Who's running in Utah's 2nd congressional district
5 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
Candidates
5
Incumbent
Blake Moore
Parties
Independent American · Libertarian · Democratic · Republican
5 candidates · ballot order · Blake Moore currently holds this seat
Medium confidenceMedium confidenceThe candidate's stated positions and basic record are documented, but coverage is thin — often little independent reporting, or criticism from only one side.What would raise it: More independent reporting, a documented voting record, or published criticism from a named opponent would raise this.
What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Asking of every vote 'where is the constitutional authority?'
Fiscal discipline and ending two-party 'warfare' while the debt rises.
Opposing the Stratos data center project and demanding answers about its water use, approval and intended use.
Families as 'the foundation of a strong society'.
Peace through strength and military readiness.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Former American Fork City Council member.
Independent American Party nominee for US Senate in 2024, receiving 83,972 votes statewide.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No coverage making a case for or against Bowen's 2026 House campaign was found. His fundraising was not found.
Multi-party democracy, arguing there are 'too many perspectives for two parties to represent all of us.'
Ending toxic partisanship, which he says 'ruins effective governance.'
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Has not held elected office.
On the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate per the Lieutenant Governor's filing list.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No news coverage of Moesinger's campaign was found, and he was not included in the Utah Debate Commission's 2nd District debate. His positions on specific policy issues were not found.
Confronting the housing crisis and rising cost of living, including health care costs.
Banning congressional stock trades, discussing term limits and removing corporate dark money from politics.
Protecting public lands, restoring the Great Salt Lake and opposing the Stratos data center.
Reducing the debt by both cutting spending and raising revenue, including higher taxes on the wealthiest, citing Eisenhower-era rates.
Opposing cuts to public media funding; he calls Trump Accounts 'a wealthy person's solution to a problem that they themselves do not have.'
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Has not held elected office.
Won the Democratic nomination at the April 25, 2026 convention; the primary was cancelled.
Endorsed by all 12 Utah chapters of Indivisible, AFSCME Local 1004, NALC Branches 68 and 970, and several Utah Democratic caucuses, per his campaign and Cache Valley Daily.
Arguments in favor
'Peter Crosby stands out as a candidate who will bring integrity, accountability, transparency and much-needed change to Congress.'
— Jamie Carter, DemCast USA, announcing the endorsement of Utah's 12 Indivisible chapters (Cache Valley Daily)
Crosby is 'ready to lead Utah as a partner in our work to build more engaged communities that combat authoritarian government.'
— Chelsea Hagman, Gathering Voices Davis Indivisible (Cache Valley Daily)
Arguments against
Moore counters that the debt is 'far from simple': three-quarters of federal spending is mandatory, so Congress debates only a quarter of the budget each year — the case for his budget-process and fraud bills over Crosby's tax-and-spend approach.
— Rep. Blake Moore, as reported by Cache Valley Daily
Crosby's debt plan of higher taxes and lower spending 'may be extremely difficult to accomplish in the current climate on Capitol Hill.'
— Cache Valley Daily
What we couldn’t verify
No NRCC or Utah Republican Party criticism of Crosby by name was found. Searched: 'Peter Crosby' with Moore campaign, Utah GOP and criticism; Standard-Examiner, KUER and Deseret News coverage.
His fundraising totals were not found in a loaded source.
A Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act requiring Congress to vote on the whole budget each year, a bipartisan Fiscal Commission Act to stabilise the debt, and an Anti-Fraud Fund Act.
Trump Accounts, $1,000 government-funded savings accounts for children born 2025–2028.
Reducing federal spending, including ending federal funding for public broadcasting.
Securing $1 billion in federal funding for the Great Salt Lake; protecting water in any data center approval.
Keeping the US ahead of China in AI while doing data centers 'in a more bite-sized approach'.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
US Representative for Utah's old 1st District since January 2021; vice chair of the House Republican Conference, the first Utahn in that post.
Won the June 23, 2026 Republican primary with about 58% over state Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, after losing the April convention vote to her.
Voted for the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act and for rescinding public broadcasting funding.
Co-chaired the committee behind 2018's Proposition 4, the redistricting initiative whose repeal led to the court-ordered map; he says he disagrees with the judge's ruling.
Arguments in favor
'As the Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference, Blake is doing an incredible job advancing our America First Agenda.'
— President Donald Trump, endorsement reported by the Deseret News
Moore 'has helped deliver working families tax cuts, a secure border, American energy dominance, and peace through strength.'
— House Speaker Mike Johnson, endorsement reported by KSL
Moore is 'a proven fighter for conservative values' who has worked to 'rein in big government, root out fraud and waste.'
— Rep. Jim Jordan, endorsement reported by KSL
Arguments against
Moore talks about the debt while having helped 'handcraft' the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, estimated to add $3 trillion to $4 trillion to it, and refuses to formally oppose the Iran war or tariffs; 'resolving the national debt is just an election season talking point for Moore.'
— Peter Crosby, Democratic opponent, Deseret News op-ed
Moore led the 2018 push for Proposition 4 and so 'gifted a seat to the Democrats'; he tells voters what they want to hear and then votes differently in Washington.
— State Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, Republican primary opponent (KSL, KUER)
What we couldn’t verify
No DCCC material on Moore was found; the district is not a DCCC target in any source loaded.
His campaign website address could not be confirmed.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
November 3, 2026 is Utah's general election, decided by plurality; there is no runoff. The map changed for 2026: Third District Judge Dianna Gibson adopted a plaintiff-drawn map on November 10, 2025 after ruling the Legislature unconstitutionally repealed Proposition 4. The Utah Supreme Court dismissed the Legislature's appeal on procedural grounds in February 2026 and a federal panel declined to block the map, so it is in use; the Legislature's challenge to the underlying ruling continues in state court. The new 2nd District covers northern Utah — Box Elder, Cache, Rich and Davis counties and most of Weber County, including Logan, Ogden, Farmington and Hill Air Force Base — much of the ground of the old 1st District. Rep. Blake Moore, who represents the old 1st District, is running here and is treated as the incumbent. The roster matches the Lieutenant Governor's official candidate filings list (updated September 8, 2026), which shows five election candidates: Republican Moore, who beat state Rep. Karianne Lisonbee in the June 23 primary with about 58% after she won the April convention; Democrat Peter Crosby, nominated at convention with no primary; Independent American Party chair Carlton Bowen; Libertarian Daniel Cottam; and unaffiliated candidate Robert Moesinger. No write-in candidates are listed for this district. Candidates are listed in the order of the Lieutenant Governor's filing list; that is not necessarily the printed ballot order, and it implies no ranking.
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