Election law changes? Our legislation tracker’s got you. Check it out!

Utah's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primary)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge-smaller use.png
U.S. House • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • State ballot measures • School boards • How to run for office
Flag of Utah.png


← 2024
Utah's 2nd Congressional District
Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 13, 2026
Primary: June 23, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Utah

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
Utah's 2nd Congressional District
1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th
Utah elections, 2026
U.S. Congress elections, 2026
U.S. Senate elections, 2026
U.S. House elections, 2026

A Democratic Party primary takes place on June 23, 2026, in Utah's 2nd Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 13, 2026
June 23, 2026
November 3, 2026



A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Utah, state law allows parties to decide who may vote in their primaries.[1] Check Vote.Utah.gov for details about upcoming elections.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Utah's 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 2

Peter Crosby (D), Tyler Farnsworth (D), and Jarom Gillins (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 23, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Peter Crosby
Peter Crosby
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Tyler Farnsworth
Image of Jarom Gillins
Jarom Gillins  Candidate Connection

There are no incumbents in this race.

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles that may be created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff may compile a profile based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements after identifying the candidate as noteworthy. For more on how we select candidates to include, click here.

Jarom Gillins

Image of Jarom Gillins

X

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "I’m Jarom Gillins, a tradesman, boy scout, and passionate independent reformer running to return government to the people it serves. I’ve worked across industries, seeing firsthand how our governments decisions affect real people. I’m not a career politician, nor do I want to be. I’m tired of watching both parties serve wealthy donors instead of the everyday American. My campaign is about accountability, transparency, and trust, while driving our country into a future. I believe Utah can lead the way by proving that honest, common-sense leadership still works, and corporations shouldn't dictate our lives."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

China is outpacing the U.S. in energy grid growth and reliability. As someone who’s worked in renewable energy, I’ve seen firsthand how outdated our grid has become. Big corporations and data centers get sweetheart deals from power producers, shifting costs to families while neglecting critical transmission upgrades. I’ll fight for modern infrastructure, fair pricing, and a resilient grid that serves the people who actually pay the bills. Not for the corporations that lobby for discounts

42% of Utah is federally controlled. Ranchers, tribes, counties, and recreationists depend on that land, but decisions are made in DC. This creates red tape, lawsuits, and inefficiency while locals shoulder the costs. In 2014, the Utah legislature passed the "Transfer Of Public Lands Act", the federal government did not comply. Utahns deserve local control over our land. Federal management traps communities in lawsuits and bureaucracy while our counties pay the bills. We can protect access, preserve heritage, and still keep national parks federal. What’s missing is a system where Utahns decide how to manage grazing, water, and energy responsibly.

Money constantly hides in the shadows of our legislation. Super PACs, shell companies, and “nonprofits” let billionaires and foreign interests buy influence while voters are left in the dark. I’ll fight to require full donor disclosure for ALL political spending, ban foreign-linked entities from contributing through U.S. subsidiaries, and close the revolving-door pipeline between Congress and lobbying firms. No more secret money, no more special access. Every vote, every dollar, every deal should be visible to the public, where we can hold our elected officials accountable for their actions.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Utah

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Peter Crosby Democratic Party $2,005 $1,038 $968 As of December 31, 2025
Tyler Farnsworth Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Jarom Gillins Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting ahead of the 2026 election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map used in the 2024 election next to the map in place for the 2026 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it.

2024

2023_01_03_ut_congressional_district_02.jpg

2026

2027_01_03_ut_congressional_district_02.jpg
See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 2nd the 131st most Republican district nationally.[2]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Utah's 2nd Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
33.9%62.9%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Utah, 2024

Utah presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 7 Democratic wins
  • 25 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R R D R R R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
See also: Party control of Utah state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Utah's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Utah
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 0 0
Republican 2 4 6
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 4 6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Utah's top three state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Utah, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorRepublican Party Spencer Cox
Lieutenant GovernorRepublican Party Deidre Henderson
Attorney GeneralRepublican Party Derek Brown

State legislature

Utah State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 6
     Republican Party 22
     Other 1
     Vacancies 0
Total 29

Utah House of Representatives

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 14
     Republican Party 61
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 75

Trifecta control

Utah Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty-four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Utah in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Utah, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Utah U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 7,000 $500 March 13, 2026 Source
Utah U.S. House Unaffiliated 5% of registered voters in the district, or 300, whichever is less $500 June 15, 2026 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Utah State Legislature, "Utah Code § 20A-9-403. Regular primary elections." accessed May 13, 2025
  2. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


Utah's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Curtis (R)
Mike Lee (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Republican Party (6)


Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Utah%27s_2nd_Congressional_District_election,_2026_(June_23_Democratic_primary)&oldid=10974578"