1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (871+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Utah conservative donors confirmed this week they will host a fundraiser for Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton on Aug. 21, bringing one of the country's wildest congressional elections to the Beehive State. Defense contractor Doug Quezada and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (388+ words) This story was originally written for and published by the nonprofit Utah News Dispatch. Incumbent Rep. Blake Moore is on track to defeat state Rep. Karianne Lisonbee in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District — where he is expected to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (679+ words) A redraw of U.S. House districts has created a solidly left-leaning seat in the Salt Lake City area, prompting a flood of interest among Democrats. The other three of Utah’s four congressional seats are considered safely Republican, including the 3rd District, where…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (560+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — State Sen. Nate Blouin is renewing his push to consolidate the progressive vote around one candidate to defeat former Rep. Ben McAdams in Utah's Democratic primary, citing new poll data. Blouin released new polling conducted by his…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (165+ words) Democrats in the race to represent Utah in the state’s new, blue 1st Congressional District will meet on the PBS Utah stage Wednesday night for their only televised debate. Watch: Democrats debate on television in race for Utah’s new, blue congressional…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (917+ words) Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson issued the declaration Thursday, the day of her deadline to make the official determination after time windows to submit, verify and remove signatures had passed. The declaration doesn’t come as a surprise. Last month, the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (308+ words) The Salt Lake Tribune Ben McAdams leads fundraising race for Utah’s new, blue congressional district by nearly $1M The former congressman has raised over $1.5 million, and his closest Democratic competitor, Nate Blouin, has raised around $526,000 (Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune)…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1740+ words) After multiple legal challenges to Utah’s new court-ordered congressional boundaries fell flat (at least for the 2026 midterms), the stage has been set. The filing period for the state’s congressional candidates closed on Friday. Utah’s four new congressional districts have drawn…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (338+ words) Utah Republican Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson compared the language of Donald Trump's voting list order to the absurdist play “Jack or the Submission."... Utah Lt. Gov. Henderson compares Trump’s voting list order to ‘nonsensical dialogue’ Deidre Henderson said the language…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (334+ words) The GOP effort, endorsed by President Donald Trump, aimed to reverse a 2018 measure passed by Utah voters that established an independent redistricting commission and banned drawing districts that deliberately favor one political party over another. A state judge ruled that…...