Reps. Blake Moore, Chris Stewart, John Curtis and Burgess Owens all won their primary elections on Tuesday night. All four races were called for the incumbents by the Associated Press less than an hour after polls closed.
Moore, seeking his second term in office, fended off a challenge from his political right. Former Morgan County Commissioner Tina Cannon and former defense intelligence analyst Andrew Badger attempted to paint Moore as too moderate for Republican voters.
Stewart pulled away quickly from attorney Erin Rider in Utah’s second district, sprinting out to an early 44-point lead over Rider. Rep. John Curtis had the rockiest path to winning the party nomination for the fourth time. His campaign decided against gathering signatures to get on the ballot, something they had done in his three previous campaigns. That decision nearly came back to haunt him as he narrowly avoided elimination at the convention at the hands of GOP delegates. Curtis faced off against former Rep. Chris Herrod for the third time in four elections, having defeated him previously in 2017 and 2018.