Utah District 2

UT-02 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Republican Primary

Held June 23, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Blake Moore 52,673 56.7%
Karianne Lisonbee 40,271 43.3%

Full calendar and every race: Utah primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Celeste Maloy)
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
Yes
Cook PVI
R+18

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Blake Moore

Blake Moore Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $2,536,636
Cash on Hand: $1,886,962

Jarom Gillins

Democrat
Total Raised: $1,596
Cash on Hand: $491

Peter Crosby

Democrat
Total Raised: $60,225
Cash on Hand: $23,283

Steven Merrill

Democrat
Total Raised: $21,088
Cash on Hand: $761

Karianne Lisonbee

Republican
Total Raised: $218,611
Cash on Hand: $13,673

Tyler William Murset

Republican
Total Raised: $5,300
Cash on Hand: $280

Robert Michael Moesinger

Independent
Total Raised: $8,806
Cash on Hand: $5,402

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 UT-02 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 UT-02 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Redistricting: Moore (elected in the old UT-1) is the incumbent here; won the June 23 primary over Karianne Lisonbee 56.7-43.3.

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