U.S. House · Utah's 3rd District
Michael Stoddard
CandidateLIB
- Race
- U.S. House · Utah's 3rd District
- Result
- Celeste Maloy, projected winner
- Opponents
- Celeste Maloy (R); Kent Udell (D); Cassie Easley (Constitution Party); Adonis Hooslyn (IND); Ayden Scott (Unaffiliated)
- Research
- Basic
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Michael Stoddard, a Libertarian Party candidate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Utah's 3rd Congressional District to Celeste Maloy. He was chosen at the party's convention on April 18, 2026, in his second run for the seat after appearing on the 2022 ballot as the Libertarian candidate.[1][2]
On the ballotU.S. House · 3
2026-11-03
| Celeste Maloy R | incumbent |
| Kent Udell D | challenger |
| Cassie Easley Constitution Party | challenger |
| Michael Stoddard LIB | challenger |
| Adonis Hooslyn IND | challenger |
| Ayden Scott Unaffiliated | challenger |
Advanced from the April 18, 2026 Libertarian Party convention; previously a Libertarian candidate for this district in 2022
Biography
Michael Stoddard, a Libertarian Party candidate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Utah's 3rd Congressional District to Celeste Maloy. He was chosen at the party's convention on April 18, 2026, in his second run for the seat after appearing on the 2022 ballot as the Libertarian candidate.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Stoddard first ran for the 3rd District in 2022, when he was one of five candidates on the general election ballot.[1] He received 2.9% of the vote (8,287 votes), finishing third behind Rep. John Curtis, who won with 64.4%, and Democrat Glenn J. Wright.[1] He received 2.2% of the vote to Celeste Maloy's 57.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Stricter gun laws
“Protect the armed body of the people from both federal overreach and state-level disarmament”[3]
On his campaign website (Second Amendment plank)
- Expand public health coverage
“I'll unchain coverage from employment, re-legalize real catastrophic insurance for the rare disaster, restore honest up-front prices, and fund the genuinely uninsurable in the daylight instead of hiding them inside everyone's premium.”[3]
On his campaign website (Health Care plank)
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/michael-stoddard
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Michael Stoddard · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.U.S. House · Utah's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Michael Stoddard for Congress: Issues · Michael Stoddard campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words