Your 2026 ballot, start to finish.
Utah's general election is Tuesday, November 3. Here's how to (1) make sure your ballot counts and (2) find every candidate on it, county by county.
Your vote counts, all the way down the ballot
Vote up and down the ballot. Fill in every race you can, not just the ones at the top.
Elected representatives make policy on taxes, roads, education, housing, healthcare, air, water and land issues, elections and voting, and more.
Representatives make policy on all of the above, plus foreign affairs, the military and defense, corruption, and accountability.
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Look up any candidate
Type a name, a party, a county, or an office, like "sheriff" or "Salt Lake".
Five dates between now and results
Three ways to cast your ballot
Every active registered voter in Utah gets a ballot in the mail. You choose how to send it back.
Drop your signed ballot envelope in any official drop box.
- There is a drop box in every municipality.
- Find your drop box at vote.utah.gov.
Deadline: 8 p.m., Nov 3
Fill out your ballot, sign the envelope, and mail it. No stamp needed.
- Your ballot must ARRIVE by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. A postmark no longer counts.
- Mail it by October 27 to be safe.
Safest mail-by date: Oct 27
Vote at a vote center on Election Day, or early in counties that offer it.
- Find your polling place and early voting hours at vote.utah.gov.
- Bring a photo ID, or two documents with your name and address.
- Not registered? You can register and vote in person on Election Day.
Polls close: 8 p.m., Nov 3
Questions, or trouble entering your address? Contact your county clerk's office.
Two constitutional amendments
Every Utah voter will be asked to vote yes or no on both. This guide does not take a side. Full official text is in the Legislature's amendment notice.
How proposed amendments are published
What it says: The Utah Constitution now requires a proposed amendment to be published in a newspaper in every county for two months before the election. Amendment A would end the newspaper requirement. Instead, the notices would be posted on the state's Utah Public Notice Website and the Lieutenant Governor's website for 60 calendar days before the general election, in the manner the Legislature sets by statute.
Yes adopts the change. No keeps the current newspaper rule.
Arguments for
- People no longer read newspapers. Rep. Anthony Loubet (R-Kearns), the sponsor, says a two-month print newspaper requirement was once an effective way to reach people but no longer is.
- Supporters of 2024's proposed Amendment D had that amendment voided by the courts in part because no public notice was posted in newspapers.
Arguments against
- Less transparent. Citizens are unlikely to visit government websites, while a newspaper notice reaches people who were not looking for it.
- People still read newspapers, whether online or at libraries. The public should support newspapers, which participate in and encourage civic participation.
- This is a legislative power grab, meant to rebuke the courts for voiding Amendment D in 2024.
- Alliance for a Better Utah recommends a no vote.
Worth knowing: the resolution passed the Utah House 70-0 and the Senate 29-0.
Higher vote bar for tax initiatives
What it says: A citizen initiative on the ballot after November 1, 2026 would need at least 60% of the vote, instead of a simple majority, if it would impose a new tax, expand a tax to more items or transactions, or raise a tax rate. For a property tax, it also covers a rate change that lowers the rate less than current law would. The existing two-thirds rule for wildlife initiatives does not change.
Yes adopts the 60% requirement. No keeps the simple majority.
Arguments for
- Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (R-South Jordan) and Rep. Jason Kyle (R-Huntsville), the sponsors, say: "If you want to raise your neighbors' taxes, you should have broad support from your neighbors."
- The Utah Taxpayers Association and Taxpayer Shield PAC back it, arguing tax increases should need broader support than a slim majority.
Arguments against
- Utahns Protecting Our Constitution, led by Elizabeth Rasmussen, calls it an unnecessary, permanent change that weakens a citizen check on government and lets 40% of voters block a measure.
- Critics note the 2018 Medicaid expansion initiative passed with 53.3% and would not have passed under this rule. The 2018 medical marijuana initiative also fell short of 60%.
- Rep. Andrew Stoddard (D-Sandy) says the standard is unfair because the Legislature does not need 60% to change taxes.
Sources: Deseret News, Oct. 6, 2026. Utah News Dispatch, Sept. 28, 2026. Axios Salt Lake City, Oct. 7, 2026. Ballotpedia on Amendment A.
What's on the ballot in your county
District lines don't follow county lines, so you'll see every district that touches your county. Your own sample ballot at vote.utah.gov shows your exact races.
U.S. House of Representatives
All four of Utah's seats are on the ballot. Every Utah voter sees one of these races.
Utah State Senate
15 of 29 seats are on the ballot. Senators serve four-year terms.
Utah House of Representatives
All 75 seats are on the ballot. Representatives serve two-year terms. Profiles are on Ballotpedia.
April Subashe (D), District 75, withdrew. John Jackson (UFP), District 40, and Serena Aeschilman (U), District 47, did not qualify for the ballot.
State Board of Education
Board members set policy for Utah's public schools.
My picks
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