Democratic primary · June 23, 2026
Utah house Democratic primary
Ben McAdams won the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 4d ago, but only 1 poll has landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Democratic primary
Official outcome · June 23, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Ben McAdamsBenjamin Michael McAdams is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative from Utah's 4th congressional district…
2Nate Blouin
3Liban Mohamed
4Kathleen Riebe
5Eva Lopez Chavez
6Michael Farrell
All polls · 3 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | McAdams | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28 | Upswing Research | 402 · LV | 37 | — |
| Mar 25 | Data for Progress | 381 · LV | 36 | — |
| Mar 25 | Data for Progress | 381 · LV | 36 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 10 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetBen McAdams · 10
DBen McAdams10 endorsers
Most notable · Kathleen Riebe · state senator from the 15th district (2019–present) and former candidate for this district
Elected officials5
Federal 1State 1Local 2
Elected officials · 5
- Kathleen Riebe · state senator from the 15th district (2019–present) and former candidate for this district
- Greg Stanton · AZ-04 (2019–present)
- Deb Haaland · former secretary of the interior (2021–2025)
- Erin Mendenhall · mayor of Salt Lake City (2020–present)
- Salt Lake City · ake City councilmembers
Organizations4
Organizations · 4
- American Federation of Government Employees
- League of Conservation Voters · Action Fund
- NewDem Action Fund
- WelcomePAC
Other1
Other · 1
- Martin O'Malley · former commissioner of the Social Security Administration (2023–2024)
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-23In the news
8 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
8 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles8
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.12
Coverage lean (D−R) · first week of data
Net favorability
Score+0.12
Week-over-weekfirst week of data
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 12%
Neutral 88%
12% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets12%
Neutral88%
R-leaning outlets0%
12% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Utah First Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
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Live results: Utah Democrats jockey for redrawn House seat in primary
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Ben McAdams wins primary race for Utah’s new blue-leaning 1st Congressional District
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Poll: Three Utah GOP incumbents in trouble ahead of Tuesday's primary
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Voters weigh what kind of Democrat they want for Utah's new, blue congressional seat
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New Utah Congressional District set for bold progressive leap in Democratic primary
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Moore and Maloy try to stave off GOP primary challenges in Utah
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Can a progressive beat Ben McAdams? That's the big question in Utah Democrats' 1st District primary
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 3deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-23
Endorsements29 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage8 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks