Half of this year's state school board races are already settled
Four of eight Utah State Board of Education seats are uncontested, guaranteeing at least three Democrats on the 15-member board in January.
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Eight seats on the Utah State Board of Education are on the November ballot, but four candidates are running unopposed, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The board now has 13 Republicans and two Democrats, and the uncontested results mean at least three Democrats will serve starting in January. [1]
Democrat Kacee Weaver will take the District 2 seat in Weber County after incumbent Joseph Kerry resigned in September. Republican incumbent LeAnn Wood keeps District 4 in Davis County, Democratic incumbent Sarah Reale keeps District 5 in the Salt Lake Valley, and Republican newcomer Linda Hanks will represent the large rural District 14 after winning the June primary. [1]
Four races are contested: Republican incumbent Jennie Earl faces Democrat Cathy Callow-Heusser in District 1 in northern Utah; Cox appointee Erin Longacre, a Republican, faces Democrat James Martin in District 7; Republican Nicole McDermott faces Democrat Araueni Olivares in District 8; and Republican Tracy Nuttall faces Democrat Lacey Peterson in District 11 in northern Utah County. [1]
Election Day is Nov. 3, and mailed ballots must reach county clerks by 8 p.m. that day, according to the Tribune. [1]
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