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A voting sign is displayed outside the Utah County Elections Office on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Carlene Coombs, Daily Herald
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Utah County residents cast their ballots in the Republican Primary Election on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at the Utah County Elections Office.
Carlene Coombs, Daily Herald
A voting sign is displayed outside the Utah County Elections Office on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Utah County residents cast their votes in the Republican primary election on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at the Utah County Elections Office.
With Tuesday’s primary election already in the books, Utah County residents now have a good indication of which candidates will be on the ballot in November’s general election.
Ballots in Utah County included multiple seats for the state Legislature, state and local school boards, state and county gubernatorial races, and Utah’s 3rd Congressional District.
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, early voting in the county appeared to be delayed less than 20% of Utah County ballots processed as of Monday night.
State Senate District 22
In Senate District 22, incumbent Sen. Heidi Balderree was ahead by a considerable margin last Tuesday. He state elections website reported that the Saratoga Springs senator got 46.58% of the vote to Emily Lockhart’s 35.87%, while Garrett Cammans got 17.55%.
Balderree took over the remainder of Sen. Jake Anderegg’s term after he resigned last fall. The district contains parts of Lehi, Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain and a small portion of Draper in the Salt Lake Valley.
House District 58
In House District 58, preliminary results showed David Shallenberger up 57.68% to Holly Sweeten’s 42.32%. Both candidates are from Orem.
Sweeten is a staffer for U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens. Neither received 60 percent at the county convention to secure the GOP nomination.
House District 61
It could be another close race in House District 61. Unofficial results showed Lisa Shepard narrowly edging out Travis Hoban with 50.95% to 49.05% at approximately 8:45 p.m.
Hoban currently serves as a Provo City Councilman and Shepherd is the current senior policy advisor to County Commissioner Tom Sakievich. Both are vying to replace Rep. Marsha Judkins, who is not seeking re-election. Shepherd received the party’s nomination during the county convention in April, and Hoban gathered signatures.
House District 66
In House District 66, Republicans Brian Nielson and Troy Shelley were vying to advance to this fall’s general election.
The results so far show Nielson in the lead with 55.56% of the vote to Shelley’s 44.44%. The winner would move on to the November ballot with hopes of representing Juab and Sanpete counties.
nielson He was executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections, from which he retired in May 2023. Shelly He previously served as chairman of the Sanpete County Republican Party.
State School Board District 10
A close race was brewing in District 10 between incumbent Matt Hymas and Monica Wilbur.
Preliminary results showed that Wilbur had a slight lead with 52.10% of the votes, compared to Hymas with 47.90%.
The district contains Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs.
Wilbur has the support of current state school board member Natalie Cline, who came under fire earlier this year after posting a photo of a teenage athlete and falsely implying she was transgender, prompting a series of online attacks against the girl.
Earlier this year, Wilbur barely edged out incumbent Hymas. 52.2% to 47.8% During the state school board convention.
State School Board District 13
In District 13, preliminary results showed Randy Booth ahead with 56.04% of the vote, while Carl Bartholomew got 43.96%. This district includes the Provo and Nebo school districts.
A third candidate, Alyson Robertson, withdrew from the race after the county convention.
Local school board races
Alpine School Board, District 5: Mark Clement led the field of contenders with 50.95% of the vote and John Gadd totaled 27.21%. They will go to the general elections in November.
Nebo School Board, District 7: B. Scott Wilson, with 46.81% of the vote, will advance and face Carma Heimuli, with 29.78%.
The certified results must be published in the county clerk website sometime on July 3rd.
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