Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore trailed Democratic challenger Shana Anderson in the race for Senate District 19, according to unofficial results from the Nov. 3 election.

Anderson had 17,361 votes, or about 57%, to Cullimore's 13,173 votes, or about 43%, KUTV reported Wednesday morning. The results are not final, and the margin could change as additional votes are counted. Results will not be official until the county and state canvass, expected in about two weeks.

Senate District 19 covers the southeast part of Salt Lake County and parts of northeast Utah County, according to ABC4. Cullimore, a lawyer first elected to the Utah Senate in 2018, was seeking a third term.

The race carries implications beyond the district. Senate President Stuart Adams lost his primary election in June, leaving the leadership post open. Cullimore had said he planned to run for Senate president if he won reelection, according to KUTV. Sen. Evan Vickers, a Republican from Cedar City, is also interested in the position.

Anderson, a U.S. Army veteran and teacher, holds a master's degree in applied economics from Utah State University, according to candidate records. She has said she decided to run because of what she called the Legislature's "attacks" on teachers, KUTV reported. Her campaign focused on public education, accountability, housing and water issues, according to ABC4.

House District 62

In another Utah County-area race, Democrat David Chappell led Republican Rep. Norm Thurston in House District 62. Chappell had 2,904 votes, or about 55%, to Thurston's 2,341 votes, or about 45%, according to the Daily Herald.

Those results are also unofficial.

Other area Senate races

Republican incumbents held leads in two other Utah County-area Senate districts.

In Senate District 21, Sen. Brady Brammer led with about 56% of the vote (11,964 votes). Democrat Kandee Myers had about 30% (6,428 votes), and Forward Party candidate Wayne Woodfield had about 14% (2,937 votes).

In Senate District 23, Sen. Keith Grover led Democrat Tucker Smith about 54% to 46%, with 8,458 votes to Smith's 7,269, according to Utah News Dispatch.

Statewide picture

The local results fit a broader pattern across Utah. Preliminary election night results showed at least 15 Republican state lawmakers trailing Democrats and one unaffiliated candidate, Utah News Dispatch reported. If those results hold, Democrats could have broken the Republican supermajority in the House, though not in the Senate.

Utah Republican Party Chair Rob Axson, speaking from the party's election night watch party in Draper, told Utah News Dispatch that early results skewed Democratic. He said he expects legislative races to "change dramatically" as more votes are tallied.

Utah Democratic Party Chair Brian King called the preliminary results "astonishing." He acknowledged results are preliminary but said the party had expected to pick up three to six seats. "It wasn't a wave election. It was a tsunami," King told Utah News Dispatch.

County and state canvassing is expected to finalize results in about two weeks.