{"id":2024130,"date":"2023-09-06T22:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T02:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celeste-maloy-wins-utah-special-primary-to-replace-rep-chris-stewart\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T22:56:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T02:56:39","slug":"celeste-maloy-wins-utah-special-primary-to-replace-rep-chris-stewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celeste-maloy-wins-utah-special-primary-to-replace-rep-chris-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"Celeste Maloy triumphs in Utah special primary for Rep. Chris Stewart&#8217;s seat."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fceleste-maloy-wins-utah-special-primary-to-replace-rep-chris-stewart%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Celeste Maloy Wins GOP Primary in Utah&#8217;s 2nd Congressional \u200cDistrict<\/h2>\n<p>Celeste Maloy, a\u200b former \u2062congressional staffer for Utah Rep. Chris Stewart, emerged victorious in a three-way GOP primary \u2062during a special \u2063election to fill Stewart&#8217;s seat. The \u2063Associated Press declared Maloy the winner\u200d shortly before 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting that\u200b we\u2019re going to have somebody come out of this primary \u2062that represents rural and southern Utah,&#8221; said \u200dMs. Maloy. &#8220;I think it\u2019s time for that, and everybody\u2019s ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-white-house-aide-wins-crowded-rhode-island-primary-for-us-congress-open-seat-5486728\">Biden White House Aide Wins Crowded Rhode Island\u2062 Primary for US Congress Open Seat<\/a><br \/>\n    <br \/>\n    <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/5\/2023<\/span>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/dnc-primary-deadline-quietly-comes-and-goes-5485264\">DNC Primary Deadline \u200dQuietly \u2062Comes and Goes<\/a><br \/>\n    <br \/>\n    <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/2\/2023<\/span>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking ahead to the general elections, Maloy, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, pledged to &#8220;build bridges&#8221; with Republicans. She expressed her interest in serving\u2063 on the House natural\u2062 resources and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hispanic-caucus-takes-aim-at-african-american-veterans-service-on-key-panel\/\" title=\"Hispanic Caucus Takes Aim at African-American Veteran\u2019s Service on Key Panel\">armed services committees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maloy,\u200d who resides in \u2062Cedar City, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-want-our-kids-to-be-kids-desantis-marks-end-of-legislative-session-as-year-of-the-parent\/\" title=\"\u2018We Want Our Kids To Be Kids\u2019: DeSantis Marks End Of Legislative Session As \u2018Year Of The Parent\u2019\">garnered strong support<\/a> from rural voters in Utah, defeating former state \u2064lawmaker \u200dBecky Edwards and businessman Bruce Hough in a closely contested \u2063race.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards, a critic of President \u2062Trump, conceded defeat and\u200d thanked her supporters for their unwavering commitment. However, she did not mention Maloy.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Rep. Stewart \u200dannounced his resignation to care for his unwell wife. He endorsed Maloy, who had previously served as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-different-kind-of-gun-grabbing\/\" title=\"A Different Kind of Gun-Grabbing\">chief legal counsel<\/a>. Maloy is expected to have a significant advantage in the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-state-senate-committee-releases-2022-redistricting-maps-barely-gerrymanders-or-head-fake\/\" title=\"Florida State Senate Committee Releases 2022 Redistricting Maps: 'Barely Gerrymanders' or 'Head Fake'?\">special general election<\/a> on Nov. 21 against \u2064Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe in a district that traditionally leans Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Maloy&#8217;s lead surged ahead on \u2064Wednesday, gaining an advantage over Edwards in the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celeste-maloy-wins-utah-special-primary-to-replace-rep-chris-stewart\/\" title=\"Celeste Maloy triumphs in Utah special primary for Rep. Chris Stewart's seat.\">early urban vote count<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Attributing her \u200ccampaign&#8217;s success \u200dto its focus on rural areas, Maloy, a native of southern Nevada, highlighted her opposition to &#8220;government \u2062overreach&#8221; as a resonating message among rural voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did debates in the rural\u200b counties. I showed up and held events in the rural counties,\u201d\u200d said Maloy. \u201cWe decided early on\u2064 that our strategy was \u2063going to be to win the rural counties, and \u2062then get as much as \u2062we could in the more urban counties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maloy holds a\u200c bachelor&#8217;s degree\u200d in agriculture from Southern Utah University and previously worked as a soil conservationist\u2064 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Republicans \u2063selected Maloy as their nominee at their convention, despite concerns about \u2064her eligibility due to a lack of recent \u200cvoting in the 2016 and 2020 presidential contests\u2064 while residing \u200din Virginia. Former Utah U.S.\u2063 Rep. Rob \u200bBishop also endorsed Maloy.<\/p>\n<p>This three-way primary served as a unique measure of the political landscape in Utah&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celeste Maloy, a former congressional staffer for Utah Rep. Chris Stewart, emerged victorious in a three-way GOP primary for his vacant seat. 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