In the 2026 Utah 3rd District primary, 5 outside groups spent $1.6M: $1.3M supporting Celeste Maloy (R), $300K opposing Celeste Maloy and $33,500 opposing Phil Lyman (R).
The result, as reportedunofficial
- Celeste MaloyRepublican65.7%Won
- Phil LymanRepublican34.3%Lost
In the 2026 Utah 3rd District primary, Celeste Maloy won by 32,101 votes, with 65.7% of the vote to Phil Lyman's 34.3%.
outside money
- supporting Celeste Maloy (R)
- $1.3M
- opposing Celeste Maloy (R)
- $300K
- opposing Phil Lyman (R)
- $33,500
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleCeleste Maloy Republican
$300K$1.3M$1.3M supporting Celeste Maloy · $300K opposing Celeste Maloy
Phil Lyman Republican
$33,500$33,500 opposing Phil Lyman
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Celeste Maloy
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $1.5M
- Outside money supporting
- $1.3M
- Outside money opposing
- $300K
Phil Lyman
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $48,004
- Outside money opposing
- $33,500
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 22 Jun 2026
Supporting $819
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Defending Our Values PACsupporting Celeste Maloy$999K
- American Conservation Coalition PACsupporting Celeste Maloy$232K
- WFW Action Fundsupporting Celeste Maloy$37,700
- Defending Utah Values Federal Super PACsupporting Celeste Maloy$32,500
Spent opposing a candidate
- Keeping America Strong PACopposing Celeste Maloy$300K
- Defending Utah Values Federal Super PACopposing Phil Lyman$33,500
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Defending Our Values PAC spent supporting Celeste Maloy · $999K
- Keeping America Strong PAC spent opposing Celeste Maloy · $300K
- American Conservation Coalition PAC spent supporting Celeste Maloy · $232K
- WFW Action Fund spent supporting Celeste Maloy · $37,700
- Defending Utah Values Federal Super PAC spent opposing Phil Lyman · $33,500
- Defending Utah Values Federal Super PAC spent supporting Celeste Maloy · $32,500
- Public First Action gave to Defending Our Values PAC · $7.9M
- Government Leadership Solutions gave to Keeping America Strong PAC · $300K
- American Conservation Coalition Action gave to American Conservation Coalition PAC · $783K
- All in for Utah gave to Defending Utah Values Federal Super PAC · $79,000
- GOP Winning Women 2026 gave to WFW Action Fund · $76,195
- Still Point Trust gave to WFW Action Fund · $25,000
- Defending Our Values PAC spent $999K supporting Celeste Maloy$999K
- Public First Action gave $7.9M to Defending Our Values PAC$7.9M
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