{"id":2594,"date":"2026-06-24T04:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2594"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:39:23","slug":"ap-ben-mcadams-wins-democratic-primary-in-utahs-1st-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2594","title":{"rendered":"AP: Ben McAdams wins Democratic primary in Utah\u2019s 1st District"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Associated Press called Utah\u2019s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary for former Rep. Ben McAdams shortly after polls closed on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

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Utah Democrats chose experience and coalition-building over ideological purity when they selected McAdams for the newly created district.<\/p>\n

A former Salt Lake County mayor and U.S. congressman, McAdams received 60.2% of the vote with 82% of the votes in, The Associated Press reported. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe night belongs to every Utahn, who looked at this race and said, \u2018We need someone with the courage to stand up and to stand alone, and the courage to reach across differences to get it done,\u2019\u201d McAdams said in his a victory speech after the election was called. \u201cMost of all, I want to thank my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

McAdams served as a representative for Utah in Congress from 2018 to 2020, when he lost against current Rep. Burgess Owens in Utah\u2019s 2nd District. <\/p>\n

With Tuesday\u2019s result, McAdams advances one step closer to a congressional comeback. He will face Republican Riley Owen in the November election, but is widely viewed as the front-runner in the Democratic-leaning district.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m inviting you, and I am asking your supporters to join us in this fight,\u201d he said to his competitors after the race was called.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the results, polling showed the race would likely come down to McAdams, a seasoned politician who is seen as more moderate, or Nate Blouin, a progressive Democrat who aligns with prominent figures in the democratic socialist movement, including his endorser, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n

After learning of the election results, Blouin told the Deseret News his hope for the Democratic Party is to prioritize the \u201cindividual,\u201d not \u201cbig money.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d so much rather be out there on the ground talking to people, but we saw how much money shapes a campaign,\u201d he said, \u201cand that\u2019s the outcome we\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blouin\u2019s focus now, he said, is \u201chelping really strong progressives get elected up and down the ballot here in Utah, maybe even elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Votes were also cast on Tuesday for progressive candidates Michael Farrell and Liban Mohammed, who won the Democratic nomination at the state convention in April.<\/p>\n

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District 1 primary results as of 8:45 p.m. MDT on Tuesday:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Ben McAdams \u2014 60.2%.<\/li>\n
  2. Nate Blouin \u2014 24.0%.<\/li>\n
  3. Liban Mohammed \u2014 12.0%.<\/li>\n
  4. Michael Farrell \u2014 3.8%.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    McAdams added a pitch:<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe Great South Lake is disappearing. Our democracy is under attack. People are counting on us to stand up against corruption, to stand up against the assault on our democracy, and to move forward solutions that will bring down the cost of housing, gas, groceries, and we\u2019ll make sure that healthcare is affordable for everyone.<\/p>\n

    \u201cAnd I know what it takes to move a vote, not just cast one, to pass a law, not just promise one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

    King: This is an opportunity<\/h3>\n

    In April, Utah\u2019s 1st District race was initially met with multiple controversies. <\/p>\n

    As he got to know the candidates throughout the campaign, Utah Democratic Party Chair Brian King said he came away impressed by all four, describing them as \u201chigh-quality candidates\u201d focused on helping move Utah in the right direction. <\/p>\n

    He told the Deseret News his concern lies in Utahns focusing too heavily on identity politics when casting their votes.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI think we\u2019re far too attached to the labels and to party affiliation, it\u2019s not good for us in Utah, it\u2019s not good for us across the country,\u201d he said. \u201cI really think people need to make the best choice for their preferences and their values and their priorities, and let the party affiliation go by the wayside.\u201d<\/p>\n

    In tandem with party politics, King said too many Utahns \u2014 specifically Democrats \u2014 think voting is pointless in a Republican dominated state. <\/p>\n

    \u201cI just want people to get out and be involved. The worst thing that could happen in our country and in our state is for people saying it doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat is absolutely not true.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Utah\u2019s congressional map was redrawn by two nonprofits then selected by a judge last November after a long legal battle, creating a blue dot in Utah\u2019s red landscape. King said that has definitely energized some Democrats who now see it as an opportunity to elect one of their own to Utah\u2019s congressional delegation.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThey\u2019re getting off the sidelines more this year than they have been in the past,\u201d he said. \u201cI think they do feel their vote matters now.\u201d Combined with state and federal issues that have generated significant anxiety, frustration and anger, he said, that sense of urgency is driving more people to the polls. <\/p>\n

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