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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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Kent S. Udell

Candidate, U.S. House, District 3 · Democratic

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Utah CountyNorthern UtahSummit & WasatchSouthern UtahEastern Utah

On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot

Kent S. Udell is a candidate for U.S. House, District 3. The ballot lists Kent S. Udell, Democratic. The district covers all or part of Beaver, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Kane, Morgan, Piute, San Juan, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Utah and Weber counties.

Everyone on the ballot for this seat

CandidateParty
Kent S. UdellDemocratic
Cassie EasleyConstitution
Celeste MaloyRepublican
Ayden ScottUnaffiliated
Michael R. StoddardLibertarian
Adonis HooslynUnaffiliated

Listed in ballot order. Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Amended 2026 General Election Certification (PDF); Federal Election Commission, 2026 candidates for Utah District 3. 2026 election guide

Background

Kent Stewart Udell is listed as an emeritus professor by the University of Utah's Department of Mechanical Engineering. The university identifies his research interests as contaminated-aquifer restoration, enhanced petroleum recovery, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mass transfer. His campaign describes additional teaching and engineering work at Berkeley and Utah.

Source: University of Utah Mechanical Engineering — emeriti · Background checked October 20, 2026

In the news

No Utah Ledger stories name Kent S. Udell yet.

Sources

  1. Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Amended 2026 General Election Certification (PDF)
  2. Federal Election Commission, 2026 candidates for Utah District 3
  3. University of Utah Mechanical Engineering — emeriti
  4. Kent Stewart Udell campaign biography (candidate-supplied account)

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