Utah GOP Congressional Primaries: Winners Set to Breeze In Come November

Competitive races in two of four Republican House races pit first-term incumbent against conservative hardliner and five party rivals vying for open seat.

Celeste Maloy speaks during the second Congressional District Republican primary debate for outgoing Rep. Chris Stewart's seat, in Farmington, Utah, on Aug. 4, 2023. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo

In a closed-primary state where registered Republican voters outnumber Democrats three-to-one, Utah’s June 25 congressional primaries are, for all practical purposes, the “real” election.

Utah is led by a GOP trifecta with supermajorities in both state legislature chambers. Its two U.S. Senate seats and four U.S. House seats are occupied by Republicans.