Utah Democratic Party

Utah lawmakers bought time to appeal the redrawn map in a special session, but they also created conditions that could have candidates thinking: “This is my chance to run against somebody. I don't have to necessarily wait in line.”

Nate Blouin has served in the Utah Senate since 2023 and said he’s “prepared to speak up” on the issues that matter most to the voters in Utah’s new District 1. He and political newcomer Luis Villarreal entered the race over the weekend.

Kitchen is a local business owner and previously a member of the Salt Lake City Council, Utah Senate and part of the Biden administration from 2023-2025.

After months of speculation, Ben McAdams has formally announced his candidacy for Congress. He is the last Democrat to represent Utah in Washington, D.C., where he served the 4th District till 2021.

Riebe has served in the Utah Senate since 2019 and previously ran for Congress in 2023 in a special election to replace retiring Republican Rep. Chris Stewart.

The money would help target eight House Districts and two Senate Districts next year, including seats held by Sens. Dan McCay and Kirk Cullimore and Rep. Jordan Teuscher.

King, a former state lawmaker and candidate for governor, won 52% of the delegates during the Utah Democratic Party's organizing convention.

Life under a supermajority isn’t easy, but Utah Democrats in the House and Senate are making the most of the “Utah Way” — reaching across the aisle and being persistent.

Pinkney and Rachelle Morris, her Republican opponent, met for lunch on Monday. While “the votes didn't quite go our way,” Morris said, “there's a lot to celebrate here in what we accomplished.”

Democrats had a goal to pick up some legislative seats this election. To have any future chances a political scientist says the state party needs to “carve out a separate brand from the national Democratic Party.”

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson leads her Republican challenger in initial results. Meanwhile, Democratic county council at-large candidate Natalie Pinkney and Republican Rachelle Morris are in a closer race.

The Associated Press called the governor's race for Spencer Cox at 10:29 p.m. MST / 12:29 a.m. EST.