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Debate for Utah's newest congressional district found middle ground between moderates

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Ben McAdams, a Democrat, and Riley Owen, a Republican are competing for Utah's 1st Congressional District seat in Salt Lake County. Ben McAdams, who won a crowded primary for the Democratic nomination by far, is facing Riley Owen, a Republican, naval officer and former White House staffer, to represent a new blue-leaning district in Utah.

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