primary elections

Over 2,600 Utah Republican delegates gathered at Utah Valley university to elect new party leadership ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

Two bills seek to change some of Utah’s election processes. Ballot signature gathering and runoff elections were up for debate in the House Government Operations Committee on Jan. 30.

The court rejected Jenkins' suit that asked justices to count a batch of ballots with late postmarks after Rep. Celeste Maloy won a recount by fewer than 200 votes. That makes Maloy the winner of the June Republican primary.

The lawsuit is predicated on the idea that eligible ballots were falsely disqualified because of Postal Service practices during the June 25 GOP primary election.

A small shift in votes didn’t change Maloy’s primary win over Jenkins. Tooele and Washington counties, however, both hit a snag with the machines tabulating adjudicated ballots.

Jenkins hopes to convince the Utah Supreme Court to allow ballots deemed ineligible because of late postmarks to be counted. The argument hinges on how the Postal Service handles mail in southern Utah.

Why has the primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District been so close? "The power of Washington County" was a big difference maker as Republicans there went heavily for Jenkins.

All of Utah’s 29 counties are required to conduct a post-election audit before certifying the primary election results on July 9.

Only one candidate, Mike Kennedy, was both a Utah GOP convention pick and a winner of their primary.

What do the candidates who won in the Utah primary show us about the state of Utah’s Republican Party? Especially as we look to young people and the future?

“If you expect me to be Mitt Romney, I'm going to disappoint you. If you expect me to be Mike Lee, I'm going to disappoint you. I'm John Curtis,” he said. “And I think it's just fair to say I'm really different than both of them.”

Despite a right flank challenge and Phil Lyman's strong showing at the state nominating convention, Utah Republican voters opted to give Gov. Spencer Cox a shot at a second term. He'll face Democrat Brian King in November.