Stoney Fonua

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Stoney Fonua

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Utah District 1

Elections and appointments

Last convention

June 27, 2023

Next convention

April 25, 2026

Stoney Fonua (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 1st Congressional District. He is running in the Republican convention on April 25, 2026.^[source]

Stoney Fonua was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Utah. Fonua was eliminated at the party convention on April 21, 2018.

Fonua was a 2016 Independent American candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Utah.

Elections

2026

See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		Nate Blouin
		Michael Farrell
	Submit photo	Kye Hinckley
		Derek Kitchen
		Eva Lopez Chavez
		Ben McAdams
		Liban Mohamed
		Kathleen Riebe
		Anthony Tomkins
		Luis Villarreal

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter Crosby (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Stoney Fonua (R), Riley Owen (R), and David Robinson (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		Stoney Fonua
		Riley Owen
	Submit photo	David Robinson

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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

The following candidates are running in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 25, 2026.

		Candidate
		Nate Blouin
		Michael Farrell
		Eva Lopez Chavez
		Ben McAdams
		Liban Mohamed
		Kathleen Riebe
		Luis Villarreal

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Stoney Fonua (R), Jonathan Lopez (R), Riley Owen (R), and David Robinson (R) are running in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 25, 2026.

		Candidate
		Stoney Fonua
	Submit photo	Jonathan Lopez
		Riley Owen
	Submit photo	David Robinson

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Clayton (R)

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Jesse West (L) is running in the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 18, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Jesse West

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Utah Forward Party convention

Utah Forward convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

January Walker (Utah Forward Party) is running in the Utah Forward Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 11, 2026.

		Candidate
		January Walker

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2023

See also: Utah's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2023

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Utah District 2

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Utah District 2 on November 21, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Celeste Maloy (R)	56.8	89,866
		Kathleen Riebe (D)	33.5	52,949
		Brad Green (L)	2.9	4,528
		Cassie Easley (Constitution Party)	2.3	3,678
		January Walker (United Utah Party)	1.8	2,856
	Submit photo	Perry Myers (Independent)	1.4	2,276
		Joseph Geddes Buchman (Independent)	0.8	1,281
	Submit photo	Jonathan La Rele Peterson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	688

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 158,124
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kathleen Riebe advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2

Celeste Maloy defeated Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2 on September 5, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Celeste Maloy	38.8	36,288
		Becky Edwards	32.7	30,560
		Bruce Hough	28.4	26,562

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,410
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Remy Kush (R)

Constitution primary election

The Constitution primary election was canceled. Cassie Easley advanced from the special Constitution primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Brad Green advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

United Utah Party primary election

The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. January Walker advanced from the special United Utah Party primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

Democratic convention

Special Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Kathleen Riebe defeated Guy Warner and Archie Williams III in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 28, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathleen Riebe (D)	85.6	243
	Submit photo	Guy Warner (D)	12.7	36
		Archie Williams III (D)	1.8	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 284
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Republican convention

Special Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 24, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Celeste Maloy (R)	52.4	380
		Gregory Hughes (R)	47.6	345
	Submit photo	Jordan Hess (R)	0.0	0
		Becky Edwards (R)	0.0	0
		Scott Reber (R)	0.0	0
		Kathleen Anderson (R)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Henry Eyring (R)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	R. Quin Denning (R)	0.0	0
		Bruce Hough (R)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Bill Hoster (R)	0.0	0
		Scott Hatfield (R)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 725
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ty Jensen (R)

Constitution convention

Special Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Cassie Easley advanced from the special Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on July 1, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cassie Easley (Constitution Party)	100.0	24

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24
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Libertarian convention

Special Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Brad Green advanced from the special Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 24, 2023.

		Candidate
✔		Brad Green (L)

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United Utah Party convention

Special United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

January Walker defeated Stoney Fonua in the special United Utah Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 27, 2023.

		Candidate
		Stoney Fonua (United Utah Party)
✔		January Walker (United Utah Party)

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Endorsements

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2018

See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2018

General election

Mitt Romney defeated Jenny Wilson, Timothy Noel Aalders, Craig Bowden, and Reed McCandless in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Utah

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mitt Romney (R)	62.6	665,215
		Jenny Wilson (D)	30.9	328,541
		Timothy Noel Aalders (Constitution Party)	2.7	28,774
		Craig Bowden (L)	2.6	27,607
		Reed McCandless (Independent American Party)	1.2	12,708
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	52

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,062,897
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Democratic primary election

The Utah Democratic Party held a nominating convention on April 28, 2018. Jenny Wilson, a Salt Lake County councilwoman, was selected via convention with 81 percent of the vote.

Republican primary election

Mitt Romney defeated Mike Kennedy in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 26, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mitt Romney	71.3	240,021
		Mike Kennedy	28.7	96,771

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 336,792
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Utah's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Lee (R) defeated Misty Snow (D), Stoney Fonua (Independent American), and Bill Barron (independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lee faced no primary challenger, while Snow defeated Jonathan Swinton to win the Democratic nomination. The primaries took place on June 28, 2016. Jade Tuan Quoc Vo (D) was eliminated at the party convention on April 23, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Utah General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Lee Incumbent	68.1%	760,220
	Democratic	Misty Snow	27.1%	301,858
	Independent American	Stoney Fonua	2.5%	27,339
	Independent	Bill Barron	2.3%	26,166
Total Votes				1,115,583
Source: Utah Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Utah Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Misty Snow	59.4%	28,928
Jonathan Swinton	40.6%	19,774
Total Votes		48,702
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor

Campaign themes

2026

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2023

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Campaign finance summary

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Stoney Fonua campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Utah District 1	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Utah's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Curtis (R)

Mike Lee (R)

Representatives

District 1

Blake Moore (R)

District 2

Celeste Maloy (R)

District 3

Mike Kennedy (R)

District 4

Burgess Owens (R)

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