Former House aide Celeste Maloy won a special election Tuesday to serve the remainder of the term of her former boss, Utah Republican Chris Stewart, who resigned in September.
Maloy had 54 percent of the vote to Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe’s 38 percent when The Associated Press called the race at 10:36 p.m. Eastern time with an estimated 58 percent of the votes reported. Five other candidates were also the ballot.
Maloy spent more than four years as legislative counsel to Stewart, a fiscal conservative and frequent critic of big government. The Utah Republican, who stepped down citing health issues experienced by his wife, Evie Stewart, had encouraged Maloy to run for his seat.
