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Salt Lake County, Utah

2026 election results. Ben McAdams (D) has 70% of the Utah 1st District vote in Salt Lake County, with about 95% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 21.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Salt Lake County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 35 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Salt Lake County

U.S. House: Utah 1st District

Ben McAdams
70.1%174,492
Riley Owen
26.2%65,190
Jesse West
2.3%5,707
Elias Montgomery
1.4%3,593
95% counted

Only part of Salt Lake County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Ben McAdams wins. Called.

U.S. House: Utah 4th District

Johny Larsen
47.6%60,634
Mike Kennedy
46.0%58,616
Steven Burt
3.7%4,702
Taylor Wright
2.7%3,490
91% counted

Only part of Salt Lake County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Mike Kennedy wins. Called.

The leader in Salt Lake County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 8, 7:29 AM.

35 local contests in Salt Lake County

County offices, school boards and local measures on Salt Lake County's ballots, from Utah's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

County Council At-Large A

CandidateVotesShare
Zach Robinson234,12862.9%
Kathleen Anderson128,49534.5%
Gregory Beglarian9,5162.6%

Zach Robinson ahead in Salt Lake County.

County Council District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Jiro Johnson43,64186.1%
Casey Poe7,05513.9%

Jiro Johnson ahead in Salt Lake County.

County Council District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Luke Maynes30,76158.4%
Mike Bird21,87141.6%

Luke Maynes ahead in Salt Lake County.

County Council District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Traci Crockett33,28655.3%
Sara Cimmers26,85944.7%

Traci Crockett ahead in Salt Lake County.

County District Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Sim Gill236,48863.7%
Kent Davis134,49136.3%

Sim Gill ahead in Salt Lake County.

County Auditor

CandidateVotesShare
Ali Cloward225,44161.1%
Chris Harding143,81738.9%

Ali Cloward ahead in Salt Lake County.

County Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Lannie Chapman289,796100.0%

Lannie Chapman is unopposed.

County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Rosie Rivera252,39768.0%
Shane Manwaring118,71032.0%

Rosie Rivera ahead in Salt Lake County.

Schools

Canyons School Board District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Amber Shill9,785100.0%

Amber Shill is unopposed.

Canyons School Board District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew Edtl7,147100.0%

Andrew Edtl is unopposed.

Canyons School Board District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Karen Pedersen8,06278.2%
Dennis Lagodimos2,24821.8%

Karen Pedersen ahead in Salt Lake County.

Canyons School Board District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Amanda Oaks9,086100.0%

Amanda Oaks is unopposed.

Granite School Board District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Amber Stone9,750100.0%

Amber Stone is unopposed.

Granite School Board District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Aimee Warren8,13697.3%
Dylanger McKissen1151.4%
Write-in1151.4%

Aimee Warren ahead in Salt Lake County.

Granite School Board District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Michelle Steenblik6,05360.9%
Jay Blain3,88039.1%

Michelle Steenblik ahead in Salt Lake County.

Granite School Board District 7

CandidateVotesShare
Kris Nguyen10,009100.0%

Kris Nguyen is unopposed.

Jordan School Board District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Barnett6,40861.3%
Jeffrey Enquist4,04838.7%

Brian Barnett ahead in Salt Lake County.

Jordan School Board District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Suzanne Wood11,011100.0%

Suzanne Wood is unopposed.

Jordan School Board District 7

CandidateVotesShare
F Masita Taufahema5,85954.3%
Barbie Curtis4,92545.7%

F Masita Taufahema ahead in Salt Lake County.

Murray School Board District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Kami Anderson1,51550.8%
Jessica Miller1,46849.2%

Kami Anderson ahead in Salt Lake County.

Murray School Board District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Jill Weight2,164100.0%

Jill Weight is unopposed.

Murray School Board District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Elizabeth Payne1,826100.0%

Elizabeth Payne is unopposed.

Salt Lake School Board District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Ashley Anderson7,05372.6%
Jared Wright2,66827.4%

Ashley Anderson ahead in Salt Lake County.

Salt Lake School Board District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Amanda Finlayson59850.0%
Write-in59850.0%

Amanda Finlayson is unopposed.

Salt Lake School Board District 5 (2-Year Term)

CandidateVotesShare
Annie Romano5,76163.7%
Sandra Buendia3,28336.3%

Annie Romano ahead in Salt Lake County.

Salt Lake School Board District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Jennifer Smith5,92854.1%
R. Bryan Jensen5,02545.9%

Jennifer Smith ahead in Salt Lake County.

Local measures

Lisa A. Garner (Draper)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes10,48080.3%
No2,56819.7%

Yes ahead with 80.3% in Salt Lake County.

Lisa A. Garner (Herriman)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes10,55078.2%
No2,93821.8%

Yes ahead with 78.2% in Salt Lake County.

Augustus Griffith Chin

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes37,32481.1%
No8,68618.9%

Yes ahead with 81.1% in Salt Lake County.

Jojo C. Liu

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes43,35175.4%
No14,13324.6%

Yes ahead with 75.4% in Salt Lake County.

George Frederick Vo-Duc

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes6,07275.2%
No2,00324.8%

Yes ahead with 75.2% in Salt Lake County.

Christopher Gregory Bown

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes9,90375.3%
No3,25624.7%

Yes ahead with 75.3% in Salt Lake County.

Paul Curtis Farr

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes245,52976.9%
No73,85923.1%

Yes ahead with 76.9% in Salt Lake County.

Salt Lake County, Utah - Special Bond Election

ChoiceVotesShare
For The Issuance Of Bonds210,41860.8%
Against The Issuance Of Bonds135,59639.2%

For The Issuance Of Bonds ahead with 60.8% in Salt Lake County.

City of Sandy, Utah - Special Bond Election

ChoiceVotesShare
Against The Issuance Of Bonds17,92551.7%
For The Issuance Of Bonds16,77648.3%

Against The Issuance Of Bonds ahead with 51.7% in Salt Lake County.

Utah's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:39 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
UT-01 part of the countyD +45.6D +24.3D +21.3
UT-04 part of the countyD +1.7R +14.2D +15.9

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Salt Lake County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris53.7%Donald Trump43.5%D +10.2509,521
2020Joe Biden53.6%Donald Trump42.5%D +11.0540,952
2016Hillary Clinton42.0%Donald Trump33.0%D +9.0418,868
2012Barack Obama38.3%Mitt Romney58.6%R +20.3381,799
2008Barack Obama48.7%John McCain48.6%D +0.1363,749
2004John Kerry37.5%George W. Bush59.6%R +22.0362,138
2000Al Gore35.0%George W. Bush55.8%R +20.8307,258

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +31.1.

Other counties in Utah

Utah results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Utah certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Utah's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.