Ben Mcadams
DChallengerFEC H8UT04053
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Raised this cycle$2.8M
Cash on hand: $378K
2026 race
UT-01 — U.S. House
4 candidates on the November ballot. No incumbent on the FEC's 2026 roster — see note below.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Currently held by
Blake D. Moore (R) — running in UT-02 for 2026, likely after redistricting moved the seat lines. That's why this race shows no incumbent: it's an open seat in the FEC's 2026 filings.
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Utah Lieutenant Governor.
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Disclosed money in race
$7.3M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Candidates
Sorted by fundraising
Riley Owen
RChallengerFEC H6UT01244
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Raised this cycle$164K
Cash on hand: $10K
Jesse West
IChallengerFEC H6UT01251
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Elias Henry Montgomery
IChallengerNo FEC filing
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
6 defeated candidates — show
Nate Blouin
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6UT01178
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Raised this cycle$709K
Cash on hand: $895
Michael Farrell
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6UT01236
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Raised this cycle$313K
Cash on hand: $13K
Liban Mohamed
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6UT01228
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Raised this cycle$304K
Cash on hand: $15K
Kathleen Riebe
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H4UT02304
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Raised this cycle$125K
Cash on hand: $0
Derek Kitchen
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6UT01194
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Raised this cycle$59K
Cash on hand: $0
Eva Lopez Chavez
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6UT01210
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Raised this cycle$53K
Cash on hand: $466
Local signal
Early read on UT-01 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Ben Mcadamsleans positive
1 pos2 neutral0 neg3 articles
Riley Owenlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$7.3M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$4.5M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$2.7M
$2.7M for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Mcadams(D) + THINK BIG $1.1M + NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY $1.0M + AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC $300K | $2.8M | $2.7M | — | $5.5M |
Riley Owen(R) | $164K | — | — | $164K |
Jesse West(L) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Elias Henry Montgomery | $0 | — | — | $0 |
6 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nate Blouin(D)defeated + SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10 | $709K | $10 | — | $709K |
Michael Farrell(D)defeated | $313K | — | — | $313K |
Liban Mohamed(D)defeated | $304K | — | — | $304K |
Kathleen Riebe(D)defeated | $125K | — | — | $125K |
Derek Kitchen(D)defeated | $59K | — | — | $59K |
Eva Lopez Chavez(D)defeated | $53K | — | — | $53K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside UT versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Ben Mcadams(D)72% in-state · $1.9M itemized
$1.3M in-state$520K out-of-state
Riley Owen(R)50% in-state · $95K itemized
$48K in-state$47K out-of-state
6 defeated candidates — show
Nate Blouin(D)defeated58% in-state · $385K itemized
$221K in-state$163K out-of-state
Michael Farrell(D)defeated31% in-state · $46K itemized
$14K in-state$32K out-of-state
Liban Mohamed(D)defeated32% in-state · $192K itemized
$62K in-state$130K out-of-state
Kathleen Riebe(D)defeated66% in-state · $67K itemized
$44K in-state$23K out-of-state
Derek Kitchen(D)defeated33% in-state · $42K itemized
$14K in-state$28K out-of-state
Eva Lopez Chavez(D)defeated88% in-state · $49K itemized
$43K in-state$6K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Mcadams | Owen | West | Montgomery | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trade Presidents should be able to impose broad tariffs unilaterally under emergency powers (IEEPA-style authority). | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Ben Mcadams
- https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/11/03/utah-senate-democrats-call-party/The Salt Lake TribuneNov 4
- Ben McAdams: Utahns are being priced out. If elected, I’ll fight for affordability and accountability.The Salt Lake TribuneOct 13
- AI groups are spending millions to influence the midterms | Honolulu Star-AdvertiserHonolulu Star-AdvertiserOct 3
- Opinion: Should Americans worry about the rise in socialism?Deseret NewsJul 7
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.