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

Nominee
  • Cathy Callow-Heusser[1]
Eliminated at convention
  • Milo Anderson[1]
  • Curtis Benjamin[1]

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joseph Kerry, incumbent board member[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kacee Weaver[1]

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • LeAnn Wood, incumbent board member[1]
Eliminated at convention
  • Gary Widders, perennial candidate[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

Nominee
  • Nicole McDermott[1]
Eliminated in primary
  • Trina Christensen[1]
Declined
  • Christina Boggess, incumbent board member[2]

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicole McDermott 5,752 58.78
Republican Trina Christensen 4,033 41.22
Total votes 9,785 100.00

District 11

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Terry Hutchinson[1]
  • Tracy Nuttall, legislative attorney[3]
Declined
  • Cindy Davis, incumbent board member[1]

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tracy Nuttall 10,189 50.66
Republican Terry Hutchinson 9,925 49.34
Total votes 20,114 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lacey Peterson[4]

District 14

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Nichole Isom[5]
Eliminated at convention
Declined
  • Emily Green, incumbent board member[6]

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Linda Hanks 21,296 68.75
Republican Nichole Isom 9,678 31.25
Total votes 30,974 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Danielle Stratton[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Utah_State_Board_of_Education_election