‘Blue tsunami’ hits Utah: House Republicans on pace to lose 17 seats, breaking supermajority

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 1,753

Last Updated: 4 days, 20 hours ago

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By the time Utah’s election night results were posted at 9 p.m. Tuesday, it was already clear that Democrats were sweeping the nation in a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Though margins indicated Democrats here were performing far better than they usually do, Utah’s congressional races largely came down as expected. Rep. Ben McAdams overwhelmingly won the state’s …

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