Stuart Adams is out: Utah Senate president concedes to Republican challenger

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 1,484

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Senate President Stuart Adams, one of the most powerful leaders of the GOP-controlled Utah Legislature, conceded to one of his Republican challengers, Stephanie Hollist, on Tuesday night after early election night results showed him trailing her by more than 8 percentage points.

According to results posted after polls closed at 8 p.m., Stephanie Hollist had about 43% of the vote to Adams’ 35%, while Braden Hess trailed in third with 22%.

“I congratulate …

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