A wave of independent candidates this year wanted to “make history” and maybe even “reshape the state’s political landscape” by winning several seats in Utah’s long Republican-dominated Legislature. Those were their hopes,

A lot of the spending in Utah elections for statewide seats comes before convention and before the primary, likely because those seats are often considered safe for Republicans. That money is spent on things like ads and gathering signatures to make it onto primary ballots.

Utah voters delivered President-elect Donald Trump his highest vote share ever in the state on Election Day. Republican success extended down the ballot: statewide candidates glided to victory and the Legislature’s GOP supermajority maintained its same margin of dominance.

Utah immigrant advocates say Donald Trump's presidential win has prompted fear and concern in the community given his tough talk of cracking down on immigrants here illegally.

Democrats are offering victory comments in two close Utah House races, while a Republican challenger has added to her lead in a third tight contest.

Republican U.S. Rep. John Curtis has won Mitt Romney’s open U.S. Senate seat in Utah. Curtis breezed to victory over Democrat Caroline Gleich, a mountaineer and environmental activist from Park City.

Rep. John Curtis wins Utah's U.S. Senate seat, promising a bipartisan approach while advocating for public lands, energy production, and U.S.-China relations.

Incumbent Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and longtime Democratic Utah state Rep. Brian King battled in a race for the Utah governor's mansion Tuesday.

Preliminary election night results are in, and we’re getting our first look at the makeup of the Utah Legislature in 2025. All 75 Utah House seats and 15 out of 29 Senate seats are up for reelection — however,

Utahns supported former president Donald Trump more than they did Gov. Spencer Cox in all but two of Utah’s 29 counties, based on early returns from the 2024 election. Trump and Cox were the frontrunners in the race for U.S. President and Utah governor ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) – The state of Utah just elected what may be its youngest official in history. Just one year ago, Jackson Lewis was a high school student. He was chosen to serve on the Canyons School District Board at the age of 19.

Data: Associated Press, U.S. Census 2023 ACS 1-year estimates; Note: Washington, D.C., has been omitted for brevity. 65.9% of residents over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher, and Kamala Harris had a margin of +86 percentage points.