Utah's 3rd District
U.S. House · Utah
Celeste Maloy won re-election by 22.1 points over Kent Udell.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| DEFENDING OUR VALUES PACFor Maloy | $998.7K | |
| Keeping America Strong PACAgainst Maloy | $300K | |
| AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC)For Maloy | $263.4K | |
| WFW ACTION FUND INCFor Maloy | $37.7K | |
| DEFENDING UTAH VALUES FEDERAL SUPER PACFor Maloy | $30K |
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Polls against the result
The final average had Maloy ahead by 25.4. Maloy won by 22.1: a 3.3-point miss toward Republicans.
- Poll with Udell ahead
- Poll with Maloy ahead
- Final polling average
- Result
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Udell | Maloy | Margin | Adjusted | Miss vs result | Grade | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Research for Utah Debate Comission | Sep 2–Sep 15 | 508 RV | 26.4 | 44.5 | R+18.1 | R+25.4 | +4.0 | — | utahdebatecommission.org ↗ |
Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).
Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times and Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Sep 15, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Kent Udell
- <1%
- Celeste Maloy
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+31.0
The candidates
Incumbent U.S. representative from the 2nd districtKent Udell (D)
Engineer and cousin of former U.S. Interior Secretary Stewart Udall
Also on the ballot: Cassie Easley (Constitution), 3.1%; Michael R. Stoddard (Libertarian), 2.2%; Ayden Scott (Independent), 1.6%; Adonis Hooslyn (Independent), 0.7%