2026 Candidates

 

UTAH SENATE

 

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Julie Quinlan
UT Senate 01 (Box Elder, Cache, Tooele County)



Josh Smith

Josh Smith
UT Senate 06 (Clearfield, Kaysville, Layton, Syracuse)

https://www.electjoshsmith.com/


J. Lowry Snow

J. Lowry Snow
UT Senate 09 (Salt Lake City)

https://jlowrysnow.com/


Emily Buss

Sen. Emily Buss
UT Senate 11 (Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah County)

https://www.emilybussutah.com/


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Colin Smith
UT Senate 13 (Millcreek, Murray, South Salt Lake, Salt Lake City)

Recovery Coach
Top Priorities: Affordable Housing, Transportation, Water Conservation & the Great Salt Lake

"I’m not running to work across the aisle. I’m running to stand in it. No more excuses!"

https://www.forwardwithcolin.org/


Annette McRae

Annette McRae
UT Senate 20 (Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch County)

Legislative Researcher, Author & Public Servant
Top Priorities: Affordable Housing, Government Transparency, Urban Planning & Infrastructure

"Secure Utah’s water future by design. I am running to enforce government transparency, restore local control over data centers, and bring real accountability and structural reform to MIDA to protect our municipal rights."

https://mcraeforsenate.com/


Wayne Woodfield

Wayne Woodfield
UT Senate 21 (American Fork, Highland, Lehi, Pleasant Grove)

Software Architect
Top Priorities: Government Transparency, Redistricting, Separation of Powers

"I am running for the Utah Senate to restore the values of integrity, civility, unity, and good governance that have long defined Utah politics. I take the best ideas from across the political spectrum and reject the worst. I am mainstream, not extreme."

https://www.wayneforsenate.com/


UTAH HOUSE

 

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James Rich
UT House 06 (Weber, Box Elder County)

Small business owner and family man
Top Priorities: Election Reform, Healthcare Affordability & Access, Redistricting

"People matter.  You are worth getting to know and listening to. Your ideas, contributions, and life experience are valuable to making government work. I want to listen to you!"

https://move.forwardwith.us


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Libby Shelton
UT House 08 (Pleasant View, Ogden, Huntsville, Eden, Morgan)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Top Priorities: Election Reform, Government Transparency, Separation of Powers

"People should have equitable access to their elected representatives, without more attention being given to those with power and money."

https://www.libbyforutah.com/


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Tony De Mille
UT House 13 (West Point, Sunset, Clinton, Clearfield)

Realtor
Top Priorities: Affordable Housing, Campaign Finance Reform, Water Conservation & the Great Salt Lake

"My campaign is based on respect, honesty, integrity, transparency and being human."

voteforbigtony.com


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Cabot Nelson
UT House 23 (Park City, Salt Lake City)

Software Implementation Engineer
Top Priorities: Affordable Housing, Election Reform, Urban Planning & Infrastructure

"My main issue is electoral reform. Given the extreme challenges our republic faces, nothing else ― no policy proposals, no ideological stances ― will matter without breaking the back of our nasty two-party system.."

[email protected]


Travis Alico

Travis Alico
UT House 26 (West Valley City, Magna)

Project manager and Podcaster
Top Priorities: Immigration Policy, Redistricting, Water Conservation & the Great Salt Lake

"Elected officials should represent their communities to the state, not the party's agenda to their communities. I want to represent the people of West Valley City and Magna to the state of Utah, and advocate their best interests and needs."

https://alico4utah.com/


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Jeffrey Marshall
UT House 27 (West Valley City, West Jordan, Magna)



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Wales Nematollahi
UT House 28 (Tooele, Stansbury Park, Ophir, Lincoln, Erda)



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Tynley Bean
UT House 29 (Tooele, Millard, Juab County)

https://tynleybeanforutah.com/


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John Boyd
UT House 53 (Lehi, Highland, American Fork)

https://www.johnboydforutah.com/


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Julie Smith
UT House 63 (Springville, Spanish Fork, Mapleton, Covered Bridge)

Educator, historian, wife, mother, and grandmother, and proponent of civic virtue
Top Priorities: Affordable Housing, Separation of Powers, Water Conservation & the Great Salt Lake

"Instead of watching history repeat itself, we can remember one another and our shared humanity. Civic virtue leads to unity and the return of 'We, ALL, the People.'"

https://www.juliesmith4utah.com/


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Zeno Parry
UT House 70 (Sevier, Piute, Iron, Beaver County)



COUNTY OFFICES

 

David Hinckley
Utah County At-Large B (Countywide)

davidhinckley.com


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Russ Rampton
Utah County Clerk (Countywide)



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Gary New
Weber County At-Large A (Countywide)

https://vote4new.com/