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2026 candidates we're tracking in UT-1
Jesse West
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Ending needless wars and opposing new foreign military interventions, per Libertarian Party candidate page
- Protecting the environment, including the Great Salt Lake, per Libertarian Party candidate page
- Reducing taxes and opposing aggressive immigration enforcement, per Libertarian Party candidate page
About Jesse West
Jesse West is the Libertarian candidate for Utah's 1st Congressional District. He is a family law attorney and Chair of the Salt Lake City Libertarian Party, according to the Libertarian Party's candidate page. He moved to Utah from Tennessee in 2020 after visiting to ski, per the same source.
Ben McAdams
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering Costs and Building Economic Security for Working Families
- Protecting the Environment
- Defending Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Will of the Voters
About Ben McAdams
Ben McAdams is the Democratic candidate for Utah's 1st Congressional District. He is a 7th-generation Utahn raised in West Bountiful by his schoolteacher mother and worked jobs including farm work, fast food, and guitar repair before entering public service, according to his campaign site. He previously served as Mayor of Salt Lake County and in the Utah State Senate, per the same source.
Riley Owen
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Strengthening Utah Communities
- Common Sense Solutions to Governance
- Economic Security is National Security
About Riley Owen
Riley Owen is the Republican candidate for Utah's 1st Congressional District. He serves as an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve and describes himself as one of the first conservative Gen Z congressional nominees in the nation, with experience in government, industry, and the armed forces, according to his campaign site.
Elias Henry Montgomery
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Put Local Buyers First
- Build Homes Normal Paychecks Can Afford
- Fair Ballots via Proportional Nominations
About Elias Henry Montgomery
Elias Henry Montgomery is the Unaffiliated candidate for Utah's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings list. Describes his campaign as an independent alternative positioned 'outside the traditional red and blue dividing lines', per campaign site.
About this race
Utah's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Utah primary is Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.