3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (652+ words) Utah's 2026 legislative elections are months away, but the battlefield is already taking shape. Today, Utah Political Watch launches district-by-district race ratings for every Utah House and Senate seat on the 2026 ballot. We analyzed eight statewide elections from 2016 to 2024, plus legislative…...

19+ hour, 30+ min ago  (562+ words) The campaign to repeal Proposition 4, Utah's 2018 anti-gerrymandering law, keeps backsliding. After dropping below the qualification threshold last week, new numbers Thursday show another hit: Senate District 12 slipped four signatures under the mark, pushing the repeal effort down to just 24 of…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (286+ words) " TONIGHT on What the Heck Is Happening in Utah Politics: Here's where to join the conversation: In an 8-1 decision on Tuesday morning, the U. S. Supreme Court struck down Colorado's ban on so-called conversion therapy for minors'the practice that claims to change…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (480+ words) Thousands of Utah voters opened letters from Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson last week with an alarming message: thanks to SB153, their voter registration data is about to go back on public rolls. Names, home addresses, party affiliation and voting history (whether…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (876+ words) Two Democratic legislative incumbents failed to collect enough signatures to secure a spot on the June primary ballot, which means their fate will be decided at the Salt Lake County Democratic convention on Saturday. Candidates can advance to the primary…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (470+ words) Utah's Forward Party delegates voted to nominate no one in two 2026 races'including the newly drawn 1st Congressional District'leaving the party off the ballot. Delegates chose the "No Candidate at this Time" option over January Walker for the CD 1 nomination. Walker previously…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (430+ words) Within hours of Attorney General Pam Bondi's firing Thursday, chatter turned to Sen. Mike Lee as a possible replacement'even as a report this week branded him the Senate GOP caucus's "most despised" member for his SAVE Act crusade. 7 days - Deadline…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (305+ words) The Salt Lake County Republican Party says the Utah GOP's new one-year party registration rule doesn't apply to its county convention'because of one word in the state constitution. 9 days - Deadline for Republican and Democratic candidates for Congress to submit signatures…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (292+ words) Former Congressman Ben Mc Adams leads the Democratic field in Utah's 1st Congressional District, according to new polling released Tuesday. The poll shows a familiar split: moderates line up behind Mc Adams, while progressives are rallying to support state Sen. Nate…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (135+ words) " TONIGHT on What the Heck Is Happening in Utah Politics: * New polling in Utah's 1st Congressional District race, plus more 2026 election news. * Republicans cry foul after the Prop. 4 repeal is knocked off the ballot. * Supreme Court strikes down Colorado's conversion therapy…...