1 percent backed other candidates, and 7 percent were undecided. In October 2010 The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Democratic". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight'''s forecast gave Matheson an 87 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 53 percent of the vote to Philpot's 44 percent. On election day Matheson was re-elected with 50 percent of the vote to Philpot's 46 percent. Matheson was again re-elected in 2012 and retired rather than seeking re-election in 2014. He was succeeded by Republican Mia Love. Democratic primary results General election results External links District 3 The 3rd district included Orem, Provo, South Jordan, Taylorsville, West Jordan and West Valley City. The district's population was 80 percent white and 14 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States Census); 89 percent were high school graduates and 26 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $57,852. In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 67 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 29 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama. Republican Jason Chaffetz, who took office in 2009, was the incumbent. Chaffetz was elected in 2008 with 66 percent of the vote. Chaffetz announced in January 2010 that he would seek re-election rather than running for the U.S. Senate. In 2010 Chaffetz's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Karen Hyer, an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University. Independent candidate Joe Puente, a filmmaker and actor; Libertarian Party nominee Jake Shannon, a hypnotherapist and entrepreneur; and Constitution Party nominee Douglas Sligting also ran. Chaffetz raised $647,194 and spent $540,646. Hyer raised $23,818 and spent the same amount. Sligtig raised $3,536 and spent $2,225. In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. between October 25 and 27, 2010, Chaffetz led with 56 percent to Hyer's 11 percent. A poll of 375 active voters, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates between