Celeste Maloy
RChallengerFEC H4UT02296
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Raised this cycle$1.7M
Cash on hand: $360K
2026 race
UT-03 — U.S. House
6 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
Mike Kennedy (R) — running in UT-04 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
$3.5M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Candidates
Sorted by fundraising
Kent S. Udell
DChallengerFEC H6UT03182
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Raised this cycle$100K
Cash on hand: $6K
Adonis Hooslyn
IChallengerFEC H6UT03174
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Raised this cycle$762
Cash on hand: −$27
Michael R. Stoddard
IChallengerFEC H6UT03224
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Cassie Easley
IChallengerFEC H2UT02506
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Ayden Scott
IChallengerFEC H6UT03216
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
3 defeated candidates — show
Phillip Kay Lyman
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6UT03208
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Raised this cycle$48K
Cash on hand: $2K
David Harris
RDefeatedChallengerFEC H6UT03190
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Raised this cycle$43K
Cash on hand: $0
Steven Merrill
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6UT02465
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Raised this cycle$21K
Cash on hand: $761
Local signal
Early read on UT-03 — 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.
Celeste Maloymixed
0 pos3 neutral0 neg3 articles
Kent S. Udelllimited 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
$3.5M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$1.9M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$1.6M
$1.3M for · $334K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Celeste Maloy(R) + DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC $999K + AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC) $232K + WFW ACTION FUND INC $38K − KEEPING AMERICA STRONG PAC $300K | $1.7M | $1.3M | $300K | $2.7M |
Kent S. Udell(D) | $100K | — | — | $100K |
Adonis Hooslyn | $762 | — | — | $762 |
Michael R. Stoddard(L) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Cassie Easley(C) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Ayden Scott | $0 | — | — | $0 |
3 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Harris(R)defeated | $43K | — | — | $43K |
Steven Merrill(D)defeated | $21K | — | — | $21K |
Phillip Kay Lyman(R)defeated − DEFENDING UTAH VALUES FEDERAL SUPER PAC $34K | $48K | — | $34K | $15K |
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.
Celeste Maloy(R)42% in-state · $755K itemized
$314K in-state$440K out-of-state
Kent S. Udell(D)89% in-state · $44K itemized
$39K in-state$5K out-of-state
3 defeated candidates — show
David Harris(R)defeated64% in-state · $27K itemized
$18K in-state$10K out-of-state
Steven Merrill(D)defeated78% in-state · $3K itemized
$2K in-state$700 out-of-state
Phillip Kay Lyman(R)defeated96% in-state · $28K itemized
$27K in-state$1K 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 | Maloy | Udell | Hooslyn | Stoddard | Easley | Scott | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign Policycontested The U.S. should spend more on the military. | — | ||||||
Immigrationcontested The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||||||
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||||||
Agriculture Federal farm subsidies should be reduced and redirected toward smaller producers. | — | ||||||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | ||||||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | ||||||
Environment The government should stop subsidizing oil and gas companies. | — | ||||||
Foreign Policy The U.S. should keep sending military aid to Ukraine. | — | ||||||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | ||||||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | ||||||
Social Security High earners should pay Social Security taxes on more of their income. | — | ||||||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — | ||||||
Technology Big online platforms should face more government rules about how they moderate content. | — | ||||||
Technology Frontier AI models should be subject to mandatory federal safety testing before commercial deployment. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
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.
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