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Watch: Democrats debate on television in race for Utah’s new, blue congressional district

Ben McAdams, Liban Mohamed, Nate Blouin and Michael Farrell face off in the only televised primary debate for Utah’s new 1st Congressional District.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People gather for the Salt Lake County Democratic Party's convention at Highland High School on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People gather for the Salt Lake County Democratic Party's convention at Highland High School on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

Democrats in the race to represent Utah in the state’s newly-drawn — and left-leaning — 1st Congressional District will meet on the PBS Utah stage Wednesday night for their only televised debate.

Ben McAdams, Liban Mohamed, Nate Blouin and Michael Farrell are vying for the Democratic nomination in next month’s primary election. The winner of that primary will have a significant edge in the November general election for the new, blue-leaning district that was drawn last year after Utah courts tossed out lawmakers’ political boundaries as a partisan gerrymander.

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McAdams, the last Democrat Utahns sent to Congress, is leading the field and has a massive fundraising lead over the other three candidates, who’ve positioned themselves as more progressive options — which they contend better reflects the districts’ Democratic voters.

Mohamed won the support and nomination of Democratic delegates last month at the party’s annual convention.

The debate begins at 6 p.m., will be moderated by Fox13 anchor Max Roth and will be streamed live on the Utah Debate Commission’s YouTube page.

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