Utah District 3

UT-03 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Republican Primary

Held June 23, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Celeste Maloy ✓ 66,582 65.8%
Phil Lyman 34,660 34.2%

Full calendar and every race: Utah primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Mike Kennedy)
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
State delegation
0D - 3R · 1 unassigned
Open Seat
Yes
Cook PVI
R+15

These polls test pre-primary pairings. The PollingSource average is an average of those polls, not a forecast.

Race Ratings

Cook Political Report

Solid R

Candidates

Celeste Maloy

Celeste Maloy Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $1,589,902
Cash on Hand: $314,385

Kent Udell

Democrat
Total Raised: $91,625
Cash on Hand: $6,838

Steven Merrill

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

Adonis Hooslyn

O
Total Raised: $663
Cash on Hand: $-718

Average is the unweighted mean of the last three scientific public polls. Fewer than three uses the polls that exist. The rating uses that average when the newest poll ended in the last 30 days. The table lists the polls in that average, plus 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

Who is winning the 2026 UT-03 House race?

Listed poll pairings are pre-primary tests, not a general-election matchup. There is no PollingSource average for a locked general pairing yet.

Is the 2026 UT-03 House race competitive?

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

When is the 2026 UT-03 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of the last three scientific public polls, or fewer when fewer exist. One poll sets the rating when it ended in the last 30 days. We do not exclude pollsters. The table lists recent polls, including ones older than those three. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Redistricting: Maloy (elected in the old UT-2) is the incumbent here; won the June 23 primary over Phil Lyman 65.7-34.3.

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