Candidates: Four Democrats are competing in the newly redrawn 1st District: state senator and renewable energy advocate Nate Blouin, tax attorney Michael Farrell, tech policy expert Liban Mohamed and former Salt Lake County mayor and former Rep. Ben McAdams, the last Democrat to represent Utah in Washington. The winner of the June 23 primary will face Republican Navy Reserve intelligence officer Riley Owen in November.
Why it matters: The seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Blake D. Moore, who opted to seek reelection in the 2nd District after a judge ruled that the existing congressional map violated a voter-approved anti-gerrymandering initiative. The new map shaded one of the state’s four deep-red districts blue, shifting the 1st District to one Kamala Harris would have carried by 24 points in 2024, according to Inside Elections.
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Cash dash: McAdams is the fundraising leader and had $863,000 in his campaign account as of early April when the candidates filed preconvention reports.
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Former Maryland Gov. and former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley is behind McAdams, as is the group Defend the Vote.
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