Celeste Maloy defeated Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District held on Sept. 5. Maloy received 38.3% of the vote, while Edwards and Hough received 35.1% and 26.6%, respectively. As of Sept. 6, approximately 82% of the votes were counted.
Maloy advanced to the general election on Nov. 21, 2023. Seven candidates will be on the ballot, including the Democratic nominee Kathleen Riebe.
Incumbent Rep. Chris Stewart (R), first elected in 2012, will resign on Sept. 15. This is the first U.S. House special election in Utah since 2017, and the fifth in state history.
