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Summit County’s election results show that residents aren’t huge fans of incumbents, or the Republican Party.
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With more votes counted Wednesday, two Park City Board of Education candidates widened their leads over their opponents.
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Jerry Parker had a three-vote lead for a seat on the South Summit school board until vote totals were updated Wednesday.
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There were primary elections in Summit and Wasatch counties to set the field for two local school board races and a handful of higher offices. In Park City, preliminary results show 29 votes to be the difference between a spot on the ballot and the end of the race. In South Summit, that margin was three.
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Incumbents at state and national levels currently lead races. This is a developing story.
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With all the voting options available, local county clerks say primary elections are still trending toward a low voter turn-out.
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Distrust in elections and allegations of voter fraud prompted dozens of voter security bills in Utah’s legislature in the past couple of years. Wasatch Back county clerks say there are successful safeguards in place.
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June is election month: Wasatch Back voters can decide on Republican primary races and nonpartisan school board elections.
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Summit County residents who will be out of the country between June 7 and June 28, including military service members, may be eligible for an email primary ballot.
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Summit County Councilor Chris Robinson is seeking a fifth term on the council. He says the council is making progress on "intractable" issues facing the county even if, in the short term, some of the problems seem to be multiplying.
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Wasatch County Republican delegates selected Luke Searle to be the nominee for county council at Tuesday’s convention. He will not face a challenger in the November election and will join the council in 2023.
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Local Republicans are holding nominating conventions Tuesday night, and some prominent politicians have told the local parties they’ll attend.