2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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Not to be confused with 2026 Utah House of Representatives election.

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Utah, one from all four of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections will take place on June 23, 2026. ^[1]

Background

Map of Utah's congressional districts as ordered by the Third District Court of Utah on November 10, 2025 and will be used starting at the 2026 House elections pending legal appeals

The Utah Supreme Court ruled in July 2024 that the state legislature had overstepped their constitutional authority when it repealed Proposition 4 in 2020 (and subsequently drew congressional districts that heavily favored Republican candidates). ^[3] The case was remanded to the district court to determine a final remedy. The decision was decided on August 25, 2025, ordering the new Utah congressional map be redrawn within 30 days. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Utah's state legislature passed a new map on October 11, 2025, which created two competitive seats leaning slightly Republican. District judge Dianna Gibson enjoined the map passed by legislature on November 10, and selected a map drawn by civil groups as the final map, which contained a solidly Democratic seat centered around Salt Lake City. ^[7]

District 1

See also: Utah's 1st congressional district

The new district is based in and encompasses the majority of Salt Lake County, including the cities of Salt Lake City, West Valley, Millcreek, Cottonwood Heights, and Murray. The incumbent is Republican Blake Moore, who was re-elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

• Blake Moore, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Blake Moore (R)	$1,302,683	$649,799	$2,186,907
Source: Federal Election Commission [9]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Nate Blouin, state senator from the 13th district (2023–present) ^[10]
• Derek Kitchen, former state senator from the 2nd district (2019-2022) ^[11]
• Ben McAdams, former U.S. representative from the 4th district (2019–2021) ^[12]
• Kathleen Riebe, state senator from the 15th district (2019–present) and nominee for the 2nd district in 2023 ^[13]
• Luis Villarreal, software engineer ^[14]

Filed paperwork

• Peter Crosby, project manager ^[15]
• Anthony Tomkins, utilities technician ^[16]

Publicly expressed interest

• Caroline Gleich, Summit County Service Area Trustee-elect and nominee for U.S. senate in 2024 ^[17]
• Misty Snow, nominee for U.S. senate in 2016 and candidate for the 2nd district in 2018 ^[17]
• Kael Weston, former U.S. State Department official, nominee for Utah's 2nd congressional district in 2020, and candidate for U.S. senate in 2022 ^{[a] [18]}

Potential

• Luz Escamilla, Minority Leader of the Utah Senate (2023–present) from the 10th district (2009–present) ^[19]
• Brian King, Chair of the Utah Democratic Party (2025–present) and nominee for Governor of Utah in 2024 ^[19]
• Eva Lopez Chavez, Salt Lake City Councilmember from the 4th district (2025–present) ^[20]
• Jenny Wilson, Mayor of Salt Lake County (2019–present) and nominee for U.S. senate in 2018 ^[19]

Declined

• Erin Mendenhall, Mayor of Salt Lake City (2020–present) (endorsed McAdams) ^[21]
• Angela Romero, Minority Leader of the Utah House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 25th district (2013–present) ^{[22] [ better source needed ]}

Endorsements

Nate Blouin

U.S. senators

• Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007–present) (Independent) ^[23]

Ben McAdams

Executive branch officials

• Deb Haaland, former Secretary of the Interior (2021–2025) ^[24]

Local officials

• Erin Mendenhall, mayor of Salt Lake City (2020–present) ^[21]
• 6 other Salt Lake City councilmembers ^[21]

Organizations

• WelcomePAC ^[18]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ben McAdams (D)	$0	$0	$15,003
Anthony Tomkins (D)	$120	$120	$0
Source: Federal Election Commission [25]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [26]	Solid D (flip)	November 11, 2025
Inside Elections [27]	Solid D (flip)	November 11, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [28]	Safe D (flip)	November 11, 2025
Race to the WH [29]	Safe D (flip)	November 11, 2025

District 2

See also: Utah's 2nd congressional district

The new district is based in northern Utah, encompassing the counties of Box Elder, Cache, Rich, Davis, and a majority of Weber, and includes the cities of Logan, Farmington, Ogden, and Brigham City. Due to redistricting, this is a district with no incumbent.

Republican primary

Potential

• Blake Moore, incumbent U.S. representative from the 1st district^{[ citation needed ]}

Democratic primary

Declared

• Jarom Gillins, tradesman ^[30]

Filed paperwork

• Tyler Farnsworth, mental health nurse practitioner ^[31]
• Jonathan Larsen, USMC veteran ^[32]
• Steven Merrill, software development manager and nominee for Utah's 71st House district in 2024 ^[33]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jonathan Larsen (D)	$12,824	$12,208	$616
Source: Federal Election Commission [9]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [26]	Solid R	November 11, 2025
Inside Elections [27]	Solid R	November 11, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [28]	Safe R	November 11, 2025
Race to the WH [29]	Safe R	November 11, 2025

District 3

See also: Utah's 3rd congressional district

The new district is based in eastern and southern Utah, encompassing a majority of the state's counties and portions of Utah and Weber counties, and includes the cities of Cedar City, St. George, Provo, Price, Orem, and Heber. Due to redistricting, the district has two incumbents, Republican Mike Kennedy, who was elected with 66.4% of the vote in 2024, and Republican Celeste Maloy, who was re-elected with 58.0% of the vote in 2024. ^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

• Mike Kennedy, incumbent U.S. representative
• Celeste Maloy, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mike Kennedy (R)	$447,299	$331,532	$240,969
Celeste Maloy (R)	$352,750	$258,115	$201,657
Source: Federal Election Commission [34]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [26]	Solid R	November 11, 2025
Inside Elections [27]	Solid R	November 11, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [28]	Safe R	November 11, 2025
Race to the WH [29]	Safe R	November 11, 2025

District 4

See also: Utah's 4th congressional district

The new district is based in western Utah, encompassing the counties of Tooele, Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, and portions of Salt Lake County and Utah County, and includes the cities of Draper, Sandy, Tooele, and South Jordan. The incumbent is Republican Burgess Owens, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2024. ^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

• Burgess Owens, incumbent U.S. representative

Filed paperwork

• Gavin Solomon, businessman ^[35]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Burgess Owens (R)	$532,984	$499,312	$167,101
Source: Federal Election Commission [36]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jonny Larsen, U.S. Marine Corps veteran ^[30]

Independents

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Steven Burt, attorney ^[37]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [26]	Solid R	November 11, 2025
Inside Elections [27]	Solid R	November 11, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [28]	Safe R	November 11, 2025
Race to the WH [29]	Safe R	November 11, 2025

References

1. "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
2. Schoenbaum, Hannah (November 11, 2025). "Judge adopts Utah congressional map creating a Democratic-leaning district for 2026". Associated Press . Retrieved November 14, 2025.
3. Wines, Michael (July 11, 2024). "Utah's Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters' Will, State Supreme Court Says". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
4. McKellar, Katie (February 1, 2025). "Will Utah get new congressional maps? Judge hears oral arguments in Utah redistricting case • Utah News Dispatch". Utah News Dispatch. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
5. Aerts, Lindsay (April 1, 2025). "Judge over gerrymandering case against Utah legislature asks for clarification over tossing maps". ABC 4 Utah . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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11. Hatch, Heidi (November 20, 2025). "Former State Sen. Derek Kitchen announces bid for Utah's First Congressional District". KUTV. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
12. Gehrke, Robert (November 13, 2025). "Ben McAdams makes it official — the Democrat is running again for Congress in Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
13. Gehrke, Robert (November 12, 2025). "Kathleen Riebe, a Utah state senator, will run for a new Democrat-leaning congressional district in 2026". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
14. Higgins, Sean (November 25, 2025). "Redistricting set off a scramble. Utah's new 1st District race now has 5 candidates". KUER. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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Notes

1. Weston was the only Democratic candidate to file for the nomination. However, his candidacy was rejected at the state convention in favor of endorsing independent candidate Evan McMullin.

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Nate Blouin (D)
• Peter Crosby (D)
• Derek Kitchen (D)
• Ben McAdams (D)
• Kathleen Riebe (D)
• Anthony Tomkins (D)
• Luis Villarreal (D)

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Tyler Farnsworth (D)
• Jonathan Larsen (D)

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Steven Burt (I)