Democrat Ben McAdams wins election to U.S. House in Utah’s 1st Congressional District

Democrat Ben McAdams won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Utah’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Republican Riley Owen. The Democratic-leaning district was created last year after a Utah judge found the state’s old congressional boundaries unfairly favored Republicans in violation of an anti-gerrymandering law. McAdams previously represented the area for one term after he was elected as a moderate in 2018. He tacked to the left this year and won a crowded Democratic primary. The Associated Press declared McAdams the winner at 12:26 a.m. EST.