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Month	Stories	All outlets
April 2026	4	4,011
May 2026	0	none collected
June 2026	0	none collected
July 2026	0	none collected
August 2026	0	1 (collection gap)
September 2026	0	1,320

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Republican75% · 3 pairs
Democrat25% · 1 pair

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Good Look: 4 (100%)
Mixed: 0 (0%)
Informational: 0 (0%)
Bad Look: 0 (0%)

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Maloy locks in Utah 3rd District ballot spot; pressure shifts to Lyman

Republican Celeste Maloy has secured a spot on Utah’s 3rd Congressional District June primary ballot, according to new signature totals released Tuesday afternoon. Maloy, who is seeking her second full term in Congress, is now safe from elimination at Saturday’s Utah Republican State Convention, where she’ll face former state Rep. Phil Lyman, a favorite of GOP delegates. Maloy was almost kept off the ballot when challenger Colby Jenkins grabbed 57% of the delegate vote at the 2024 state convention. She squeaked into the primary by just 176 votes. Utah's 3rd Congressional District This year, Maloy left nothing to chance, updating her declaration of candidacy to include Utah’s signature path after Lyman jumped into the race. Now the pressure shifts to Lyman. He’s also collecting signatures, but as of Tuesday, he remains about 5,500 short of what he needs to automatically qualify for the ballot. County clerks must complete signature verification by Friday. Follow the 2026 midterms with our congressional candidate tracker. 2026 Congress tracker If Lyman does not reach the required 7,000 signatures, he needs to secure at least 40% of the vote at Saturday’s convention to advance to the primary. David Harris and Tyler Murset are also seeking the GOP nomination in the 3rd District. Maloy has a massive cash advantage over Lyman and the rest of the field ahead of a potential primary election fight. According to the most recent FEC filings, Maloy has more than $460,000 on hand, while Lyman has raised less than $5,000. If you have a news tip that we should investigate, email us at tips@utahpolitics.news or send your tip through our secure online form. Send your news tip

Apr 21, 202610 votes

Mike Lee's Supreme Court moment may finally have arrived

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is floating Utah Sen. Mike Lee or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to replace Justice Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court if Alito retires after the court’s term ends in June. Grassley told Bloomberg Law on Tuesday he hopes Alito doesn’t retire, but if he does, he’ll pitch either Lee or Cruz to President Donald Trump for the Supreme Court. Speculation that Alito, 76, might be preparing to hang up his robes began in February after observers noted that he had a new book set for publication on October 6, 2026, which is one day after the Supreme Court starts its 2026-27 term. Lee’s name has surfaced on every Trump Supreme Court shortlist since 2016, but he’s never received the nomination. In 2016, Lee was on a shortlist of possible Supreme Court nominees during Trump’s first presidential campaign. His spokesperson quickly shot down the idea. When Justice Anthony Kennedy retired in 2018, Trump interviewed Lee about filling the post. However, Trump was reportedly worried Lee would have difficulty winning confirmation in the Senate because of his public opposition to Roe v. Wade. Trump eventually nominated Brett Kavanaugh to replace Kennedy. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Lee’s name was again on Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court justices. Last summer, Lee was again in the mix as the Trump administration gamed out retirements by Alito or Justice Clarence Thomas. If Trump taps Lee to fill Alito’s seat, confirmation might be an easy ride. Puck recently labeled him the “most despised” Republican senator, quoting a GOP aide who joked a Lee vote would be unanimous because “people want him out of the Senate.” Lee served as a clerk for Alito twice, once on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and again after Alito was elevated to the Supreme Court. If you have a news tip that we should investigate, email us at tips@utahpolitics.news or send your tip through our secure online form. Send your news tip

Apr 14, 202613 votes

Kathleen Riebe drops out of congressional race, endorses Ben McAdams over 'volatile' Nate Blouin

The race for Utah’s newly drawn 1st Congressional District got a little less crowded Saturday: State Sen. Kathleen Riebe exited the Democratic primary and threw her support to former Rep. Ben McAdams, taking a parting swipe at rival state Sen. Nate Blouin. Riebe announced her exit from the race at the Salt Lake County Democratic convention at Highland High School on Saturday afternoon. She said she was backing McAdams over Blouin because of experience and temperament. “I didn’t want someone who will be volatile and confrontational,” Riebe said, taking a veiled shot at Blouin. “That’s too much of a risk.” Riebe said she stepped aside to avoid splitting support with McAdams in the primary. “I believe I’ve been a cohesive unit and tried to be a good face for the Democratic Party. I’ve tried really hard to bring us together by strength. I don’t see Nate doing that, and I see Ben being a better cohesive agent than Nate right now. I think our world is hurting, and I think our state is hurting, and to send someone to Congress that will just rabble-rouse doesn’t make any sense to me. During her remarks from the stage announcing her exit from the race, Riebe continued her criticism of Blouin. "I know that it's important to send a leader to Washington that is ready to go. Tweeting is not leading, and listening is what we need right now," Riebe said. She also pointed to sluggish fundraising as another motivating factor for her leaving the race. McAdams said Saturday that Riebe's announcement caught him by surprise. "She is such a strong leader. She's somebody who in the legislature knows how to get things done. She passes legislation. She stands her ground and she works with her colleagues to move the needle. So to receive the endorsement of such a strong leader as Kathleen Riebe who knows what it takes to win, is really an honor to me. I'm humbled and I'm grateful," McAdams said. Blouin said he was disappointed by Riebe's endorsement of McAdams, but said it wouldn't change how his campaign approaches the race, which he sees as a two-way contest with McAdams. "I appreciate Senator Riebe’s work over the years. I think we share a lot in common. And so it's always disappointing when someone moves the other direction, but I don't think it changes the calculus of the race," Blouin said. Riebe was the first candidate to jump into the race after the new congressional boundaries were put in place last November. Since then, she has struggled to gain traction. A recent poll of the primary race shows her in third place in the crowded primary field with 7% support, trailing McAdams (36%) and Blouin (23%). This is Riebe’s second run for Congress. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2023 special election to replace former Rep. Chris Stewart and lost to Republican Celeste Maloy, 57-33%. Riebe is the second Democrat to bow out. Former state Sen. Derek Kitchen withdrew in March. That leaves six Democrats in the race. McAdams and Blouin have already qualified for the primary election through signature gathering. If you have a news tip that we should investigate, email us at tips@utahpolitics.news or send your tip through our secure online form. Send your news tip

Apr 11, 202612 votes

Podcast: Doxxing voters for the low price of $1,050

Starting May 25th, Utah's voter privacy protections for roughly 300,000 registered voters will disappear. Your name, address, party affiliation, and voting history will be available for public purchase at the lieutenant governor's office for $1,050. To understand how we got here, you have to go back to Donald Trump losing the 2020 election and the election denial movement that followed. Also in this episode we discuss: A last-minute U.S.-Iran ceasefire The beginning of convention season Utah's looming voter privacy rollback Sen. Mike Lee's rumored AG buzz and the subscriber-exclusive debut of the Utah Political Watch Race Ratings system. Listen to the full episode at this link. If you have a news tip that we should investigate, email us at tips@utahpolitics.news or send your tip through our secure online form. Send your news tip

Apr 8, 202610 votes

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