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The UT-1 contest
Ben Mcadams is running as a Democrat in the contested 2026 general election for Utah’s 1st Congressional District. The election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Fourteen other candidates are listed across Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and Other affiliations.
No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file for any candidate in the race. That means the entries establish who is running and each candidate’s listed affiliation, but they do not establish the candidates’ backgrounds, priorities or campaign finances.
Candidates in the race
Kye Hinckley — Democrat: Hinckley is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
January Walker — Other: Walker is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Derek Kitchen — Democrat: Kitchen is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Jesse Keegan West — Libertarian: West is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Eva Lopez Chavez — Democrat: Chavez is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Jonathan Lopez — Republican: Lopez is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Ben Mcadams — Democrat: Mcadams is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Liban Mohamed — Democrat: Mohamed is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Riley Montgomery Owen — Republican: Owen is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Nate Blouin — Democrat: Blouin is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Kathleen Riebe — Democrat: Riebe is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Michael Farrell — Democrat: Farrell is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Anthony Tomkins — Democrat: Tomkins is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Sitouni (Stoney) Teiko Fonua — Republican: Fonua is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Luis Angel Villarreal — Democrat: Villarreal is listed as a candidate for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Background, issues and campaign money
The candidate entries do not yet identify previous employment, elected service, education or other biographical details for Mcadams or any opponent. They also do not document where any candidate stands on issues before Congress.
Campaign finance figures are likewise not on file for the field. The entries list no amounts for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. Those blank fields should not be read as evidence that a campaign has raised or spent no money; they mean no figure is listed.
