Elections - Utah Political Watch (Page 2)

Utah's legislative primaries are drowning in PAC cash

Less than a week before Utah's primary election, Senate President Stuart Adams has more money in the bank than any other candidate on the ballot, and he may

By Bryan Schott

/ 18 Jun 2026

Utah's legislative primaries are drowning in PAC cash

'Behold your little ones.' New ad scorches Stuart Adams over child rape law change and plea deal

A brutal new attack ad from a national pro-democracy group goes straight at Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, blasting him for helping change state law in a way that

By Bryan Schott

/ 16 Jun 2026

'Behold your little ones.' New ad scorches Stuart Adams over child rape law change and plea deal

What the latest campaign finance reports tell us ahead of next week's Utah congressional primaries

The money math is brutal heading into Utah’s June 23 congressional primary elections. In CD2, Blake Moore has 32 times more cash on hand than his challenger. In CD3,

By Bryan Schott

/ 15 Jun 2026

What the latest campaign finance reports tell us ahead of next week's Utah congressional primaries

Tracking the outside spending in Utah's congressional primary elections

PACs and other outside groups have poured more than $3.5 million into Utah's congressional primaries ahead of the June 23 election. CD 1 Total outside spending: $2,

By Bryan Schott

/ 11 Jun 2026

Tracking the outside spending in Utah's congressional primary elections

Update: Super PACs pour $2.8M into Utah's congressional primaries

New Dems drop $1M ad buy for Ben McAdams

By Bryan Schott

/ 9 Jun 2026

Update: Super PACs pour $2.8M into Utah's congressional primaries

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By Bryan Schott

/ 9 Jun 2026

$1.8 million in outside money is pouring into Utah's congressional primaries

In CD1, every outside dollar so far is backing former Rep. Ben McAdams, and there’s another $1 million ad blitz queued up to boost him. In CD2, Rep. Blake

By Bryan Schott

/ 8 Jun 2026

$1.8 million in outside money is pouring into Utah's congressional primaries

Ben McAdams makes his case

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

By Bryan Schott

/ 5 Jun 2026

Chris Stewart's super PAC drops nearly $900K to back Celeste Maloy in Utah's 3rd Congressional District

Former Rep. Chris Stewart’s super PAC just dropped nearly $900,000 to prop up Rep. Celeste Maloy in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, a race she barely survived two

By Bryan Schott

/ 5 Jun 2026

Chris Stewart's super PAC drops nearly $900K to back Celeste Maloy in Utah's 3rd Congressional District

Michael Farrell wants to ban data centers and tax the rich. Can he win Utah's CD1?

Michael Farrell is running as the policy-focused progressive in Utah's newly redrawn 1st Congressional District, and he's not shy about drawing contrasts with his primary

By Bryan Schott

/ 3 Jun 2026

Michael Farrell wants to ban data centers and tax the rich. Can he win Utah's CD1?

Mystery PAC drops $35K in attack ads against Blake Moore. The money trail leads to an ally of Sen. Mike Lee's front door

A newly formed super PAC is dropping nearly $35,000 on AI-generated attack ads targeting Rep. Blake Moore ahead of Utah's June Republican primary in the 2nd

By Bryan Schott

/ 2 Jun 2026

Mystery PAC drops $35K in attack ads against Blake Moore. The money trail leads to an ally of Sen. Mike Lee's front door

Down 10 in his own poll, Nate Blouin calls on Democratic rivals to throw their support behind him

With three weeks until Utah’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary, Nate Blouin is down by double digits to Ben McAdams in a poll his campaign paid for. He’s

By Bryan Schott

/ 1 Jun 2026

Down 10 in his own poll, Nate Blouin calls on Democratic rivals to throw their support behind him