Latest reporting from the Elections desk.
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Utah Republicans chose Sen. Evan Vickers as Senate president-elect and kept Mike Schultz as House Speaker in closed-door votes Nov. 6, pledging to rebuild public trust after midterm losses ended the House GOP supermajority.
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Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore trailed Democrat Shana Anderson by about 13 points in unofficial preliminary results from the Nov. 3 election, while Democrat David Chappell led Republican Rep. Norm Thurston in House District 62.
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The victories put new leaders in charge of policy – and raise a harder question for the political establishment: whose judgment about viable candidates deserves to be trusted?
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Republican Corey K. Astill defeated Forward Party candidate Russ J. Rampton by more than 31,000 votes in the Utah County Clerk/Auditor race, according to unofficial results from Utah County Clerk, Elections.
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Jeff Gray, the Republican incumbent, won the Utah County Attorney race with 71,693 votes and no opponent on the Nov. 3 ballot, according to unofficial results from Utah County Clerk, Elections.
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Republican Mike Smith won the Utah County Sheriff race with 71,915 votes as the only candidate on the ballot, according to unofficial results from Utah County Clerk, Elections.
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Republican Tracy J. Nuttall won the Utah State Board of Education District 11 seat over Democrat Lacey Peterson by 24.2 percentage points, according to unofficial results from Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections.
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Democrats break Republican strongholds in Senate and governor races. Dems likely to control both chambers of Congress.
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The Utah County Elections Office apologized after mistakenly sending voter ID instructions to returning voters. With Election Day on Tuesday, the office says those voters can ignore the insert and their ballots will count.
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Four ballot drop boxes in Highland, Alpine, Cedar Hills and Lehi accept ballots around the clock. All close before 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson said 71 voters incorrectly received "ID Required" inserts with their ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election, and his office is telling affected residents they can ignore the notice.
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Jeanne Bowen, a Democrat from Provo, is running for Utah County Commission Seat A in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, citing infrastructure challenges from growth and a need for better communication between county departments and cities.
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