Carlton Bowen

Carlton Bowen

Independent American Party of Utah

Candidate, U.S. House Utah District 2

Elections and appointments

Last convention

April 10, 2026

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Associates

Community College of the Air Force, 1994

Bachelor's

Weber State University, 1996

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Years of service

1988 - 1994

Personal

Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Profession

IT project manager

Contact

Campaign website

Personal LinkedIn

Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 2nd Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026.^[source] He advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah convention on April 10, 2026.

Biography

Carlton Bowen was born and raised in Utah. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1988 to 1994. Bowen earned an associate degree in imagery and intelligence analysis from the Community College of the Air Force and a bachelor's degree in economics from Weber State University. His career experience includes working as a senior IT project manager at Intermountain Healthcare. He has also worked as a project manager, instructor, consultant, and team lead.

Bowen has served on the city council in American Fork.

Elections

2026

See also: Utah's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

Utah's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Democratic primary)

Utah's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Utah District 2

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Blake Moore (R)
		Peter Crosby (D)
		Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah)
		Daniel Cottam (L)
	Submit photo	Robert Moesinger (Unaffiliated)
		Bryan Lamont Arrington (Independent)

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 23, 2026, was canceled. Peter Crosby (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Farnsworth (D)
• Jarom Gillins (D)
• Ian Parrish (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2

Incumbent Blake Moore (R) defeated Karianne Lisonbee (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 2 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Blake Moore	57.8	44,300
		Karianne Lisonbee	42.2	32,380

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Vote totals may change until results are certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 76,680
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Independent American Party of Utah primary

The Independent American Party of Utah primary scheduled for June 23, 2026, was canceled.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Peter Crosby (D) defeated Tyler Farnsworth (D), Jarom Gillins (D), and Ian Parrish (D) in the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on April 25, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Peter Crosby
		Tyler Farnsworth
		Jarom Gillins
		Ian Parrish

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Karianne Lisonbee (R) defeated incumbent Blake Moore (R) and Colton Hatch (R) in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on April 25, 2026.

		Candidate
		Blake Moore
		Colton Hatch
✔		Karianne Lisonbee

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Independent American Party of Utah convention

Independent American of Utah convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah) defeated Neil Hansen (Independent American Party of Utah) in the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on April 10, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Carlton Bowen
		Neil Hansen

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Utah District 2

Daniel Cottam (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Utah District 2 on April 18, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Daniel Cottam

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2024

See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Utah

John Curtis defeated Caroline Gleich, Carlton Bowen, and Laird Hamblin in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Curtis (R)	62.1	914,700
		Caroline Gleich (D)	31.5	464,515
		Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah)	5.7	83,972
		Laird Hamblin (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	322
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	8,878

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,472,387
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Caroline Gleich advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Utah.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah

John Curtis defeated Trent Staggs, Brad R. Wilson, and Jason Walton in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Curtis	48.7	206,094
		Trent Staggs	32.7	138,143
		Brad R. Wilson	12.6	53,134
		Jason Walton	6.1	25,604

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 422,975
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• JR Bird (R)
• Ty Jensen (R)
• Gabriel Lobo-Blanco (R)
• Clark White (R)
• Brent Hatch (R)

Independent American Party of Utah primary election

The Independent American Party of Utah primary election was canceled. Carlton Bowen advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah primary for U.S. Senate Utah.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah

Caroline Gleich defeated Laird Hamblin and Archie Williams III in the Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 27, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Caroline Gleich (D)	92.5	795
		Laird Hamblin (D)	5.6	48
		Archie Williams III (D)	1.9	16

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 859
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Republican convention

Republican Convention for U.S. Senate Utah

Select round: Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Trent Staggs in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Trent Staggs	69.7	1,892	206	Advanced (4)
		John Curtis	30.3	821	100	1
		Carolyn Phippen	0.0	0	-273	1
		Brad R. Wilson	0.0	0	-142	1
		Jason Walton	0.0	0	-101	1
		Jeremy Friedbaum	0.0	0	0	1
		Brent Hatch	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brian Jenkins	0.0	0	0	1
		Josh Randall	0.0	0	0	1
		Chandler Tanner	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Trent Staggs	57.7	1,686	115	Advanced (4)
		John Curtis	24.7	721	38	1
		Carolyn Phippen	9.3	273	-83	1
		Brad R. Wilson	4.9	142	-27	1
		Jason Walton	3.5	101	-38	1
		Chandler Tanner	0.0	0	-69	1
		Brent Hatch	0.0	0	-53	1
		Jeremy Friedbaum	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brian Jenkins	0.0	0	0	1
		Josh Randall	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Trent Staggs	51.7	1,571	229	Advanced (4)
		John Curtis	22.5	683	0	1
		Carolyn Phippen	11.7	356	-55	1
		Brad R. Wilson	5.6	169	-73	1
		Jason Walton	4.6	139	-85	1
		Chandler Tanner	2.3	69	-13	1
		Brent Hatch	1.7	53	-54	1
		Josh Randall	0.0	0	-47	1
	Submit photo	Brian Jenkins	0.0	0	-5	1
		Jeremy Friedbaum	0.0	0	-4	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Trent Staggs	42.6	1,342	0	Advanced (4)
		John Curtis	21.7	683	0	1
		Carolyn Phippen	13.1	411	0	1
		Brad R. Wilson	7.7	242	0	1
		Jason Walton	7.1	224	0	1
		Brent Hatch	3.4	107	0	1
		Chandler Tanner	2.6	82	0	1
		Josh Randall	1.5	47	0	1
	Submit photo	Brian Jenkins	0.2	5	0	1
		Jeremy Friedbaum	0.1	4	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,147
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clark White (R)

Independent American Party of Utah convention

Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah

Carlton Bowen defeated Robert Newcomb in the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah)
		Robert Newcomb (Independent American Party of Utah)

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign website

Bowen's campaign website stated the following:

Top priorities

These are the core commitments that guide this campaign in Utah’s 2nd District.

National security and service

America needs strength, discipline, and leadership that respects those who serve. A serious defense posture and serious stewardship should go together.

Traditional money, sound markets

Fight inflation, rein in deficit spending, and support free-market policies rather than donor favoritism, socialism, or corporate welfare.

Traditional values and families

Defend life, parental rights, honesty in public life, and the institutions that help families and communities flourish.

Constitutional limits

Congress should legislate openly, live within constitutional boundaries, and stop surrendering power to bureaucracies and insider process.

Border, law, and public safety

Enforce the law, restore seriousness at the border, and reject policies that reward chaos or punish ordinary law-abiding Americans.

Local control

Push more decision-making back toward Utah, counties, families, and communities wherever the Constitution permits.

— Carlton Bowen's campaign website (April 12, 2026)

Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

2024

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Campaign website

Bowen’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Tradition of Freedom America was founded by people seeking religious and economic freedom. The pilgrims arrived in Plymouth Massachusetts on the ship Mayflower in 1620, fleeing religious persecution in Europe. The Jamestown Virginia settlers arrived in 1607, seeking better economic opportunity. We declared Independence on July 4, 1776, but we didn't win it until 5 years later in 1781, when the British surrendered at Yorktown Virginia. In all of these events God was the author of our Liberty. And we must continue to remember Him if we are to remain a free nation today. Indeed our national motto is "In God We Trust". May it ever be so. This is our tradition of freedom. Traditional Values You know what it means. It is so simple and basic. In a nutshell, boys are boys and girls are girls. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Families matter, a lot, and ideally have a Mom and a Dad, married, true, and trying. Don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal, and don't kill. Integrity and honesty still matter. Traditional Money Traditional money means more than using the Gold and Silver coin the U.S. Constitution envisioned and requires. It also means Free Market economics; not corporate welfare, not socialism nor communism. Rather a Free Market where consumers, not government, choose the winners and losers. It also means the opportunity for all to prosper. It also means fiscal responsibility by our federal government, with balanced budgets and reducing the national debt.	”
—Carlton Bowen’s campaign website (2024)

Campaign finance summary

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Carlton Bowen campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Utah District 2	On the Ballot general	$0	N/A**
2024	U.S. Senate Utah	Lost general	$31,445	$35,281
Grand total			$31,445	$35,281
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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