Utah's 1st Congressional District

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Utah's 1st Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2021

Utah's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Blake Moore (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Utah representatives represented an average of 818,813 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 692,691 residents.

Elections

See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


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

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Utah District 1

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 1 on November 3, 2026.


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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 1

Incumbent Blake Moore (R) defeated Bill Campbell (D) and Daniel Cottam (L) in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore (R)
 
63.1
 
230,975
Image of Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell (D)  Candidate Connection
 
32.1
 
117,319
Image of Daniel Cottam
Daniel Cottam (L)  Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
17,601

Total votes: 365,895
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Bill Campbell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Incumbent Blake Moore (R) defeated Paul Miller (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore
 
71.0
 
72,702
Image of Paul Miller
Paul Miller  Candidate Connection
 
29.0
 
29,640

Total votes: 102,342
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Libertarian Party primary

The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for June 25, 2024, was canceled. Daniel Cottam (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Bill Campbell (D) advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 27, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell  Candidate Connection

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 27, 2024: incumbent Blake Moore in round 2, and Paul Miller in round 2. The results of Round 2 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

Candidate
%
Total votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
Image of Paul Miller
Paul Miller  Candidate Connection
 
54.9
 
446154Advanced (2)
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore
 
45.1
 
367-27Advanced (2)
Image of Derek Draper
Derek Draper  Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0-1841

Total votes: 870
Total exhausted votes: 57
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 27, 2024: incumbent Blake Moore in round 2, and Paul Miller in round 2. The results of Round 1 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

Candidate
%
Total votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore
 
45.3
 
3940Advanced (2)
Image of Paul Miller
Paul Miller  Candidate Connection
 
33.6
 
2920Advanced (2)
Image of Derek Draper
Derek Draper  Candidate Connection
 
21.1
 
18401

Total votes: 870
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Daniel Cottam (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 20, 2024.

Candidate
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Daniel Cottam  Candidate Connection

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See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 1

Incumbent Blake Moore (R) defeated Rick Jones (D) in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore (R)
 
67.0
 
178,434
Image of Rick Jones
Rick Jones (D)
 
33.0
 
87,986

Total votes: 266,420
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Incumbent Blake Moore (R) defeated Andrew Badger (R) and Tina Cannon (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore
 
57.6
 
58,408
Image of Andrew Badger
Andrew Badger  Candidate Connection
 
28.0
 
28,437
Image of Tina Cannon
Tina Cannon
 
14.4
 
14,577

Total votes: 101,422
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Rick Jones (D) advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rick Jones
Rick Jones
 
100.0
 
1,461

Total votes: 1,461
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Andrew Badger (R) defeated incumbent Blake Moore (R), William Campbell (R), Tina Cannon (R), and Julie Fullmer (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Badger
Andrew Badger  Candidate Connection
 
59.3
 
540
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore
 
40.7
 
371
Image of William Campbell
William Campbell
 
0.0
 
0
Image of Tina Cannon
Tina Cannon
 
0.0
 
0
Image of Julie Fullmer
Julie Fullmer  Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 911
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See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 1

Blake Moore (R) defeated Darren Parry (D), Taylor Lee (Independent), and Mikal Smith (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore (R)  Candidate Connection
 
69.5
 
237,988
Image of Darren Parry
Darren Parry (D)  Candidate Connection
 
30.4
 
104,194
Image of Taylor Lee
Taylor Lee (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
157
Mikal Smith (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
12

Total votes: 342,351
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Darren Parry (D) defeated Jamie Cheek (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Darren Parry
Darren Parry  Candidate Connection
 
50.9
 
11,667
Image of Jamie Cheek
Jamie Cheek  Candidate Connection
 
49.1
 
11,242

Total votes: 22,909
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Blake Moore (R) defeated Bob Stevenson (R), Kerry Gibson (R), and Katie Witt (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore  Candidate Connection
 
30.9
 
39,260
Image of Bob Stevenson
Bob Stevenson
 
28.6
 
36,288
Image of Kerry Gibson
Kerry Gibson
 
23.6
 
29,991
Image of Katie Witt
Katie Witt  Candidate Connection
 
16.8
 
21,317

Total votes: 126,856
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Jamie Cheek (D) and Darren Parry (D) advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 25, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Jamie Cheek
Jamie Cheek  Candidate Connection
Image of Darren Parry
Darren Parry  Candidate Connection

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 25, 2020.


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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 1

Incumbent Robert Bishop (R) defeated Lee Castillo (D), Eric Eliason (Independent), and Adam Davis (G) in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Bishop
Robert Bishop (R)
 
61.6
 
156,692
Image of Lee Castillo
Lee Castillo (D)  Candidate Connection
 
24.9
 
63,308
Eric Eliason (Independent)
 
11.6
 
29,547
Adam Davis (G)
 
1.9
 
4,786

Total votes: 254,333
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Lee Castillo (D) defeated Kurt Frederick Weiland (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Castillo
Lee Castillo  Candidate Connection
 
57.2
 
7,273
Image of Kurt Frederick Weiland
Kurt Frederick Weiland
 
42.8
 
5,439

Total votes: 12,712
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 26, 2018, was canceled. Incumbent Robert Bishop (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2025-2026

See also: Redistricting in Utah ahead of the 2026 elections

The Utah Supreme Court ruled on July 11, 2024, that the legislature's override of Proposition 4 likely violated voters' constitutional right to participate in government.[9] The Court returned the case to Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson to determine whether the legislature's changes to the ballot initiative were "narrowly tailored to advance a compelling government interest."[10] On August 25, 2025, Gibson struck down the state's congressional map, writing, "The nature of the violation lies in the Legislature’s refusal to respect the people’s exercise of their constitutional lawmaking power and to honor the people’s right to reform their government."[11] On September 15, 2025, the Utah Supreme Court rejected the legislature's appeal to pause the district court ruling, allowing plans to redraw the map by November 10, 2025, to proceed.[12]

On October 6, 2025, the Utah Legislature approved a new congressional map to submit to the judge for consideration that made two districts more competitive while leaving all four districts leaning Republican.[13] The same day, the plaintiffs in the case against the original map that was struck down also submitted two maps to the judge for consideration.[14] On November 10, 2025, the judge ruled that a plaintiff-drawn map shifting one district Democratic would be used in the 2026 elections.[15]

On November 25, 2025, Utah legislative leaders announced plans to appeal the ruling and hold a special session on December 9, 2025. Utah News Dispatch's Katie McKellar wrote, "During the special session, lawmakers may aweigh delaying candidate filing deadlines in order to allow more time for a different congressional map to be enacted for the 2026 election."[16]

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Utah after the 2020 census

Utah enacted new congressional districts on November 12, 2021, after Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed a map proposal approved by the House and the Senate. The enacted map was drafted by the legislature and differed from a proposal the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission released on November 5, 2021.[17] The congressional map passed the Utah House 50-22 on November 9, 2021, with five Republicans and all Democratic House members voting against it. The Senate approved the map on November 10, 2021, in a 21-7 vote. Before signing the congressional map, Cox said he would not veto any maps approved by the legislature. He said, "The Legislature is fully within their rights to actually make those decisions and decide where they want to draw those lines."[18] This map took effect for Utah's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Utah work? In Utah, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are ultimately enacted by the state legislature. An advisory commission submits proposed maps to the legislature for its approval. This commission comprises the following seven members:[19]

  • One appointed by the governor, to serve as the chair of the commission;
  • One appointed by the president of the Utah Senate;
  • One appointed by the speaker of the Utah House of Representatives;
  • One appointed by the leader of the largest minority political party in the Utah Senate;
  • One appointed by the leader of the largest minority political party in the Utah House of Representatives;
  • One appointed jointly by the leadership of the majority political party in the Utah Senate, president of the Utah Senate, and the leadership of the same political party in the Utah House of Representatives; and
  • One appointed jointly by the leadership of the largest minority political party in the Utah Senate, and the leadership of the same political party in the Utah House of Representatives, including the speaker of the House, if the speaker is a member of the same political party.

The commission is required to select between one and three plans, with the affirmative votes of at least five members, to submit to the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court. The chief justice is responsible for determining if the commission's plans meet redistricting standards. The commission then forwards the plans to the state legislature, which may decide whether to accept, amend, or reject the plans.

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of Utah after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Utah after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Utah State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

2026

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 1st the 125th most Republican district nationally.[20]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 1st the 117th most Republican district nationally.[21]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 57.8%-37.9%.[22]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 1st the 120th most Republican district nationally.[23]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 37.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 57.8%.[24]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+26. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 26 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Utah's 1st Congressional District the 14th most Republican nationally.[25]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.00. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.00 points toward that party.[26]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
  2. ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Utah," November 7, 2012
  3. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  4. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. New York Times, "Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State Supreme Court Says," July 11, 2024
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  13. Politico, "Legislature passes new map in Utah, creating 2 more competitive seats," October 6, 2025
  14. Utah News Dispatch, "Plaintiffs submit 2 congressional maps to judge as Utah lawmakers vote on their own," October 6, 2025
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  17. Deseret News, "Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs off on controversial congressional map that ‘cracks’ Salt Lake County," November 12, 2021
  18. Deseret News, "Utah redistricting: Congressional map splitting Salt Lake County 4 ways heads to Gov. Spencer Cox," November 10, 2021
  19. All About Redistricting, "Utah," accessed May 4, 2015
  20. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  21. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  22. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  23. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  24. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  25. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  26. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


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