Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Steven Merrill
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Utah District 2
- Filing address
- Cedar City, UT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MERRILL, STEVEN
- Next election
- Primary June 23, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Utah, District 2
FEC candidate ID H6UT02473 · Principal campaign committee: VOTE4MERRILL
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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$6,083.0029%
- PACs and other committees$1,000.005%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$14,000.0066%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5.000%
Self-funding: $14,000.00 (66% of money raised): $0.00 given and $14,000.00 lent by the candidate. $360.00 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$3,158.0052%
- Contributions over $200$2,925.0048%
- Itemized from inside Utah$2,425.0078%
- Itemized from other states$700.0022%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
The race
Utah U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 16 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Merrill (D) | $21,088.00 | $760.67 | 2026-10-14 |
| Blake Moore (R) | $2,796,221.05 | $1,608,084.04 | 2026-10-14 |
| Karianne Lisonbee (R) | $220,237.43 | $0.00 | 2026-09-26 |
| Peter Crosby (D) | $153,918.33 | $47,879.29 | 2026-10-14 |
| Robert Michael Moesinger (I) | $11,605.75 | −$556.25 | 2026-10-14 |
| Tyler William Murset (R) | $5,300.00 | $279.80 | 2026-06-30 |
| Tyler Scott Farnsworth (D) | $4,947.89 | $0.00 | 2026-07-06 |
| Jarom Gillins (D) | $1,596.00 | $491.19 | 2026-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby for Congress (D) | September 21–23, 2026 | 657 (LV) | ± 3.8% | Blake Moore 32% · Peter Crosby 35% |
| Lighthouse Research | September 10–24, 2026 | 515 (LV) | ± 4.32% | Blake Moore 39% · Peter Crosby 34% |
| Crosby for Congress (D) | September 8–10, 2026 | 762 (RV) | ± 4.0% | Blake Moore 32% · Peter Crosby 31% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah (retrieved October 22, 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: VOTE4MERRILL.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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