United States 2026 / By state / Utah
Utah · Midterm elections · 3 November 2026
Who paid to reach Utah voters
The Republican side outspent the Democratic side in Utah, $300.1K to $215.5K. The costliest race: State legislature, at $289K. Blake Moore was the most-attacked name in the state.
Ads delivered from 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026 · Results: unofficial count as of 6 November 2026
The races
Each race links to its candidates’ pages, with the unofficial count above its spend. Spend counts every ad about the race, the candidates’ own and outside groups’.
Democratic sideRepublican sideNo side (white figures)
Governor
$6.3K · 35 ads · 8 pages
Largest pages
U.S. House
House · 4 districts
$301.8K · 423 ads · 15 pages
- UT-1 · Ben McAdams$112.5K
- UT-2 · Peter Crosby$63.2K
- UT-3 · Celeste Maloy$35.2K
- 1 other district, and ads naming none$91K
Other statewide offices
$3.6K · 13 ads · 5 pages
Largest pages
State legislature
$289K · 974 ads · 100 pages
- Jake Hunsaker$2.7K own
- Outside groups and others$286.2K
Largest pages
- Stuart Adams Senate District 7$26.2K
- All In For Utah PAC$21.6K
- Defending Utah Values$15.2K
Ballot measures
- Constitutional Amendment A · Require that constitutional amendments appearing on the ballot must be published for a period of 60 daysPassedYes 60.3% · No 39.7%
- Constitutional Amendment B · Require a supermajority requirement of 60% by voters for citizen-initiated ballot measures that create new taxes, increase existing tax rates, or...FailedYes 37.8% · No 62.2%
$50K · 21 ads · 6 pages
Largest pages
Local races
$131.2K · 490 ads · 65 pages
Largest pages
U.S. House, district by district
4 districts with ads. A district is placed only when the ad names it, or the candidate’s FEC record does.
| District | Candidates with ads | Result | Largest page | Ads | Spend | Side |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT-1 | Ben McAdams, Riley Owen | Ben McAdams D 71.9% | Nate Blouin for Utah CD1 | 93 | $112.5K | |
| UT-2 | Peter Crosby, Blake Moore | Blake Moore R 50.3% | Peter Crosby for Congress | 93 | $63.2K | |
| UT-3 | Celeste Maloy, Kent Udell | Celeste Maloy R 57.9% | Celeste Maloy | 41 | $35.2K | |
| UT-4 | Jonny Larsen, Mike Kennedy | Mike Kennedy R 53.2% | Jonny Larsen For Congress | 102 | $15.9K | |
| District not named | Defending Utah Values Federal Super PAC | 94 | $75K |
Who paid
The pages that spent the most on Utah’s races; spend here is what each page spent in this state.
| # | Advertiser | Side | Race | Ads | Spend | Attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All In For Utah PAC | None | Legislature | 45 | $38K | 0.0% |
| 2 | Nate Blouin for Utah CD1Paid for by Nate Blouin for Utah | Dem. | House UT-1 | 22 | $35.2K | 0.0% |
| 3 | Defending Utah Values Federal Super PAC | Rep. | House, district not named | 61 | $34.1K | 38% |
| 4 | Protect Utah VotersPaid for by Utahns Protecting Our Constitution | None | Ballot measure | 5 | $33.9K | 100% |
| 5 | Liban for Congress | Dem. | House UT-1 | 32 | $32.9K | 0.0% |
| 6 | Defending Conservative Values Pac | Rep. | House, district not named | 15 | $32.4K | 100% |
| 7 | Defending Utah Values | None | Local | 35 | $30.6K | 54% |
| 8 | Peter Crosby for Congress | Dem. | House UT-2 | 48 | $27.5K | 6.3% |
| 9 | Ben McAdamsPaid for by Friends of Ben McAdams | Dem. | House UT-1 | 10 | $27.4K | 0.0% |
| 10 | Stuart Adams Senate District 7Paid for by Stuart Adams for Senate | Rep. | Legislature | 23 | $26.2K | 26% |
| 11 | Celeste MaloyPaid for by Celeste For Congress | Rep. | House UT-3 | 23 | $24.9K | 0.0% |
| 12 | American Conservation Coalition PACPaid for by AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC) | Rep. | House, district not named | 8 | $24.1K | 0.0% |
| 13 | Sim Gill for Salt Lake County District AttorneyPaid for by Committee to Elect Sim Gill | Dem. | Local | 10 | $22.7K | 0.0% |
| 14 | Doers NetworkPaid for by Utah Doers PAC | Rep. | Legislature | 54 | $20.2K | 0.0% |
| 15 | Americans for Prosperity - UtahPaid for by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY | None | Ballot measure | 31 | $16.8K | 0.0% |
| 16 | Elect Blake MoorePaid for by Blake Moore for Congress | Rep. | House UT-2 | 26 | $16.4K | 0.0% |
| 17 | Forge the Future Project | Rep. | Legislature | 2 | $14K | |
| 18 | Darren Croft for Utah House 41Paid for by Darren Croft Campaign | None | Legislature | 68 | $11.7K | 0.0% |
| 19 | Jeff Pierce for UtahPaid for by Pierce for Utah | None | Legislature | 85 | $11.1K | 65% |
| 20 | Count My VotePaid for by CMV PAC | Rep. | Legislature | 4 | $8.9K | |
| 21 | Karianne Lisonbee for CongressPaid for by FRIENDS OF KARIANNE LISONBEE | Rep. | House UT-2 | 11 | $8.8K | 45% |
| 22 | Jonny Larsen For CongressPaid for by JONNY LARSEN FOR CONGRESS | Dem. | House UT-4 | 71 | $8.7K | 15% |
| 23 | Vote Jim Alvey | None | Legislature | 12 | $7.9K | 0.0% |
| 24 | Article One PAC | Dem. | House, district not named | 1 | $7.5K | |
| 25 | Riley Owen for Utah | Rep. | House UT-1 | 8 | $7.5K | 0.0% |
Every page with ads about Utah, with search and the CSV: the advertisers.
Who was attacked
| Target | Attack spend | Mostly by |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Moore | $18.7K | Republican side |
| Phil Lyman | $10K | Republican side |
| Trevor Lee | $5.1K | Democratic side |
| His Opponent | $3.4K | No side |
| Aaron Davidson | $3.3K | No side |
| D.C. dark money groups aligned with George Soros | $3.1K | Republican side |
| Patrick Belmont | $1.8K | Republican side |
| George Soros | $1.7K | Republican side |
Google and YouTube
Google’s register holds 364 election ads from 60 verified advertisers aimed at Utah alone since 4 May 2026, worth $933.5K – $1.2M by Google’s ranges, and 713 more named the state among others. Most of it came from advertisers with no FEC record: ballot measures, state races and companies.
364
Google ads aimed at Utah alone
$933.5K – $1.2M
spent, by Google’s ranges
60
verified advertisers
46 / 54
% Dem. / Rep. side, of placed Google spend
| Advertiser | Side | Ads | Google spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utahns Protecting Our Constitution | None | 9 | $240–285K |
| Utah Donor Collaborative Foundation | None | 4 | $110–130K |
| DEFENDING CONSERVATIVE VALUES PAC | Rep. | 12 | $62.6–80.6K |
| THINK BIG | Dem. | 3 | $60–75K |
| Friends of Ben McAdams | Dem. | 6 | $41.5–58K |
An ad counts for the state only when its targeting named no other; Google’s state split is cumulative since 2018 and is not used. Spend is a sum of Google’s per-ad ranges; a side comes from the advertiser’s FEC committee, or failing that from a web search of its verified name. No ad text is published, so Google ads are not placed in races.
A state’s page counts ads about its races and measures; the state comes from the ad’s text, page and payer, or the candidate’s FEC record. Ads about no single state are not here. Candidates are those whose FEC committees paid; state and local candidates appear through their pages.