municipal elections

This week, thousands of Utah voters cast ballots in races where candidates had no political party affiliation.

Preliminary results indicate the three incumbent candidates will get enough primary votes to move on to this fall’s general election. They’ll face off against three political newcomers, including two who have made preserving Dixie heritage a centerpiece of their campaigns.

The Utah Board of Education chief of staff will assume the seat that was vacated on July 3 by Amy Fowler.

Seven people are running to be Ogden’s next mayor. Candidates now have to campaign for longer since the Utah Legislature moved the election dates.

Utah lawmakers met for a special session on Wednesday to make changes to the 2023 election calendar, clearing the way for a special election to replace Rep. Chris Stewart in Congress this year.

Gov. Spencer Cox is calling for the Legislature to approve moving municipal election dates to accommodate a special election to replace Utah U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart.

Tallying the results only took about 45 minutes to an hour longer than usual and there wasn’t a significant difference in voter turnout.

Weber County has completed an investigation into an allegation of electioneering by the San Juan County Clerk. But San Juan will have to find another…

Utahns across the state voted for mayors and city council members in hundreds of municipal elections Nov. 5. In three counties, voters decided on ballot…

Updated 11:45 p.m. MDT 11/05/19:Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall held a commanding lead in the capital city’s mayoral race Tuesday night, but…

Earlier this month West Jordan voters narrowly approved changing the city’s governmental structure. The city and its elected officials are in for a…

Four incumbent mayors in Salt Lake County will be out of the job, if unofficial election results hold. KUER spoke to two of the new mayors-elect who will…