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SALT LAKE CITY — Republican candidate Chris Stewart has defeated Democrat Jay Seegmiller in the race for Utah's 2nd Congressional District. As of 12:25 a.m., voting results showed him leading by nearly 30 percent of the vote.
As of 10 p.m., Stewart had 61 percent of the vote, while Seegmiller had 34 percent.
Stewart has won in a new district that takes in northern Salt Lake and southern Davis and Tooele counties and down to St. George and much of southern Utah.
Stewart is an author, a former Air Force pilot, energy consultant and first-time candidate and his No. 1 issue is reigning in spending.
It's the political contest many Utahns probably haven't even heard about — the new 2nd Congressional District — and it is a race without an incumbent.
Lawmakers recently drew new congressional boundaries, something that happens every 10 years, for four seats rather than three. The result: a brand new 2nd district, and unlike the other districts, this one has elected a newcomer to Congress.
| U.S. House District 2 Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes % | Winner | |
 | Jonathan Garrard (CON) | 1% | |
 | Jay Seegmiller (DEM) | 33% | |
 | Chris Stewart (REP) | 62% | |
 | Charles Kimball (Unaffiliated) | 1% | |
 | Joseph Andrade (Unaffiliated) | 1% | |
| 614 of 615 precincts reporting at 12:25 a.m. | |||
| For a complete listing of the election results, click HERE. | |||
