Rep. Blake Moore will return to Congress after winning Utah's 2nd Congressional District race over Democrat Peter Crosby.

The Associated Press called the race at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, more than a full day after polls closed, KUER reported.

With 89% of votes counted at that point, Moore held 117,192 votes to Crosby's 98,952, according to KUTV. That gave Moore 50.16% to Crosby's 42.36%. Three other candidates, Carlton E. Bowen, Robert M. Moesinger and Daniel Cottam, split the remaining 7.47%.

We reported on election night that Moore held an early lead with partial results. The AP projection Thursday confirmed Moore as the winner.

Moore, first elected to Congress in 2020, is the vice-chair of the House Republican Conference, making him the highest-ranking member of Utah's congressional delegation, according to KUER. He previously represented Utah's 1st Congressional District, succeeding Republican Rep. Rob Bishop, KUTV reported.

A court-ordered redrawing of Utah's congressional map placed Moore in the 2nd District for this election. Third District Judge Dianna Gibson approved new boundaries in November 2025 after ruling against the state's previous map, which had divided Salt Lake County among all four districts, according to KUTV. The 2nd District's northern Utah boundaries stayed largely the same under the new map, KUER reported.

The margin was tighter than expected. KUER reported that the Cook Political Report had rated the district as R+15, yet Crosby came within 10 percentage points. On election night, Moore acknowledged he underperformed on what he called a "really tough night for Republicans," according to KUER.

He pointed to national factors over local ones. Moore said the ongoing war with Iran and high energy prices weighed more heavily than issues like data centers, according to KUER. "Look, when gas prices are what they are, and Republicans have the White House, House, and Senate, you're going to get blamed for it," he said.

Crosby struck an upbeat tone on election night, telling KUER that the campaign had gotten people in northern Utah to reengage with local government and that the level of engagement was something not previously seen in the region.

Moore is set to be sworn in on Jan. 3, 2027.