The following are the unofficial results for the 2024 primary election as of 10:15 a.m. on June 26. They include in-person ballots, by mail ballots and provisional ballots.
| State of Utah | Garfield County | Piute County | Wayne County | |
| U.S. Senate John Curtis: Jason J. Walton: Brad Wilson: Trent Staggs: | 159,774 19,296 41,621 94,463 | 598 66 216 255 | 239 15 88 157 | 371 56 177 201 |
| U.S. House 2 Colby C. Jenkins: Celeste Maloy: | 39,098 41,990 | 335 813 | 215 290 | 335 478 |
| Governor Phil Lyman/Natalie Clawson: Spencer J. Cox/Deidre M. Henderson: | 137,814 180,231 | 483 663 | 286 223 | 484 344 |
| Attorney General Derek Brown: Frank Demcy Mylar: Rachel Terry: | 138,359 67,123 100,023 | 513 186 393 | 293 112 76 | 406 125 235 |
| Auditor Ricky Hatch: Tina Cannon: | 128,202 169,968 | 554 514 | 239 237 | 344 398 |
| State House 69 Logan James Monson: Lynn Jackson: | 3,662 3,566 | 513 556 | — | 374 401 |
| State School Board 15 Kristan L. Norton: Joann Brinton: | 10,348 18,932 | 481 560 | 226 243 | 353 394 |
In Garfield County, Republican voters overwhelmingly favored John Curtis and Celeste Maloy for U.S. Senate and House. The state races, though, were much closer. Phil Lyman trailed Spencer Cox for governor by about 15%. Derek Brown rose above the other two candidates for attorney general by 11%. Ricky Hatch for state auditor, Lynn Jackson for state house, and Joann Brinton for state school board were each ahead by less than 10%.
Piute County showed similar results for U.S. Senate and House, but Derek Brown had a much stronger lead for attorney general by over 37%. And Phil Lyman won Piute County by 12%. The state auditor and school board elections were very close in this county.
John Curtis and Celeste Maloy also won in Wayne County, though not overwhelmingly. Like Piute County Phil Lyman won the vote in Wayne County, this time by close to 17%. The race for state house 69 was close in Wayne County, with Lynn Jackson winning by less than 4%.
Wayne County also held a primary election for its school board districts 2 and 3. The results follow:
| Local School Board District 2 Chad Williams: 137 April Torgerson: 118 Charlene A. VanDyke: 186 Derek Jay Daley: 57 | Local School Board District 3 Carrie Brinkerhoff: 78 Diena Ann Riddle: 53 Shawn Wilford Davis: 76 |
Check the state’s website for any updates or to see how other counties voted.
The winners of the primary elections will face Democratic and third-party candidates in the general election on November 5.
– by Abbie Call and Elaine Baldwin, The Byway
Abbie Call – Cannonville/Kirksville, Missouri
Abbie Call is a journalist and editor at The Byway. She graduated in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in editing and publishing from Brigham Young University. Her favorite topics to write about include anything local, Utah’s megadrought, and mental health and meaning in life. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hanging out with family, quilting and hiking.
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Elaine Baldwin – Panguitch
Elaine Baldwin is an Editor/Writer for The Byway. She is the wife of Dale Baldwin, and they have three children, 11 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Elaine enjoys making a difference in her world. She recently retired after teaching Drama for 20 years at Panguitch High School. She loves volunteering and finds her greatest joy serving in the Cedar City Temple each Friday.