Former Rep. Ben McAdams Launches Comeback Bid in Utah

Utah’s last Democrat in Congress, Ben McAdams, is running again in 2026

(Photo courtesy of Ben McAdams campaign)The last Democrat Utahns elected to Congress eight years ago is now jumping back into the fray.  Former Congressman Ben McAdams — who also spent years as a state senator and Salt Lake County mayor before winning his competitive congressional bid in 2018 and narrowly losing reelection in 2020 — officially announced Thursday that he’s running for Utah’s newly-drawn 1st Congressional District in 2026. McAdams…

Former Rep. Ben McAdams launches comeback bid in Utah

Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams announced a comeback bid Thursday, entering the Democratic primary for a new deep-blue seat that could test the appeal of his past moderate voting record.  “I’m ready to put it all on the line. I’ve done it before, to stand up against [Donald] Trump when it was hard, not just when it was expected,” McAdams said in a video launching his campaign for the 1st District.  His announcement comes days after a Utah judge pic…

Ben McAdams makes it official — the Democrat is running again for Congress in Utah

“People are really struggling and Washington seems to have forgotten families like mine,” Ben McAdams said of his new run for U.S. House.

This Democrat from a red state could help his party reclaim the House

The former representative is running in a new district in Utah created as a result of a court order amid the national fight to redraw congressional maps.

Ben McAdams Launches Comeback Bid in Utah

“Former Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT) has formally launched his congressional campaign for Utah’s newly redrawn 1st District, marking the start of his highly anticipated comeback bid to return to Congress as the Beehive State’s only Democratic representative,” the Deseret News reports.