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Issues
State Election
November 2018 Election, Utah
Next covered election: November 2020, Utah
Previous covered election: November 2017, Utah
This election is scheduled for the 6th of November 2018.[1]
There is a Primary scheduled for June 26, 2018.
Candidates
Senate District
Republican candidates in order of preference.
Name | Notes |
---|---|
Our Pick. Craig R. Bowden | Libertarian. In particular, a conservative libertarian. |
Tim Aalders | Constitution. Constitutional Conservative. |
Weaker Candidates | |
Reed C. McCandless | Independent American |
Candidates to Not Vote for | |
Torrey Jenkins | Republican. Opted to utilize signature gathering method. Felon. Possibly unqualified to run. |
Alicia Colvin | Republican. Self-proclaimed moderate. Somewhere on the spectrum between progressive and social libertarian. Opted to utilize signature gathering method. |
Stoney Fonua | Republican. Incoherent platform. |
Larry Livingston | Democrat |
Mitchell Vice | Democrat |
Jenny Wilson | Democrat |
Mitt Romney | Republican. Endorsed Antifa, BLM, and some fairly bad politicians. Opted to utilize signature gathering method and has expressed anti-caucus sentiments to delegates. |
Jeff Dransfield | Democrat |
Eliminated Candidates[2] | |
Mike Kennedy | Republican. Current member of Utah's House of Representatives |
Samuel B. Parker | Republican |
Larry Meyers | Republican. Constitutional Conservative |
Tim Jimenez | Republican |
Jeremy Lewis Friedbaum | Republican. Constitutional Conservative |
Joshua C. Lee | Republican. Campaign virtually non-existent. |
Abe Lincoln Brian Jenkins | Republican. Opted to utilize signature gathering method. |
Loy Brunson | Republican. Constitutional conservative. Need more detail. |
Congressional District 1
Congressional District 2
Congressional District 3
Name | Notes |
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Gregory C. Duerden | Our pick. Independent American. Ran for Lieutenant Governor of Utah in the November 2016 Election |
Candidates to Not Vote for | |
John Curtis | Republican |
James Courage Singer | Democrat |
Melanie McCoard | United Utah |
Kent Moon | Democrat |
Eliminated Candidates[3] | |
Christopher Niles Herrod | Our primary pick. Republican |
Mike Leavitt | Republican |
Steven Stromness | Republican |
Henry Rudolph Kneitz III | Republican |
Congressional District 4
Name | Notes |
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Mia B. Love | Our pick. Republican |
Candidates to Not Vote for | |
Morgan Shepherd | Democrat |
Ben McAdams | Democrat |
Darlene McDonald | Democrat |
Sheldon Kirkham | Democrat |
Tom Taylor | Democrat |
State Senate District 15
State House District 6
State House District 27
State House District 57
State House District 60
State House District 61
State House District 65
State House District 67
Name | Notes |
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Marc Roberts | Our pick. Republican. Excellent record. |
Propositions
See: Official 2018 Election Information
Proposition | Title | Our Recommendation |
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Constitutional Amendment A | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to modify the period of time that a person in the
military needs to serve out of state under an order to federal active duty in order to qualify for a property tax exemption for the military person's residence, allowing the military person to qualify if the period of service is at least 200 days in a continuous 365-day period?[4] |
|
Constitutional Amendment B | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to authorize the creation of a property tax
exemption for real property, such as land or buildings, that the state or a local government entity leases from a private owner? |
No |
Constitutional Amendment C | Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to:
|
|
Nonbinding Opinion Question #1 | Potential Gas Tax Increase for Public Education and Local Roads | No |
Proposition 2 | Shall a law be enacted to:
|
Yes |
Proposition 3 | Shall a law be enacted to:
previously ineligible low-income adults;
|
No |
Proposition 4 | Shall a law be enacted to:
|
County Elections
External Resources
References
- ↑ Spencer J. Cox, "Notice of Election: 2018 Regular General Election", Office of the Lieutenant Governor, 15 Nov 2017
- ↑ Emily Stewart, "Mitt Romney will have to face a primary in Utah’s Senate race", Vox, 22 Apr 2018
- ↑ Lisa Anderson, "Utah Republican Convention 2018", Lindon 04 Precinct Delegate Political Ponderings, 22 Apr 2018
- ↑ Val L. Peterson, "Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Active Military Property Tax Exemption", Utah State Legislature, 2017
External Resources
- The Senate Site:Unofficial voice of the Utah Senate
- utcourts.gov
- judges.utah.gov
- The Robing Room
- Utah State Legislative District Maps
Counties
References