Candidate, Box Elder County Sheriff · Unaffiliated
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Allan L Shinney was a candidate for Box Elder County Sheriff in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election. The ballot listed Allan L Shinney, Unaffiliated. Counts are unofficial until the canvass; see the election night results and the official results.
Allan L Shinney is a retired law-enforcement officer seeking the Box Elder County sheriff’s office in 2026. His campaign biography says he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, with a sociology minor, from Weber State University in 1996. He joined the Utah Department of Corrections that October and retired from law enforcement on January 1, 2025. The biography also describes his appointment as director of the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division in 2016 and his work supervising staffing and departmental spending. He presents that administrative experience as a central qualification for the sheriff’s job.
Unofficial results show Douglas Christensen ahead of Republican Mike Allred for Box Elder sheriff and Bret Millburn leading a Davis County commission seat by 1,072 votes. Utah County Republicans led every contested county race.
· From Box Elder County unofficial 2026 general election results, as of 12:14 a.m. Nov. 4, 2026 (state results site)
