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Utah Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot
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Utah's 2026 ballot includes 4 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Utah jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.
State Snapshot
Primary ElectionJune 23, 2026
General ElectionNov. 3, 2026
StateUtah
Places Listed10
Profiles190
2026 Federal Races
Utah elects its governor and other statewide officers in presidential-election years, so none are on the 2026 ballot. Every U.S. House seat is up this year; these are the certified candidates from the state election office:
U.S. House - UT-1
4 candidatesJesse West (Libertarian)
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.Priorities: 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 pageCampaign site →Ben McAdams (Democratic)
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.Priorities: Lowering housing costs and expanding access to affordable health care, per the campaign site · Defending democracy, the rule of law, and the will of voters, per the campaign site · Environmental protections, citing his record on reducing smog pollution and energy efficiency funding, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Riley Owen (Republican)
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.Priorities: Affordable housing and paid maternity leave for working families, per the campaign site · Protecting children online, per the campaign site · Preserving the Great Salt Lake, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Elias Henry Montgomery (Unaffiliated)
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.Priorities: Encouraging 'missing-middle' housing like duplexes and townhomes and limiting institutional purchases of single-family homes, per the campaign site · Ending gerrymandering through independent redistricting and proportional nomination rules to prevent party monopolies, per the campaign site · Shifting federal tax collection to the states over ten years and eliminating direct income taxation on individuals, per the campaign siteCampaign site →
U.S. House - UT-2
5 candidatesCarlton E. Bowen (Independent American Party)
Carlton E. Bowen is the Independent American Party candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District. He is an Air Force veteran and a former American Fork City Council member, according to KSL.Campaign site →Daniel Cottam (Libertarian)
Daniel Cottam is the Libertarian candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District. He works as a bariatric surgeon and has run for Congress in Utah in previous election cycles, according to KSL and Utah News Dispatch. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.Robert M. Moesinger (Unaffiliated)
Robert M. Moesinger is an unaffiliated candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District. He works as an automation engineer, according to Utah News Dispatch. His campaign site centers on electoral reform, arguing that two parties cannot represent every perspective and calling for a more collaborative, multi-party approach to policymaking.Priorities: Multi-party democracy and electoral reform, arguing 'there are too many perspectives for two parties to represent all of us', per the campaign site · Collaborative, less partisan policymaking, per the campaign site · Restoring public faith in democratic institutions, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Peter Crosby (Democratic)
Peter Crosby is the Democratic candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District. He is an adjunct professor at Utah State University's Center for Anticipatory Intelligence and spent eight years in higher education as a senior analyst and assistant director in institutional research, according to his campaign site. He holds a Master of Science in Political Science from Utah State University and describes himself as a first-generation college graduate, per the same source.Priorities: Addressing the housing crisis and rising health care costs while supporting local jobs and small businesses, per the campaign site · Banning congressional stock trading and reducing corporate dark money in politics, per the campaign site · Protecting public lands, restoring the Great Salt Lake, and opposing the Stratos data center project in Box Elder County, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Blake D. Moore (Republican)Incumbent
Blake D. Moore is the Republican candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District and the sitting member of Congress. He serves as Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, according to his campaign site, which also notes his constituent services team received the 2025 Best in Constituent Service Award from the Congressional Management Foundation.Priorities: Border security and immigration policy, per the campaign site · Lowering costs and tax relief for families, charities, and small businesses, per the campaign site · Strengthening Hill Air Force Base and military capabilities, per the campaign siteCampaign site →
U.S. House - UT-3
6 candidatesCassie Easley (Constitution Party)
Easley is a student at Southern Utah University pursuing an interdisciplinary major in political science, economics, and agriculture and range studies, after completing a minor in legal studies, per the campaign site. She is a certified firearms instructor and a more than 20-year resident of rural Utah, per the campaign site.Priorities: Restoring constitutional limits on government power, stating 'if it isn't listed in the Constitution they can not make laws for it', per the campaign site · Protecting individual liberty and reducing government overreach, per the campaign site · Opposing what she describes as politicians exercising power not delegated to them, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Celeste Maloy (Republican)Incumbent
Celeste Maloy is the Republican candidate for Utah's 3rd Congressional District and the sitting member of Congress. She holds an undergraduate degree from Southern Utah University and a law degree from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School, according to her campaign site. She previously worked as Deputy County Attorney in Washington County and chief legal counsel to then-Congressman Chris Stewart, per the same source.Priorities: Lowering costs and increasing take-home pay, per the campaign site · Securing the border, including funding for the border wall and Border Patrol resources, per the campaign site · Reducing bureaucracy and wasteful federal spending, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Adonis Hooslyn (Unaffiliated)
Adonis Hooslyn is an unaffiliated candidate for Utah's 3rd Congressional District. He was born to a working-class immigrant family in Ogden and holds a bachelor's degree in film and a master's degree in business from Full Sail University, according to his campaign site. He previously worked as an office manager and project coordinator at a film and TV distribution company in Los Angeles, per the same source.Priorities: Reducing housing, grocery, and utility costs, per the campaign site · Implementing Medicare for All, per the campaign site · Regulating artificial intelligence while protecting workers' jobs, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Michael R. Stoddard (Libertarian)
Michael R. Stoddard is the Libertarian candidate for Utah's 3rd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings list. Previously ran as the Libertarian candidate for Utah's 3rd Congressional District in 2022, per KSL.Campaign site →Ayden Scott (Unaffiliated)
Scott grew up in northern Utah, earned a degree from Utah Valley University and settled in Utah County after completing a mission, per the campaign site. He has worked as a firefighter paramedic and was involved in student government, per the campaign site.Priorities: Reducing the cost of living through common-sense legislation and supporting homeownership access, per the campaign site · Supporting a fully funded military and veterans' benefits, per the campaign site · Backing legal immigration reform with secure borders while opposing sanctuary city policies, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Kent S. Udell (Democratic)
Kent S. Udell is the Democratic candidate for Utah's 3rd Congressional District. He is a mechanical engineer and professor emeritus who taught for decades at UC Berkeley and the University of Utah, where he served as department chair, according to his campaign site. He is a lifelong Utah resident who lives near Moab with his wife, Cherise, per the same source.Priorities: Protecting water resources, including the Great Salt Lake, Lake Powell, and the Colorado River system, per the campaign site · Defending the Constitution and opposing government overreach from any branch, per the campaign site · Fighting dark money in elections and regulatory capture, per the campaign siteCampaign site →
U.S. House - UT-4
4 candidatesJonny Larsen (Democratic)
Jonny Larsen is the Democratic candidate for Utah's 4th Congressional District. He is a Marine Corps veteran who served as a Sergeant, according to his campaign site, which describes him as a 'Blue Dog Democrat' committed to working across the political divide.Priorities: Affordable childcare and ensuring no one lives in poverty or goes without affordable health care, per the campaign site · Keeping public lands in public hands and supporting farmers and ranchers, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Taylor Wright (Libertarian)
Taylor Wright is the Libertarian candidate for Utah's 4th Congressional District. He works as a physical education teacher and works extensively with adults with special needs, according to his campaign site.Priorities: Limiting federal power and holding Congress and the executive branch to the Constitution, per the campaign site · Avoiding unnecessary military interventions and prioritizing free trade and diplomacy, per the campaign site · Opposing tariffs and other government market distortions, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Mike Kennedy (Republican)Incumbent
Mike Kennedy is the Republican candidate for Utah's 4th Congressional District and the sitting member of Congress. He is a family physician and attorney who practiced medicine in Utah County for more than two decades, according to his campaign site, which also notes he served ten years in Utah's part-time State Legislature before being elected to Congress.Priorities: Lowering costs for families and addressing inflation, per the campaign site · Securing the border, per the campaign site · Protecting constitutional privacy rights against government surveillance, per the campaign siteCampaign site →Steven Burt (Unaffiliated)
Steven Burt is an unaffiliated candidate for Utah's 4th Congressional District. He is a licensed attorney with nearly 20 years of legal practice who has spent the last decade working as in-house counsel and an executive in the solar energy sector, according to his campaign site. He was born and raised in South Jordan, where he currently lives with his family, per the same source.Priorities: Common-sense energy policy informed by his solar industry background, per the campaign site · Offering independent representation for voters unhappy with both major parties, per the campaign site · Has provided pro bono legal representation, particularly on immigration matters, per the campaign siteCampaign site →
Statewide Ballot Measures
2 statewide measures are on Utah's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.
60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Initiatives to Increase or Expand Taxes Amendment
Require a supermajority requirement of 60% by voters for citizen-initiated ballot measures that create new taxes, increase existing tax rates, or for a property tax.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Publication Requirements for Constitutional Amendments Measure
Require that constitutional amendments appearing on the ballot must be published for a period of 60 days.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →
Places We’re Tracking
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Beaver County
5 candidates- 5 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Box Elder County
27 candidates- 27 tracked candidate profiles
- 9 office types represented
Cache County
12 candidates- 12 tracked candidate profiles
- 5 races covered
Carbon County
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Daggett County
4 candidates- 4 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Davis County
36 candidates- 36 tracked candidate profiles
- 19 races covered
Duchesne County
6 candidates- 6 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 races covered
Emery County
4 candidates- 4 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Garfield County
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Grand County
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Iron County
16 candidates- 16 tracked candidate profiles
- 11 office types represented
Juab County
9 candidates- 9 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 races covered
Kane County
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Lehi city
4 candidates- 4 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 office types represented
Millard County
6 candidates- 6 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Morgan County
10 candidates- 10 tracked candidate profiles
- 4 races covered
Piute County
3 candidates- 3 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Rich County
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Salt Lake County
82 candidates- 82 tracked candidate profiles
- 42 races covered
San Juan County
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Sanpete County
3 candidates- 3 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Sevier County
3 candidates- 3 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Summit County
11 candidates- 11 tracked candidate profiles
- 5 races covered
Tooele County
12 candidates- 12 tracked candidate profiles
- 4 races covered
Uintah County
4 candidates- 4 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Utah County
56 candidates- 56 tracked candidate profiles
- 27 races covered
Wasatch County
4 candidates- 4 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 races covered
Washington County
98 candidates- 98 tracked candidate profiles
- 28 office types represented
Wayne County
2 candidates- 2 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 race covered
Weber County
25 candidates- 25 tracked candidate profiles
- 14 races covered
Every county in Utah
All 29 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 29 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.
Beaver CountyBox Elder CountyCache CountyCarbon CountyDaggett CountyDavis CountyDuchesne CountyEmery CountyGarfield CountyGrand CountyIron CountyJuab CountyKane CountyMillard CountyMorgan CountyPiute CountyRich CountySalt Lake CountySan Juan CountySanpete CountySevier CountySummit CountyTooele CountyUintah CountyUtah CountyWasatch CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWeber County
How to vote in Utah in November 2026
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Utah election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.
- Voter registration deadline
- online by Friday, October 23, 2026; by mail Friday, October 23, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
- Early voting
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 through Monday, November 2, 2026
- Mail ballot
- request by Monday, November 2, 2026; return: Mail ballots must be RECEIVED by the election officer by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026;; no excuse needed
- Election Day hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Where to vote
- Find your polling place with the Utah election office's official lookup.
- ID at the polls
- Already-registered voters need ONE valid, unexpired photo ID (Utah driver license, Utah/US government-issued ID card, Utah concealed-carry permit, US passport, tribal ID, or valid US military ID) OR TWO documents that together prove name and current address (e.g., birth certificate, Social Security card, government check, hunting/fishing license, naturalization documents, EBT/Medicaid/Medicare card, or a local government/employer/college ID). Provisional voters (not already registered) need two forms: one for identity, one for residence.
- Judges on the ballot
- 1 appellate judicial questions (retention and nonpartisan seats): see every judge on the Utah ballot
Utah 2026 Election Questions
When is the Utah 2026 primary election?
Utah's 2026 state primary was held on June 23, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.
When is the voter registration deadline in Utah for the November 2026 election?
To vote in Utah's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Friday, October 23, 2026; by mail Friday, October 23, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.
When does early voting start in Utah for the November 2026 election?
Early in-person voting in Utah runs Tuesday, October 20, 2026 through Monday, November 2, 2026, per the state election office.
What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Utah for November 2026?
Utah mail ballots: request by Monday, November 2, 2026; return: Mail ballots must be RECEIVED by the election officer by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026;; no excuse needed, per the state election office.
Where do I vote in Utah in November 2026?
Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Utah election office's official lookup at https://vote.utah.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.
Which judges are on the Utah ballot in 2026?
1 appellate judges and justices appear on Utah's November 3, 2026 ballot: Jill M. Pohlman. Utah Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges are appointed by the governor from a nominating commission's list, confirmed by the state Senate, and then stand periodically in nonpartisan, uncontested retention elections; Supreme Court justices are retained every 10 years and Court of Appeals judges every 6 years, each needing a majority yes vote. The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission reviews and publishes a recommendation on each judge standing for retention before the election. Source: Utah Code Title 20A, Chapter 12, Part 2, https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter12/C20A-12-P2_1800010118000101.pdf
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