SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Political newcomer Donna McAleer has won Utah's Democratic primary and will now challenge Republican incumbent Rob Bishop in U.S. Congressional District 1.
The 46-year-old McAleer (MAC-ah-leer), of Park Ciity, had faced 31-year-old Ryan Combe in Tuesday's primary.
McAleer is a West Point graduate and former Army platoon leader who nearly qualified for the 2002 Olympics as a female bobsled team driver. Combe, of South Ogden, has worked as an entrepreneur, consultant and university marketing director.
The 60-year-old Bishop of Brigham City is seeking his sixth term.
District 1 encompasses 10 counties from the northern end of the state through Kaysville, and Park City after redistricting.
Combe and McAleer support gay marriage. Bishop voted in favor of the constitutional amendment banning it.