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Candidate profile: Kye Hinckley in Utah’s 1st District

Kye Hinckley is one of 15 candidates listed in Utah’s contested 2026 race for the 1st Congressional District.

The Ballot Utah DeskAugust 29, 2026
Candidate profile: Kye Hinckley in Utah’s 1st District

Key takeaways

  • Kye Hinckley is listed as a Democrat in the UT-1 race.
  • The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
  • Fifteen candidates are listed across four political affiliations.
  • No candidate has a biography, finance figures or policy positions on file.

Election at a glance

Utah’s 1st Congressional District has a contested U.S. House general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Kye Hinckley is among 15 candidates listed in the race.

The field has 10 Democrats, three Republicans, one Libertarian and one candidate whose affiliation is listed as Other. The election will determine who represents the district in the U.S. House.

A party label identifies a candidate’s political affiliation, but it does not establish that candidate’s individual views on legislation or public issues. No documented policy positions are on file for any candidate in this race.

Candidate field

Each candidate currently has the same categories of information on file: name and political affiliation. None has a biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position listed.

  • Kye Hinckley — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • January Walker — Other. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Derek Kitchen — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Jesse Keegan West — Libertarian. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Eva Lopez Chavez — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Jonathan Lopez — Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Ben Mcadams — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Liban Mohamed — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Riley Montgomery Owen — Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Nate Blouin — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Kathleen Riebe — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Michael Farrell — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Anthony Tomkins — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Sitouni (Stoney) Teiko Fonua — Republican. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.
  • Luis Angel Villarreal — Democrat. No biography, finance figures or documented policy positions are on file.

Background and policy positions

No candidate biography is on file for Hinckley, Walker, Kitchen, West, Chavez, Lopez, Mcadams, Mohamed, Owen, Blouin, Riebe, Farrell, Tomkins, Fonua or Villarreal. The candidate entries therefore do not establish their employment histories, education, prior government service or other biographical details.

None of the 15 candidates has a documented stance on file. That includes positions on federal spending, taxes, health care, immigration, national security or other matters that may come before the U.S. House. Voters cannot use a party designation alone to determine how an individual candidate would approach a specific issue.

Campaign finance and the election process

Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand totals are not on file for any candidate in the UT-1 contest. Those categories can help voters understand how campaigns are financing their election activity, but there are no figures listed for comparison in this race.

The candidate list, campaign finance entries and documented policy positions may be updated as the election process continues. The scheduled general election date is Nov. 3, 2026.

What to watch

  • Updates to the candidate list before the general election
  • New campaign finance entries for any candidate
  • Publication of candidate biographies or policy positions
  • Official election-process updates ahead of Nov. 3, 2026

Who's running: U.S. House, District 1

Election day: November 3, 2026

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