Utah 2nd Congressional District

Strong backing from progressive voters propelled Liban Mohamed to a Utah Democratic Party nominating convention win. Embattled Eva Lopez Chavez and Luis Villareal were eliminated from the primary.

More than 3,500 delegates descended on Utah Valley University in Orem Saturday for the state GOP convention. Challengers Karianne Lisonbee and Phil Lyman were relying on the convention to send them to the June primary ballot.

Utah’s newly redrawn district lines have reshaped the political landscape, and the Republican and Democratic nominating conventions will be the first demonstration of how the new map will play out.

In an opinion that came down late Monday night, “the Court finds that Map C [the Legislature’s map] was drawn with the purpose to favor Republicans,” wrote Judge Dianna Gibson.

State lawmakers have to publish their new proposed congressional boundaries by Sept. 25. Then, the public will have 10 days to weigh in.

“The people have spoken. The courts have spoken,” said Emma Petty Addams, co-executive director of Mormon Women for Ethical Government. “Now is time to move forward with cooperation and respect for the rule of law.”

On July 16, 1945, the U.S. detonated the first nuclear bomb. In the years that followed, other tests led to a wave of health problems in Utah and across the West. Now, advocates are celebrating the expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

Maloy says the country risks drifting toward authoritarianism if the executive branch isn't brought under control. But she says her concern isn't specific to President Donald Trump's administration and existed when Democrat Joe Biden was in the White House, too.

Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy and Democrat Nathaniel Woodward took the debate stage in St. George to make their case for representing Utah’s 2nd Congressional District.

The candidates seeking to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District — incumbent Republican Celeste Maloy and Democrat Nathaniel Woodward — will face off on Oct. 14, 2024, at 6 p.m. in a debate organized by the Utah Debate Commission.

The court rejected Jenkins' suit that asked justices to count a batch of ballots with late postmarks after Rep. Celeste Maloy won a recount by fewer than 200 votes. That makes Maloy the winner of the June Republican primary.

The lawsuit is predicated on the idea that eligible ballots were falsely disqualified because of Postal Service practices during the June 25 GOP primary election.