Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah’s 2nd Congressional District

Republican Celeste Maloy gained Utah’s 2nd Congressional District seat on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe, the Related Press reported late Tuesday.

Maloy is a supporter of former President Donald Trump who served as chief authorized counsel for U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, whose resignation set off a particular election within the district.

Stewart, who stepped down as a result of his spouse was ailing, endorsed Maloy to succeed him. He represented the district, which covers Salt Lake Metropolis and rural communities in southern and western Utah, for a decade.

Maloy gained a three-way GOP particular election major in September, defeating Trump critic and former state Rep. Becky Edwards.

Maloy confronted a lawsuit claiming she was ineligible to run as a Republican as a result of points together with her Utah voter registration.

Maloy didn’t vote within the 2020 and 2022 federal elections in Utah. She was dwelling in Virginia on the time to work for Stewart.

Her Utah voter registration was marked inactive as a consequence and the state was within the means of deleting it, in accordance with The Salt Lake Tribune. Maloy up to date her Republican voter registration a day after the particular election submitting deadline, in accordance with the Tribune.

Maloy instructed a Utah radio program she didn’t understand her registration was inactive. She mentioned she didn’t vote in Utah’s previous two federal elections as a result of she was fearful her absentee poll could be flagged as fraudulent.

“I did not need my absentee poll from out of state to get flagged as a fraudulent vote,” Maloy instructed KSL NewsRadio. “I did not need my boss to be answering any questions on my vote.”

A Utah district judge finally threw out the lawsuit claiming Maloy was ineligible to run.