Riley Owen
Candidate · U.S. House · Utah
Republican · Challenger2%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
Running for
OfficeU.S. House
SeatUtah, district 1
AgainstBen McAdams (D)
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
BallotDirectory listing
Links
Websiteutahriley.com ↗
FECH6UT01244 ↗
The district
UT-1 · Utah
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: Navy Reserve Officer, Ex-White House Policy Analyst & Conservative Activist.
The campaign · in their wordsutahriley.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Strengthening Utah Communities
“Riley will advocate for expanded tax credits to businesses offering 6 weeks of Paid Maternity Leave.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Common Sense Solutions to Governance
“Riley will sponsor legislation to end congressional stock trading for members and staffers.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Economic Security is National Security
“Riley will push for modernizing our military to reduce costs and prioritize attritable, unmanned systems over expensive legacy platforms.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 92 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 4 statements
L-lean
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
The race · Utah House, district 1 · 7 days out
Ben McAdamsDemocrat · challenger · Left 29 from statements98%Riley OwenRepublican · challenger · L-lean 21 from statements2%2921
8 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
$150k
Raised
$112k
From individuals
Named donors · gifts over $200
$99k
Itemized · 95% of individual
54
Named donors
58%
Itemized from Utah
By occupation
$40k
$7k
$7k
$7k
$7k
By state
$58k
$22k
$14k
$2k
$1k
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“Congress needs to make protections permanent and universal for every child.”
“Riley will fight to expand and protect Utah’s ability to manage its own public lands.”
“I propose a universal age verification requirement at 16+ on all social media platforms”
On the ballot with them · Utah, Nov 3, 2026
UT-2
Blake Moore (R) · 95%
vs. Peter Crosby (D) · 2%
UT-3
Celeste Maloy (R) · 94%
vs. Kent Udell (D) · 4%
UT-4
Mike Kennedy (R) · 96%
vs. Jonny Larsen (D) · 3%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Riley Owen
Candidate · U.S. House · Utah
Republican · Challenger2%
Party to win · Kalshi
Oct 27, 2026 snapshot
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. McAdams (D)
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1
Strengthening Utah Communities
“Riley will advocate for expanded tax credits to businesses offering 6 weeks of Paid Maternity Leave.”
Plank 2
Common Sense Solutions to Governance
“Riley will sponsor legislation to end congressional stock trading for members and staffers.”
Plank 3
Economic Security is National Security
“Riley will push for modernizing our military to reduce costs and prioritize attritable, unmanned systems over expensive legacy platforms.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · utahriley.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
Housing and techLeft 23
Left, 23 points from center
Energy and landMixed
Mixed
Civil rightsLeft 28
Left, 28 points from center
Foreign policyL-lean 13
L-lean, 13 points from center
Federal powerL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
TradeL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
The race · UT-1 · 7 days out
Ben McAdamsDemocrat · challenger · Left 29 from statements98%Riley OwenRepublican · challenger · L-lean 21 from statements2%2921
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
Raised, 2026
From individuals
Itemized · 95% of individual
Named donors
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“Congress needs to make protections permanent and universal for every child.”
“Riley will fight to expand and protect Utah’s ability to manage its own public lands.”
“I propose a universal age verification requirement at 16+ on all social media platforms”
On the ballot with them · Utah
UT-2Moore (R) vs. Crosby (D)95% · 2%UT-3Maloy (R) vs. Udell (D)94% · 4%UT-4Kennedy (R) vs. Larsen (D)96% · 3%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll