The 2026 Utah State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect eight of fifteen seats on the Utah State Board of Education. Primary elections was held on June 23.
District 1 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jennie Earl, incumbent board member
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Cathy Callow-Heusser Eliminated at convention Milo Anderson Curtis Benjamin
District 2 Republican primary Candidates Withdrawn Joseph Kerry, incumbent board memberhttps://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/09/14/joe-kerry-utah-state-school-board/
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Kacee Weaver
District 4 Republican primary Candidates Nominee LeAnn Wood, incumbent board member Eliminated at convention Gary Widders, perennial candidate
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Heather Dopp
District 5 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Sarah Reale, incumbent board member
Republican primary Candidates Withdrawn J. Michael Clarahttps://utahpolitics.news/utah-school-board-gop-nominee-quits-sabotage-allegations-salt-lake-county/
District 7 (special) Republican primary Candidates Nominee Erin Longacre, incumbent board member
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee James Martin
District 8 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Nicole McDermott Eliminated in primary Trina Christensen Declined Christina Boggess, incumbent board member
Results
District 11 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tracy Nuttall, legislative attorney Eliminated in primary Terry Hutchinson Declined Cindy Davis, incumbent board member
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Lacey Peterson
District 14 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Linda Hanks Eliminated in primary Nichole Isom Eliminated at convention Will Pierce Declined Emily Green, incumbent board member
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Danielle Stratton
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