November 2016 Election, Utah County, Utah

See also: Utah County, Utah
Previous covered election: November 2015, Utah County, Utah
Next covered election: November 2018, Utah County, Utah

This election is scheduled for the 8th of November 2016.
The Republican Primary is scheduled for June 28th.

Candidates

County Commission C

Name	Notes
R. Nathan Ivie	Our pick. Republican. Good candidate.
Jeanne Bowen	Democrat
Eliminated Candidates
Casey Voeks	Our primary pick. Republican. Good candidate seems more polished and politically aware.
Mike Kipp	Eliminated as a Republican candidate in April 16 delegate vote.
Brad Frost	Eliminated as a Republican candidate in April 16 delegate vote.
Scott Ward	Eliminated as a Republican candidate in April 16 delegate vote.

Alpine School District

Not currently covered.

Nebo School District - Board Seat 1

Name	Notes
Eric Hazelet	Our Pick. Strong focus on family.
Lisa Rowley

I wrote a letter to both of the candidates and have received responses from both.

Nebo School District - Board Seat 3

Name	Notes
Layne Moody
Shauna Warnick
Randy Boothe	Incumbent

Nebo School District - Board Seat 6

Name	Notes
R. Dean Rowley

Nebo School District - Board Seat 7

Name	Notes
Christine Riley

Provo School District - Board Seat 5

Name	Notes
Julie Rash

Provo School District - Board Seat 6

Name	Notes
Rebecca Nielsen

Provo School District - Board Seat 7

Name	Notes
Jim Pettersson

Judicial Retainment

The retainment votes are tricky. We're not comparing one candidate against another, so that we can fall back on relative merit easily. Though, one could compare the candidates against each other, rank them, and pick a cut-off. Grading on the curve never seems altogether fair or constructive, however. People tend to vote "yes", even thought they have little to no information. This tends to make bad judges very hard to oust. At the same time "when in doubt, vote no" seems an overly harsh rule to apply. At the same time, it seems almost necessary to counteract the mindless reverence that sitting judges tend to elicit from the voting public. At the very least, when in doubt, don't vote. Voting uninformed can be worse than not voting. We will not make a recommendation unless we feel we have found enough information to judge the probability of a vote being a good one.

Name	Court	Recommendation
Carolyn E. Howard	Saratoga Springs
David C. Dahlquist	Payson	Yes
Scott J. Cullimore	Utah County Justice Court
Sharla T. Williams	Genola
Sharla T. Williams	Goshen
Sharla T. Williams	Santaquin
Sherlynn W. Fenstermaker	Mapleton
Sherlynn W. Fenstermaker	Springville
Stevan W. Ridge	Utah County Justice Court
W. Brent Bullock	Lindon

External Resources

• County list of candidates.