For the first time in a decade, Republicans will be hungrily watching Utah’s 2nd District on Tuesday to find out which of the three candidates vying for outgoing appropriator Rep. Chris Stewart’s seat will be favored to win in November.
The race pits a former aide to Stewart against a former state party chairman whose children have starred on reality TV, and a 10-year state legislator who voted for President Joe Biden and has gotten financial support from an environmental group.
Stewart, the six-term fiscal conservative and a frequent critic of big government who had been weighing a possible challenge to Sen. Mitt Romney’s seat in 2024, said he will step down on Sept. 15, citing his wife Evie Stewart’s health issues. His seat will be empty until the general election on Nov. 21, further reducing the House GOP’s majority.
