Republican Celeste Maloy Wins Utah Special Election, Filling Last Open House Seat

Maloy's victory marks her as the fifth woman to represent Utah in the U.S. House, campaigning on border security, fiscal responsibility, and religious freedom.

• Republican Celeste Maloy won a Utah special election to replace her former boss, U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, becoming the fifth woman in history to represent Utah in the U.S. House.
• Maloy beat state Sen. Kathleen Riebe, the Utah Senate’s second-ranking Democrat, and was favored to win in the reliably Republican 2nd District.
• Maloy campaigned on improving security on the U.S.-Mexico border, reining in federal spending, protecting religious freedom and putting Utah more in control of natural resources on its federal lands.
• Maloy's victory fills the last remaining open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, bringing the House to its full complement of 435, with 222 Republicans and 213 Democrats.
• Despite her loss, Riebe remains hopeful about the future of the Democratic Party in Utah, stating that her campaign succeeded in bringing the party together and that she sees signs of the state shifting from red to purple.

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