By — Dan Cooney Dan Cooney Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-utah-voters-hear-from-house-candidates-mcadams-owen-in-midterm-debate Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH LIVE: Utah voters hear from House candidates McAdams, Owen in midterm debate Politics Sep 29, 2026 5:11 PM EDT A former U.S. congressman and a former Trump White House staffer will square off on a Utah debate stage Tuesday as voters in the state's newly drawn First Congressional District consider who to send to the U.S. House. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from the Utah Debate Commission and PBS Utah in the video player above. Democrat Ben McAdams and Republican Riley Owen will face each other in an event at Salt Lake Community College, hosted by the Utah Debate Commission. PBS Utah is a media partner of the commission. READ MORE: New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett clash in debate After a yearslong legal battle over redistricting, a Utah judge threw out a map drawn by GOP state legislators in November, saying it "fails to abide by and conform with the requirements" of a 2018 ballot measure approved by voters that created nonpartisan standards for drawing congressional districts. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The judge picked a map offered by the plaintiffs in the case, including the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government. In the map, the newly drawn First Congressional District includes Salt Lake City, an increasingly Democratic-leaning area. The current incumbent, Republican Rep. Blake Moore, is running to represent the newly drawn Second Congressional District. Owen previously worked in the Trump White House and would be one of the youngest members of Congress if elected. McAdams previously represented Utah in the U.S. House from 2019 to 2021. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Dan Cooney Dan Cooney Dan Cooney is the PBS NewsHour's Social Media Producer/Coordinator. @IAmDanCooney
A former U.S. congressman and a former Trump White House staffer will square off on a Utah debate stage Tuesday as voters in the state's newly drawn First Congressional District consider who to send to the U.S. House. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from the Utah Debate Commission and PBS Utah in the video player above. Democrat Ben McAdams and Republican Riley Owen will face each other in an event at Salt Lake Community College, hosted by the Utah Debate Commission. PBS Utah is a media partner of the commission. READ MORE: New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett clash in debate After a yearslong legal battle over redistricting, a Utah judge threw out a map drawn by GOP state legislators in November, saying it "fails to abide by and conform with the requirements" of a 2018 ballot measure approved by voters that created nonpartisan standards for drawing congressional districts. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The judge picked a map offered by the plaintiffs in the case, including the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government. In the map, the newly drawn First Congressional District includes Salt Lake City, an increasingly Democratic-leaning area. The current incumbent, Republican Rep. Blake Moore, is running to represent the newly drawn Second Congressional District. Owen previously worked in the Trump White House and would be one of the youngest members of Congress if elected. McAdams previously represented Utah in the U.S. House from 2019 to 2021. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now