Updated March 27, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. The Summit County Democratic Party announced the results late Tuesday: incumbents Roger Armstrong and Tonja Hanson advance for council seats A and B, respectively.
The candidates for council seat C, Snyderville Basin Planning Commissioner Thomas Cooke and housing advocate Megan McKenna, nearly tied.
McKenna had 61 votes, and Cooke had 60, according to the party. Because neither won more than 60% of the vote, there will be a primary for council seat C June 25.
There were 131 Democratic delegates, 122 of whom voted, according to Summit County Democratic Party Chair Rory Swenson.
At the June 25 primary, voters will get to choose between McKenna and Cooke. Democratic primaries are open, so people affiliated with a different party or unaffiliated may request a ballot from Summit County.
The winner faces Republican Ari Ioannides in the Nov. 5 general election.
For council seat A, Armstrong won 76.23% of the vote over LGBTQ+ advocate Cami Richardson, 93 to 29. He faces Republican Tory Welch.
For council seat B, Hanson won 88.52% of the vote over former Sundance and Park City Institute executive Betsy Wallace, 108 to 14. Hanson now runs unopposed.
The Democratic delegates voted using ElectionBuddy, which Swenson said had been the norm in years prior. It's anonymized: he can see who voted but not for whom. Voting was online, opening at around 8 p.m. and closing at 11 p.m.
The Democratic candidates for Summit County sheriff, recorder, assessor and treasurer were unopposed Tuesday night.
Frank Smith is the nominee for sheriff, Greg Wolbach for recorder, Stephanie Poll for assessor and Corie Forsling for treasurer.
They do not have Republican challengers. There may be write-in candidates, and County Clerk Eve Furse says a new law is taking effect in May that allows unaffiliated candidates to get on the November ballot by gathering signatures.
Statewide and local Democratic leadership spoke to the crowd of about 100 in Ecker Hill Middle School’s auditorium Tuesday. That included the recently-elected Chair Swenson, gubernatorial candidate Brian King and attorney general candidates Rudy Bautista and Dave Carlson.
Parkites Caroline Gleich, who is running for Mitt Romney’s open Senate seat; Glenn Wright, running for the U.S. House of Representatives; and Kris Campbell, running for the Utah House, spoke too.
The Summit County Republican Nominating Convention is Tuesday, April 2, also at Ecker Hill Middle School.
