Salt Lake County voters from West Valley City to Draper have cast their votes for the local leaders they want to see on the ballot this November. Early, unofficial returns are beginning to trickle in.
In all but two races, the top two vote-getters will move on to the fall general election.
[Read more: See live election results from across the state here.]
Here’s what partial returns from the Salt Lake County Clerk’s office are showing as of 10:30 p.m.
Bluffdale
City Council at large
Bluffdale has a distinct form of local government. Every seat on the City Council is at large, which means every resident gets to vote on every council candidate. This year, two seats are up for grabs and five candidates ran to fill them. Four of those candidates will advance. Wendy Aston is the incumbent for one of the seats. She was joined in the race by business consultant Mackey Smith, Alder Holdings President Adam Christian, marketing professional Jeff Steele and professional development leader Albert Allen Larsen.
As of 10:30 p.m., Aston had 30.7% of the vote, Smith had 24.9%, Larsen had 16.4%, Steele had 16% and Christian had 12%, early, unofficial returns show.
Draper
City Council at large
Four candidates ran in the primary for the City Council’s at-large seat, including former U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations agent Brad Byington, Corner Canyon High School student Evan Sorensen, commercial cleaning business co-owner Oliver Herrera Schuster and Kathryn Dahlin.
Dahlin captured 48% of vote, while Byington tallied 32.6%, according to early, unofficial returns. Herrera Schuster, meanwhile, had 10% of the vote while Sorensen had 9.5%.
Emigration Canyon
Council at large
Residents voted among Dillon Wheelock, Jacob Steed, Zachary Posner and current Emigration Canyon Council member Robert Pinon for the Emigration Canyon Council at-large seat.
Early, unofficial returns showed Pinon with 47.4% of the vote, Steed with 33.7%, Posner with 14.7% and Wheelock with 4.2%.
Herriman
City Council District 3
In Herriman, council member Sherrie Ohrn’s decision to step down has opened the District 3 seat. Churrology food truck owner Matt Basham, planning commissioner Heather Garcia and real estate professional Rodman Grimm vied for the role.
Early, unofficial returns showed Basham with 48.9% of the vote, Garcia with 34.2% and Grimm with 16.9% of the tally.
Holladay
Mayor
In Holladay, retired OB-GYN Daren A. Watts, Holladay Business Advisory Board member Zac Wilson and City Council member Paul S. Fotheringham ran in the primary to replace longtime Mayor Robert Dahle, who has led the city since 2014.
Partial returns showed Fotheringham with 45.1% of the vote, Watts with 28.6% and Wilson with 26.4%.
Kearns
Mayor
Since 2018, Kelly Bush has led the western suburb of Kearns, taking it through its incorporation as a city. She’ll hand over her mayor title to one of four primary participants: current council Vice Chair Tina Snow, former ABC4 journalist Jesse Valdez (whose name appeared on ballots as Michael Jesse Xon Valdez), former council candidate Christopher James Geertsen and comedian Cache Dexter, who appeared to be running a satirical campaign.
As of 10:30 p.m., Snow had 51.3% of the vote, according to unofficial, early returns, while Valdez had 35.3% and Geersten and Dexter had 9.6% and 3.7%, respectively.
City Council District 2
Some Kearns residents also voted in a primary for the city’s District 2 council seat. Incumbent Al Peterson hoped to defend his seat against health care appeal specialist Lindsay Longtin and Kearns Junior High community council member Jordan Hansen (who appeared on ballots as T Jordan Hansen).
Unofficial partial returns showed Longtin with 48.3% of the vote, Peterson with 26.3% and Hansen with 25.4%.
Magna
Mayor
In the far northwestern portion of the Salt Lake Valley, Mayor Eric Barney is stepping aside from his role to run only for his District 2 seat on the council. His departure opened the door for District 3 council member Mick Sudbury (who appeared on ballots as Mickey Sudbury on ballots), technology engineer Michael Romero, civics educator Alexander Adriano and recent law school graduate Maxwell Thomas White.
According to early unofficial returns, Sudbury had captured 44.2% of the vote, Adriano had 20.8%, Romero garnered 19.1% and White had 15.9%.
City Council District 2
Barney, the current mayor and District 2 incumbent, along with financial services professional Megan Olsen and health care call center manager Cisco Rodriguez were in the race for the council seat. Unofficial, early results gave Olsen 47.5% of the vote, Barney 37.3% and Rodriguez 15.3%.
City Council District 4
In District 4, current council member Trish Hull looked to fend off challengers Terry George, a custom-home builder, and Brooks Jones, a retired shipping container salesperson. As of 10:30 p.m., Hull held 39.7% with George capturing 39.7%, according to unofficial returns. Jones, meanwhile, had 20.6% of the vote.
Murray
Mayor
Incumbent Brett A. Hales faced off against former Murray City planning and zoning commission Chair John Jeffrey Evans and former Murray City Power Department operations manager Bruce E. Turner.
Early, unofficial returns showed Hales with 59.9% of the vote, Turner with 24.7% and Evans with 15.4%.
City Council District 2
Four candidates ran in the primary to represent District 2 on the City Council. Incumbent Pamela Jane Cotter captured 45.4% of the vote, while Salt Lake County Democratic Party Secretary Jared Michael Eborn had 23.6%, according to early, unofficial returns. Former council member Dale M. Cox had, meanwhile, had 21.4% of the vote and former homeowner association board member Aaron Lee Holbrook had 9.7%.
City Council District 3
Four candidates also ran in the primary for City Council District 3. Incumbent Scott Goodman got challenged by Murray Arts Board member Clark Bullen, former teacher Leann Parker-Reed and former Salt Lake County Democratic Party Executive Director Ben Peck.
Unofficial, partial results showed Bullen with 44.5% of the vote, Peck with 26.1%, Goodman with 19.4% and Parker-Reed with 10%.
Riverton
Mayor
In this southwestern suburb, three candidates vied to replace Mayor Trent Staggs after the incumbent announced this year that he would step down at the end of his term. City Council members Tawnee McCay and Tish Buroker faced off against information technology professional John Scott.
Early, unofficial results showed Buroker with 60.4% of the vote. McCay, meanwhile, had captured 33% and Scott had 6.6%.
Sandy
Mayor
Incumbent Monica Zoltanski ran against four challengers in the mayoral chase. Zoltanski’s opponents were City Council members Alison Stroud and Cyndi Sharkey, along with Justin Hilgendorff and information technology professional Rodger Downward.
Unofficial partial returns showed Zoltanski with 57.9%, while Sharkey had 27.8%, Stroud had 12.3%, Downward had 1.4% and Hilgendorff had 0.6%.
City Council District 3
Early, unofficial returns show former City Council member Kris Nicholl captured 41.1% of the vote, software administrator Iva Williams had 22.9%, community developer Parry Harrison had 21.4% and Ibantik Craft Beverages founder Matthew Ostrander had 14.7% of the tally.
West Jordan
City Council at large
All three of West Jordan’s at-large seats are up for grabs this year, with a dozen candidates seeking a seat, including two of the three incumbents: Kayleen Whitelock and Kelvin Green. The top-six vote-getters will move on to the November general election.
As of 10:30 p.m., Kayleen Whitelock had 14.2%, Annette Harris had 13.4%, Chris McConnehey had 10.5%, Jessica Wignall had 10.4%, Rob Bennett had 10.1% and Sergio Sotelo had 9.6%. Two candidates were trailing closely: Kelvin Green had 9.2% and David F. Pack had 9.1%.
West Valley City
City Council at large
In Utah’s second-largest city, council member Lars Nordfelt ran to retain his at-large seat, one of two on the council. Three others, real estate professional Justin Turcsanski, Utah Probation Services owner Heidi Roggenbuck and automotive fleet repair manager Ryan Mahoney, vied for the seat, too.
Early, unofficial returns showed Nordfelt with 37.8% of the vote, Roggenbuck with 34.8%, Turcsanski with 14.4% and Mahoney with 13%.
City Council District 2
In West Valley City’s District 2, Scott Harmon decided to seek reelection. Pest control business owner Danny George Jr. and appliance repair business owner Rocky Thomas ran against him.
Partial, unofficial returns showed Harmon with 59.6% of the vote, George with 27.9% and Thomas with 12.5%.
City Council District 4
After being appointed to the District 4 seat earlier this year, current council member Cindy Wood ran to extend her time on the council. Two others who threw their hats in the ring in January, Amitonu Wesley Amosa and Jim Vesock, did so again. Geovani Salazar, a digital marketer for the University of Utah, was also on the ballot.
As of 10:30 p.m., Wood captured 58.6% of the vote, according to early, unofficial returns. Amosa tallied 15.1%, Vesock had 14.3%, and Salazar 12%.
