Moderate Democrat projected to win primary in Utah's new left-leaning district

By Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting …

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Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams is on track to return to Congress

Former Rep. Ben McAdams won his primary Tuesday, paving the way for his return to Congress. McAdams, a moderate, staved off a roster of progressive challengers in Utah’s newly redrawn 1st District, a rare deep-blue Salt Lake City district in a deep-red …

Utah House results

Court-ordered redistricting created a new, blue House district in deep-red Utah, and two main Democrats are competing in the primary for it: Former Rep. Ben McAdams, who won an old swing district for one term, and state Sen. Nate Blouin, who has been …

Kornacki: Incumbents in New York, Maryland, Utah look to fend off primary challenges

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Utah Senate president concedes race to GOP challenger

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams fought unsuccessfully to hold his seat in the state’s 7th Senate District, against Republican primary winner Stephanie Hollist, a Fruit Heights attorney. Adams conceded the race less than two hours after polls closed …

'We knew that this was coming': Smoke fills Utah's skies as fires continue to blaze

SALT LAKE CITY — Multiple large fires continued to rage across Utah on Monday, with a total of 342 ignited in the state so far during the 2026 fire season and 64,209 acres burned overall, according to Utah Fire Info. The Bonneville Fire located east of …

Texas CB Jaden Bibbs commits to Utah over Baylor, Houston

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah football has added another defensive back to its 2027 recruiting class, and this one comes with some Big 12 recruiting weight attached, as Jaden Bibbs committed to the Utes over finalists Baylor and Houston. His pledge gives Morgan …

Stuart Adams is out: Utah Senate president concedes to Republican challenger

Senate President Stuart Adams, one of the most powerful leaders of the GOP-controlled Utah Legislature, conceded to one of his Republican challengers, Stephanie Hollist, on Tuesday night after early election night results showed him trailing her by more …

Utah Republicans endorse status quo in Congress, toss it out at state Legislature

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams experienced a stunning loss in Tuesday's primary election.  Establishment favorites, Ben McAdams, Blake Moore and Celeste Maloy, won by large margins.  All three candidates carried with them huge fundraising …