Celeste Maloy

Celeste Maloy (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Utah's 2nd Congressional District. She assumed office on November 28, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Maloy (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District. She was on the ballot in the Republican primary on June 25, 2024.

Biography

Celeste Maloy earned a B.S. in agriculture from Southern Utah University in 2003. Maloy's career experience includes working as counsel with the office of Congressman Chris Stewart, a staff attorney with the Washington County Water Conservancy District, and a public lands attorney with the Utah Association of Counties.^[1]

2024 battleground election

See also: Utah's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Ballotpedia identified the June 25, 2024 Republican primary as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.

Incumbent Celeste Maloy (R) and Colby Jenkins (R) ran in the Republican primary for Utah's 2nd Congressional District on June 25, 2024. As of July 11, the race was too close to call. Maloy led with 50.10% of the vote to Jenkins' 49.90%.

In Utah, candidates can request a recount if the margin of victory is less than 0.25% of the total votes cast.^[2] After counties certified their results on July 9, the margin between Maloy and Jenkins was 0.20%. Jenkins said he would request a recount following the statewide certification on July 22.^[3] For more information, click here.

Maloy was elected to the U.S. House in a 2023 special election following the resignation of Chris Stewart (R). She previously worked as counsel for Stewart’s office and as an attorney.^[4] Maloy said she would "fight to secure our border, finish the wall, fully fund our border patrol, and keep dangerous drugs like fentanyl out of our communities."^[5] Maloy also said she would give Utah citizens "control over the land and resources they depend on to make a living" and reduce government spending and regulations that affect Utah residents.^[5] Additionally, she said she would support individuals’ "right to worship and practice their faith as they see fit."^[5] Stewart and former U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) endorsed Maloy.^[6]

Jenkins served in the U.S. Army Special Forces and U.S. Army Reserve, and he was a counter-terrorism policy advisor to the Secretary of Defense and a senior legislative advisor in the Pentagon.^[7] Jenkins said he believes the primary job of the government is national security, that "securing our borders is vital for national strength," and that he would "fulfill promises made to those who were willing to sacrifice all in its defense."^[8] Jenkins said he would vote to protect citizens’ Second and Fourth Amendment rights.^[8] Jenkins said he is pro-life and that he would "advocate for the autonomy of states in regulating abortion" and oppose "the use of taxpayer funds for abortions within our state."^[8] U.S. Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) endorsed Jenkins, as well as the House Freedom Fund.^[9]

In Utah, state parties hold conventions to determine who will appear on the party’s primary ballot. At the Republican convention on April 27, 2024, Jenkins defeated Maloy 56.8% to 43.2%. Any candidate who gets more than 40% of the vote advances to the primary.^[10] Candidates for the U.S. House can also gather 7,000 signatures to qualify.^[10] Before the convention, Maloy announced she would not gather signatures, while Jenkins said he would.^[11]^[12]

Nathaniel Woodward (D) advanced from the Democratic primary unopposed after it was cancelled, meaning the winner of the Republican primary will face him in the general election. As of June 24, 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales rated the general election Solid/Safe Republican.

Elections

2024

Utah's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Utah's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election

The primary occurred on June 25, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Utah District 2

Nathaniel Woodward, Cassie Easley, and Tyler Murset are running in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Nathaniel Woodward (D)
		Cassie Easley (Constitution Party)
		Tyler Murset (Unaffiliated)

	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Nathaniel Woodward advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Brian Adams (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2

Incumbent Celeste Maloy and Colby Jenkins ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate	%	Votes
Celeste Maloy	50.1	53,748
Colby Jenkins	49.9	53,534

Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The outcome of this election has not been called yet. Source	Total votes: 107,282
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ty Jensen (R)

Constitution primary election

The Constitution primary election was canceled. Cassie Easley advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. House Utah District 2.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Brian Adams advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on April 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Brian Adams (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Colby Jenkins and incumbent Celeste Maloy advanced from the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on April 27, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Colby Jenkins (R)	56.8	469
✔	Celeste Maloy (R)	43.2	356

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 825
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ty Jensen (R)

Constitution convention

Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Cassie Easley advanced from the Constitution convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on April 13, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Cassie Easley (Constitution Party)

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Polls

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Election campaign finance

Name

Party

Receipts*

Disbursements**

Cash on hand

Date

Celeste Maloy

Republican Party

$1,407,798

$1,240,909

$166,890

As of June 5, 2024

Colby Jenkins

Republican Party

$378,603

$296,401

$82,202

As of June 5, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.^[13]^[14]^[15]

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By candidate	By election
Celeste Maloy Colby Jenkins	Open Secrets Federal Election Commission

Endorsements

Maloy received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R)
U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R)
U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens (R)
Former President Donald Trump (R)