Elections Intelligence

Mike Kennedy

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CHALLENGER Safe R to Likely R Likely to win
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What the Signal reads

Likely R

Kennedy is the Republican nominee for an open seat the Signal rates Likely R. The market has Kennedy at 97.3¢ against Larsen's 5.9¢, up 1.6¢ since August 3. The polling average has Kennedy ahead by 8.8 points, and Kennedy leads 18.1 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Kennedy · Republican contract
97.3¢
▲ 1.6¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Republican holds the seat, not on Mike Kennedy by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 98¢ · low 93.5¢Oct 12
Mike KennedyRepublican
97.3¢
Jonny LarsenDemocratic
5.9¢

5,228 traded · 3,506 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Kennedy v Larsen

Metric by metric
Kennedy
Larsen
97.3¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
5.9¢
$971.4K
RaisedFEC, through June 30
$53.6K
$386.6K
Cash on handFEC, through June 30
$1.1K
41.7%
Latest pollLighthoust Research · Sep 17
32.9%
U.S. Representativesince 2025
Holds now
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The 2026 race

Utah 4th District
Latest poll
R+8.8

Lighthoust Research, September 17.

Prior result
R+33.2

2024 general election · previous district lines, won by Burgess Owens.

Fundraising
18.1 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.

THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWNR+19.3 → R+41.4

A Utah judge struck down the Legislature's map for violating Proposition 4, the anti-gerrymandering measure voters passed, and on Nov. 10, 2025, picked a map submitted by the plaintiffs for 2026. It becomes much more Republican, going from Trump +19.3 to Trump +41.4 in the 2024 presidential vote.

The record this is read from ↗

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.