The stage for the 1st Congressional District debate Wednesday night will be the most crowded of the Utah Debate Commission series, as three candidates square off at Utah State University just three weeks before the midterm election.
United Utah Party Eric Eliason was the only third party candidate in any major race to make the commission’s cut for a debate, with the support of 6.6 percent of the district’s voters. He’ll face eight-term incumbent Rep. Rob Bishop and Democrat Lee Castillo, a social worker.
A new Salt Lake Tribune-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found Bishop has a clear path to re-election, with 52 percent of voters favoring him — a 32-point lead over Castillo.