Summit County voters will cast ballots for a single U.S. House seat in November, the first time the entire county has shared one congressional district since the state's map was redrawn.

A mid-decade redistricting process moved all of Summit County into Utah's 3rd Congressional District. Previously, northern Park City, the Snyderville Basin and a section of North Summit fell in the 1st Congressional District while the rest of the county sat in the 3rd.

The change means residents who once split their congressional representation will now vote in a single race. The ballot includes incumbent Rep. Celeste Maloy, a Republican first elected in 2023. She faces Democrat Kent Udell, Constitution Party candidate Cassie Easley, Libertarian Michael Stoddard and unaffiliated candidates Ayden Scott and Adonis Hooslyn.

"It's a change in how we have been represented in the past because we were represented by two members of Congress for a very long time," Summit County Clerk Malena Stevens said in a written response to the Park Record, which first reported the consolidation on Sept. 29.

Stevens, appointed as the county's election officer in April, said her office fielded questions during the primary season from residents who had voted in the 1st District and wanted to participate in that race's Democratic primary. She said confusion has since died down and her office has not received recent calls about the change.

How the map changed

Utah's congressional boundaries were redrawn after the 2024 election following litigation over maps state legislators drew after the 2020 census. A state district court invalidated the legislature's maps in August 2025 and ordered new boundaries for the 2026 elections, according to a Brennan Center report. A judge adopted a map drawn by the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government, AP reported.

The new 3rd District stretches from Morgan and Summit counties in northern Utah south to the Arizona border. It encompasses Park City, Provo and all five of the state's national parks.

What it means locally

Park City and Summit County have long been Democratic outliers in heavily Republican congressional districts. Democratic candidates have posted some of their strongest Utah numbers here, but lopsided Republican margins elsewhere have typically decided the outcome, the Park Record reported.

The 3rd District is projected to favor Republicans by at least 2-to-1 margins, according to a Salt Lake Tribune analysis cited by the Moab Times-Independent. Summit County makes up a small share of the district's population.

Maloy won the Republican primary for the new 3rd District after defeating challenger Phil Lyman. She previously represented Utah's 2nd Congressional District and won her 2024 race by just 176 votes, according to Utah News Dispatch. Udell, an engineer and former University of Utah professor from Grand County, secured the Democratic nomination at the party's state convention in May.

Ballot deadlines

Summit County elections are conducted mainly by mail. Under Utah law, ballots go out to active, registered voters 21 days before an election, according to the Summit County Clerk's Office. The deadline to register and receive a mail ballot is Oct. 23.

Voters can look up their district and registration status on the clerk's website.