Utah · U.S. House

Utah 1st District

Ben McAdams wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

68% counted

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ben McAdams D won	128,961	71.9%
Riley Owen R	44,607	24.9%
Jesse West L	3,603	2.0%
Elias Montgomery UNA	2,270	1.3%
Total	179,441

602 of 647 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 8:00 PM.

By county

Place	Votes	Margin	2024 president	Shift	Counted
Salt Lake	179,441	D +48.6	D +24.3	D +24.3	68%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

Time	Update	Total votes	Margin
Nov 4, 1:45 AM	+21,365 votes	179,441	D +48.6
Nov 3, 11:02 PM	+16,093 votes	158,076	D +47.9
Nov 3, 9:03 PM	+141,983 votes	141,983	D +48.2
Nov 3, 8:00 PM	Ben McAdams wins	—	—

Forecast

Called.

Lead now: McAdams +48.6
Votes left: About 80,000
Those votes should favor: McAdams +47.6
Projected finish: McAdams +48.3
80% range: McAdams +43.3 to McAdams +53.3
To catch up: Owen needs more votes than remain

Prediction markets

Market	Democrat wins	Traded
Kalshi	>99%	17K contracts
Polymarket	>99%	$56K

Chance a Democrat wins since Nov 3, 5:55 PM. Polymarket 99% · Kalshi >99%

Against past results

This year so far	D +48.6
2024 President, statewide	R +22.2
Shift from 2024 president same places	D +24.3
Published pre-election estimate	D +32.0

This state's House map changed for 2026, so old district results are not compared. The party that held the seat comes from the previous map.

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