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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
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Riley Owen

Running for U.S. House · Utah District 1

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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Ben McAdams

Running for U.S. House · Utah District 1

NationalDemocrat

Riley OwenCandidateBen McAdamsChallenger

Job fit

Riley Owen

Offices held

  • commissioned as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy Reserve 1

Other work

  • Owen served in the White House for a year as a policy analyst 2

Education

  • graduating from the School of Public and International Affairs 2

Ben McAdams

Offices held

  • member of the Utah state senate 3
  • Mayor of Salt Lake County, 2013-2019 3

Education

  • J.D., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 2003 3

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Riley Owen

  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Owen supports market solutions, but says there is a role for government to remove obstacles to affordable housing, family formation and environmental innovation. 4
  • Climate & energyBoth address this
    Riley will convene local stakeholders and national agencies to save the Great Salt Lake. 5

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration

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Ben McAdams

  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Donald Trump's tax giveaways to the wealthy have made the rich richer while working families struggle. I will fight for an economy that helps Utah's working people thrive. 6
  • Climate & energyBoth address this
    I will fight to restore and protect the Great Salt Lake, whose decline threatens Utah's air quality, public health, wildlife habitat, and economy, through smart water policy and conservation. 7
  • Health care costs
    Nobody should have to choose between paying the rent and seeing a doctor. He will fight to lower health care costs by protecting coverage, reducing prescription drug prices, and standing up to insurance company profits. 6

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Riley Owen

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)other politicians
small donors$3Klarge donors$95Kpolitical allies(same party)$4Kotherpoliticians$2K$103K raised
$3,2348Small individual donors
$95,2998Large individual donors

Ben McAdams

Where the campaign money came from9

small donorslarge donorsother politicianscompaniesindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$223Klarge donors$1.8Motherpoliticians$61Kcompanies$38Kindustryassociations$34KOther kinds ofdonors$57K$2.2M raised
$223,1539Small individual donors
$1,754,3419Large individual donors

Checks

Riley Owen

No voting record to check yet

Ben McAdams

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Riley Owen campaign biography · checked 2026-10-28 used in: Experience
  2. Recent SPIA Alumnus Named an Eisenhower Global Scholar · checked 2026-10-28 used in: Experience
  3. MCADAMS, Ben | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  4. deseret.com used in: Top issues
  5. ballotready.org used in: Top issues
  6. benmcadamsutah.com used in: Top issues
  7. ballotready.org used in: Top issues
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  9. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Riley Owen

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $103K raised, 93% from large donors, 4% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $4,000.00 (4% of $102,532.89 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $6,000.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, cutting pollution and moving to clean energy.

Sources

1 Background: Recent SPIA Alumnus Named an Eisenhower Global Scholar · checked 2026-10-28

2 Background: Riley Owen campaign biography · checked 2026-10-28

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 cutting pollution and moving to clean energy: Candidate statement

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Candidate B

Elias Henry Montgomery

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: U.S. House representative, U.S. House District 1 | Voter Guide: 2026 General Election · checked 2026-10-21

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Candidate C

Jesse West

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Jesse West - Libertarian Party · checked 2026-10-21

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Candidate D

Ben McAdams

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $2.2M raised, 81% from large donors, 9% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $193,290.83 (9% of $2,170,785.20 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $188,900.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more rules on who can buy guns.

Sources

1 Background: MCADAMS, Ben | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-14

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 more rules on who can buy guns: Candidate statement

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