2026 Utah State Board of Education election

2026 Utah State Board of Education election

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8 of 15 seats on the Utah State Board of Education 8 seats needed for a majority
Party Republican Democratic Current seats 13 2 Seats needed 6

The 2026 Utah State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect eight of fifteen seats on the Utah State Board of Education. Primary elections will be held on June 23.

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jennie Earl, incumbent board member ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Milo Anderson ^[1]
• Curtis Benjamin ^[1]
• Cathy Callow-Heusser ^[1]

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kati Jo Christensen ^[1]
• Joseph Kerry, incumbent board member ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kacee Weaver ^[1]

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Adam Gerlach ^[1]
• Gary Widders, perennial candidate ^[1]
• LeAnn Wood, incumbent board member ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Heather Dopp ^[1]

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sara Reale, incumbent board member ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. Michael Clara ^[1]

District 7 (special)

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Erin Longacre, incumbent board member ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Martin ^[1]

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Trina Christensen ^[1]
• Nicole McDermott ^[1]

Declined

• Christina Boggess, incumbent board member ^[2]

District 11

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Terry Hutchinson ^[1]
• Tracy Nuttall, legislative attorney ^[3]

Declined

• Cindy Davis, incumbent board member ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lacey Peterson ^[4]

District 14

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Linda Hanks ^[1]
• Nichole Isom ^[5]
• Courtnee Justice ^[1]
• Will Pierce ^[1]

Declined

• Emily Green, incumbent board member ^[6]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danielle Stratton ^[1]

References

1. Comer, Ryan (January 10, 2026). "Bob Stevenson to challenge Trevor Lee, highlighting Northern Utah candidate filing news". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
2. Spiewak, Jim (January 21, 2026). "Departing state board member criticizes Utah's public education system". KUTV. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
3. "Tracy J. Nuttall announces candidacy for Utah State Board of Education". Utah Policy. January 4, 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
4. Nielson, Jacob (January 21, 2026). "Candidates running for state, local school boards in 2026". Daily Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
5. "Nichole Isom". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
6. "Emily Green". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 25 January 2026.