Wednesday updates flip House 59 lead and two school board races

House District 59

Republican Luke Searle led Democrat Celeste Johnson by 465 votes, 8,143 to 7,678, in House District 59 in unofficial statewide results updated at 5:12 p.m. Wednesday. Johnson had led by 25 votes, 6,467 to 6,442, in the 1:42 a.m. count. ^[1]

The Wasatch County portion, updated at 4:51 p.m., had Searle ahead 7,407 to 5,826, and the Summit County portion, updated at 5:12 p.m., had Johnson ahead 1,852 to 736. Summit County listed none of the district's 15 precincts there as fully reported. ^[4][5]

The seat is open. Republican Rep. Mike Kohler, who held it, was not on the ballot. ^[1][7]

Box Elder County School District

In the Box Elder County School District's District 3, Ryan Burt had 1,658 votes, or 50.06%, to 1,654, or 49.94%, for Kami Dupree, a four-vote gap, with one of 10 precincts not yet reporting. Dupree had led by one vote, 1,405 to 1,404, in the first count. ^[2]

Iron County School District

In the Iron County School District's District 6, Adam Hahn had 1,136 votes, or 50.76%, to 1,102, or 49.24%, for Nathan Slaughter, a 34-vote gap with all seven precincts reporting. Slaughter had led the first count, 981 to 968. ^[3]

What happens next

Results are unofficial and more ballots remain to be counted in some counties. County canvasses run Nov. 10-17 and the statewide canvass is Nov. 23. ^[6]