Mike Kennedy Tops 5-Way Republican Primary for Open U.S. House Seat in Utah
Full results for the four seats in the state's delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Democratic and Republican primaries occurred today in Utah to select candidates for the November general election. That included the races for all 4 seats in the state’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives for regular two-year terms.
For the 118th Congress (which runs from January 2023 to January 2025), Utah is served by 4 Republicans and 0 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. 3 incumbents ran for re-nomination today - with John Curtis of the 3rd District instead running for the open U.S. Senate seat. It only takes a plurality of the vote for a candidate to receive their party’s nomination.
For the 1st District:
Bill Campbell won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Incumbent Blake Moore won the Republican primary with 71.1% against Paul Miller with 28.9%. 101,476 votes counted.
For the 2nd District:
Nathaniel Woodward won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Incumbent Celeste Maloy currently leads the Republican primary with 50.2% against Colby Jenkins with 49.8%. 105,858 votes counted.
For the 3rd District:
Glenn Wright won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Mike Kennedy won the Republican primary with 38.7% against Case Lawrence with 22.1%, Rod Bird with 15.3%, Stewart Peay with 14.2%, and John Dougall with 9.6%. 110,966 votes counted.
For the 4th District:
Katrina Fallick-Wang won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Incumbent Burgess Owens won the Republican primary unopposed.
All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will be contested in the 2024 general election happening on Tuesday, November 5. The outcome will determine political control of the lower legislative chamber in the U.S. Congress.