Utah · U.S. House · District 03 · 2026

Utah District 03 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Utah District 03 House race

Celeste Maloy has raised more than 29 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Utah District 03 House race, 2026 report raising $1.6M between them. Celeste Maloy reports $1.4M and Phillip Lyman reports $48,004, a gap of $1.4M. Of what Celeste Maloy reports, 51% came from individuals and 48% from PACs. Outside groups spent against MALOY, CELESTE ($300,000) and for MALOY, CELESTE ($1.3M).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Celeste Maloy

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 48% from PACs and 51% from individuals.

51% individuals48% PACs1% other

$1.4M

raised

Phillip Lyman

R · challenger

79% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 21% from other sources.

79% individuals0% PACs21% other

$48K

raised

Kent Udell

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$48K

raised

David Harris

R · challenger

67% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 33% from other sources.

67% individuals0% PACs33% other

$43K

raised

Steven Merrill

D · challenger

29% from individuals, 5% from PACs, and 66% from other sources.

29% individuals5% PACs66% other

$21K

raised

Adonis Hooslyn

U · challenger

26% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 74% from other sources.

26% individuals0% PACs74% other

$663

raised

Where the money came from

$1.3M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$1.4M

Small donors & unclassified$60K

Tech & Telecom$25K

Banking & Financial$10K

Energy & Utilities$10K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Transportation$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC · super pac$999K
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC) · super pac$232K
DEFENDING UTAH VALUES FEDERAL SUPER PAC · super pac$60K
WFW ACTION FUND, INC. · super pac$38K
ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. PAC · pac$15K
VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · super pac$15K
1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC · pac$10K
ABUNDANCE PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

43%53%

43% PACs53% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Celeste Maloy is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$24K

$3K - $45K.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Natural Resources
House Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$1.4M

Small donors & unclassified$60K

Tech & Telecom$25K

Banking & Financial$10K

Energy & Utilities$10K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Celeste Maloy R · incumbent	vs	PL Phillip Lyman R · challenger
$1.4M	Raised	$48K
$322K	Cash on hand	$2K
48%	From PACs	0%
51%	From individuals	79%
Ideological / Leadership	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No