Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

John Kael Weston

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Utah District 2
Filing address
Salt Lake City, UT (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
WESTON, JOHN KAEL MR
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Utah with the 2020 district highlighted

Utah, District 2

DemocraticU.S. House · Utah District 2ChallengerLost the general election (36.6%)

FEC candidate ID H0UT02302 · Principal campaign committee: WESTON 2020

Total raised$345,606.41
Total spent$307,704.78
Cash on hand$37,904.53
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $340,626.24PACs and other committees: $1,000.00Party committees: $500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $2,667.31Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $812.86
  • Individual contributions$340,626.2499%
  • PACs and other committees$1,000.000%
  • Party committees$500.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,667.311%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$812.860%

Self-funding: $2,667.31 (1% of money raised): $2,667.31 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $1,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Utah U.S. House, District 2, 2020 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John Kael Weston (D)$345,606.41$37,904.532020-12-31
Chris Stewart (R)$951,886.52$164,694.192020-12-31
Mary Burkett (R)$46,488.62$2,868.242020-12-31
Joseph Quinn Jarvis (OTH)$28,589.00$0.002020-03-31
Ashley Jolin (D)$10,396.42$1,526.412020-12-31
Randy Hopkins (D)$7,729.54$120.462020-05-20
Carson Jorgensen (R)$3,565.00$0.002020-05-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe RApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe RJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Lighthouse ResearchAugust 31 – September 12, 2020500 (RV)± 4.38%Chris Stewart 48% · Kael Weston 28% · Rob Latham 7%
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy.com/KUTV 2March 21–30, 2020342 (LV)–Generic Republican 41% · Generic Democrat 33%
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 NewsJanuary 16–30, 2020558 (LV)± (4% – 4.2%)Generic Republican 38% · Generic Democrat 36%
Y2 AnalyticsSeptember 25 – October 8, 2019267 (LV)–Generic Republican 45% · Generic Democrat 37%
Y2 AnalyticsJune 27 – July 17, 2019689 (LV)–Generic Republican 37% · Generic Democrat 36%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: WESTON 2020.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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