Utah 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Ben McAdams joins Utah Political Watch for a wide-ranging interview ahead of the June 23 primary election.
McAdams, a former state senator, Salt
Former Congressman Ben McAdams leads the Democratic field in Utah’s 1st Congressional District, according to new polling released Tuesday. The poll shows a familiar split: moderates line up behind
Former Utah Democratic Congressman Ben McAdams has waded into the state’s redistricting brawl, filing an amicus brief that urges a federal court to leave in place the judge-ordered
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Former Congressman
Former Democratic Congressman Ben McAdams sat out 2022 and 2024. He's not sitting out 2026.
McAdams joins "Special Session" to talk about his decision to get
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8 days - Special session on redistricting. (12/9/2025)
32 days - Candidate filing opens for the 2026 midterm elections (1/2/2026)
39 days - Last day for candidates
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47 days - Candidate filing opens for the 2026 midterm elections (1/2/2026)
65 days - Start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026).
159 days - Utah Democratic
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50 - Days until candidate filing opens for the 2026 midterm elections (1/2/2026)
68 - Days to the start of the 2026 Utah Legislature (1/20/2026).
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A center-left political action committee is already fundraising to “recruit” former Democratic congressman Ben McAdams for a likely run next year, peppering Utahns with texts even though he hasn’
Is Ben McAdams angling to get his old job back? The former Democratic congressman who lost to Republican Burgess Owens by a razor-thin margin in 2020 appears to be
