Latest reporting from the Elections desk.
Utah House Republicans lost 16 seats and their veto-proof supermajority for the first time since 1998, part of the largest Democratic swing in the nation. Gov. Spencer Cox blamed the losses partly on lawmakers ignoring voters on redistricting and data centers, issues that touch directly on Millcreek's growth and zoning debates.
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Aaron William Flater, appointed to the Third District Juvenile Court in 2022, appears on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot for a nonpartisan retention vote affecting Millcreek-area residents.
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Utah Court of Appeals Judge Amy Jo Oliver, appointed in 2023 by Gov. Spencer J. Cox, faces a nonpartisan retention vote on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot.
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Republican Chris Harding, the Salt Lake County auditor since 2022, is running for a second term on Nov. 3, 2026, against Democrat Ali Cloward, pledging transparency reforms and restored office independence.
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A profile of Associate Chief Justice Jill M. Pohlman's background, experience and endorsements ahead of the Nov. 3 retention vote on the Utah Supreme Court.
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Presiding Judge Ryan M. Harris of the Utah Court of Appeals appears on Millcreek-area ballots Nov. 3 in a nonpartisan retention vote, with no opposing candidate on the ballot.
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Gregory Beglarian is running as the Constitution Party candidate for Salt Lake County Council At-Large, Seat A in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, facing four other candidates.
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Forward Party candidate Maleah Bliss Caulford is running for Salt Lake County Council At Large Seat A in the Nov. 3 general election, facing four other candidates.
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Olghen Ocean Saintelus, an unaffiliated real estate agent originally from Haiti, is running for Salt Lake County Council At Large, Seat A in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
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Republican Riley Owen, 27, is running for Utah's 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3 general election after winning the GOP nomination with 71.2% of the delegate vote.
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Elias Henry Montgomery, an independent candidate certified for the general election ballot in Utah's 1st Congressional District, is running on a platform centered on housing affordability, federal tax reform, government transparency and healthcare access.
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Democrat Ben McAdams, a former Salt Lake County mayor and U.S. representative, is running for Utah's 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3 general election, citing housing costs, health care and congressional ethics as top priorities.
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Jesse West, a Salt Lake City attorney and Libertarian Party candidate, is running for Utah's 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election on a platform emphasizing healthcare competition, tax simplification, cannabis legalization and criminal justice reform.
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