Rep. Mike Kennedy will return to Congress after winning reelection in Utah's 4th Congressional District, which includes Draper.
The Associated Press called the race on Thursday, Nov. 5, KUTV reported. Kennedy, a Republican, defeated Democrat Jonny Larsen to secure a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Kennedy had held a steady lead since election night. With an estimated 48% of votes counted on Nov. 3, he led Larsen 52.7% to 40.9%, according to preliminary AP results reported by KUTV's earlier coverage. By Nov. 4, that margin held at roughly 52% to 42%, with Kennedy at 87,002 votes and Larsen at 69,735, Gephardt Daily reported.
Two other candidates, Steven Burt and Taylor Wright, combined for about 6.4% of the vote, according to KUTV's election night report.
After the AP call, Kennedy released a statement. "Thank you, Utah! I'm humbled by your trust and grateful for the opportunity to continue serving you in Congress," he said. He added that he is "determined to meet the challenges of the next two years head on."
On election night at a Republican Party gathering at an event venue in Draper, Kennedy told supporters that ballots were still being counted but struck a collaborative tone. "My team and I, and you, all of us are together. We're not here to grandstand," he said, according to Utah News Dispatch. He also said that "whether I get to work with this party or that party, we're focused on making sure that you have a voice in Washington, D.C."
Kennedy, a physician and former state legislator, first won election to the U.S. House in 2024. He served in the Utah State Senate from 2021 to 2025 and in the Utah House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, according to ABC4.
The race followed a court-ordered redrawing of Utah's congressional boundaries. A state judge approved new maps in November 2025 after a lengthy legal battle over districts that had divided Salt Lake County among all four seats, KUTV reported. The new 4th District includes Tooele, Millard, Sanpete, Juab and Sevier counties and parts of Salt Lake and Utah counties, according to the Deseret News. Kennedy previously represented the 3rd District.
Kennedy heads back to Washington facing a changed landscape. The new Utah delegation will navigate a divided government as a Democratic majority in the House seeks to check the Trump administration, the Deseret News reported. Former Rep. Ben McAdams won the newly drawn 1st District for Democrats, joining three Republican incumbents in Utah's delegation.
All results remained unofficial as of Nov. 5, with election workers still processing ballots in Salt Lake and Utah counties.
