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Utah State Board of Education
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Filing deadline: March 19, 2020
Primary: June 30, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Laurieann Thorpe (District 3) Jennifer Graviet (District 4) Carol Barlow Lear (District 7) Janet Cannon (District 8) Shawn Newell (District 10) Mike Haynes (District 11) Mark Marsh (District 12) Scott Neilson (District 13) Michelle Boulter (District 15)
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Utah held an election fornine of 15 seats on the state board of education onNovember 3, 2020. Eight seats were up for regular election, and one seat was up for special election to a two-year term. The primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. Party conventions were held on April 25, 2020, to narrow the field for the primary or to advance candidates to the general election. The filing deadline was March 19, 2020.^[1]

This was the first year that the Utah State Board of Education held partisan elections. Prior to 2020, the elections werenonpartisan. The change came after theUtah State Legislature passed a bill in 2016 to change school board elections to partisan elections. The change had been planned to go into effect in 2018, but challenges to the law kept it on hold. Opponents argued that the law went against the Utah Constitution's statement that “no religious or partisan test or qualification shall be required as a condition of employment." On September 10, 2019, theUtah Supreme Court ruled that partisan school board elections were constitutional, and the law was able to go into effect.^[2]

Brent Strate won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 4.

IncumbentCarol Barlow Lear won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 7.

IncumbentJanet Cannon won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 8.

Molly Hart won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 10.

Natalie Cline won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 11.

James Moss Jr. won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 12.

Randy Boothe won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 13.

Kristan Norton won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 15.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also:Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of thecoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Utah modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: The third-party collection and return of absentee ballots was restricted to individuals residing in the same household as the voter.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak,click here.

Candidates and election results

District 3

General election candidates

• Brett Garner  (Democratic Party) 
• Matt Hymas  (Republican Party) ✔ 

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Brett Garner ✔ 

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 Republican convention candidates

• Laurieann Thorpe (Incumbent)
• Matt Hymas ✔ 

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District 4

General election candidates

• Brent Strate  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled.

 Republican primary candidates

• K'Leena Furniss
• Brent Strate ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• K'Leena Furniss ✔
• Brent Strate ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• K'Leena Furniss ✔
• Brent Strate ✔

District 7

General election candidates

• Carol Barlow Lear  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔

 Democratic convention candidates

• Carol Barlow Lear (Incumbent) ✔

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

District 8

General election candidates

• Janet Cannon  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Jamilla Alani (Democratic Party)

 Democratic convention candidates

• Jamilla Alani ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• Janet Cannon (Incumbent) ✔

District 10

General election candidates

• Molly Hart  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled.

 Republican primary candidates

• Molly Hart ✔
• David Linford

 Republican convention candidates

• Jeffrey Ferlo
• Molly Hart ✔
• David Linford ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• Jeffrey Ferlo
• Molly Hart ✔
• David Linford ✔

District 11

General election candidates

• Natalie Cline  (Republican Party) ✔ 
• Tony Zani  (Independent) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled.

 Republican primary candidates

The Republican Party primary was canceled.

 Republican convention candidates

• Mike Haynes (Incumbent)
• Natalie Cline ✔ 

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 Republican convention candidates

• Mike Haynes (Incumbent)
• Natalie Cline ✔ 

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District 12

General election candidates

• James Moss Jr.  (Republican Party) ✔
• Catherine Rebekah Taylor  (Constitution Party)

Did not make the ballot:

• Mike Dorsey (Independent)

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled.

 Republican primary candidates

The Republican Party primary was canceled.

 Republican convention candidates

• Lorri-Sue Blunt
• James Moss Jr. ✔
• Joe Rivest

 Republican convention candidates

• Lorri-Sue Blunt
• James Moss Jr. ✔
• Joe Rivest

District 13

General election candidates

• Randy Boothe  (Republican Party) ✔ 

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 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled.

 Republican primary candidates

• Randy Boothe ✔ 
• Alyson Williams

Did not make the ballot:

• Scott Neilson (Incumbent)
• Shauna J. Warnick

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 Republican convention candidates

• Randy Boothe ✔ 
• Jeff Rust
• Alyson Williams ✔

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 Republican convention candidates

• Randy Boothe ✔ 
• Jeff Rust
• Alyson Williams ✔

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District 15

General election candidates

• Kristan Norton  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled.

 Republican primary candidates

• Kristan Norton ✔
• Scott Smith

 Republican convention candidates

• Dale Brinkerhoff
• Kristan Norton ✔
• Scott Smith ✔

 Republican convention candidates

• Dale Brinkerhoff
• Kristan Norton ✔
• Scott Smith ✔

Past elections

2018

See also:Utah State Board of Education election, 2018

District 1

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 1

Jennie Earl defeated incumbentTerryl Warner in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennie Earl (Nonpartisan)	60.6	33,238
		Terryl Warner (Nonpartisan)	39.4	21,618

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,856
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentTerryl Warner andJennie Earl advanced from the primary for Utah State Board of Education District 1.

District 2

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 2

Scott L. Hansen defeatedCraig Pitts in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott L. Hansen (Nonpartisan)	60.5	28,811
	Submit photo	Craig Pitts (Nonpartisan)	39.5	18,819

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,630
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.Scott L. Hansen andCraig Pitts advanced from the primary for Utah State Board of Education District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Leanne Rich (Nonpartisan)

District 3

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 3

IncumbentLinda Hansen defeatedThomas Nedreberg in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Hansen (Nonpartisan)	73.8	31,380
		Thomas Nedreberg (Nonpartisan)	26.2	11,133

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,513
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentLinda Hansen andThomas Nedreberg advanced from the primary for Utah State Board of Education District 3.

District 5

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 5

IncumbentLaura Belnap defeatedPatrick Riley in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Belnap (Nonpartisan)	65.0	42,538
	Submit photo	Patrick Riley (Nonpartisan)	35.0	22,937

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,475
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentLaura Belnap andPatrick Riley advanced from the primary for Utah State Board of Education District 5.

District 6

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 6

IncumbentBrittney Cummins won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brittney Cummins (Nonpartisan)	100.0	39,316

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,316
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Megan Ruff (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentBrittney Cummins andMegan Ruff advanced from the primary for Utah State Board of Education District 6.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Valerie Velez-Hall (Nonpartisan)

District 9

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 9

Cindy Davis defeatedAvalie Muhlestein in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Davis (Nonpartisan)	67.6	37,594
	Submit photo	Avalie Muhlestein (Nonpartisan)	32.4	17,988

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,582
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Utah State Board of Education District 9

Cindy Davis andAvalie Muhlestein defeatedJoylin Lincoln andKami Alvarez in the primary for Utah State Board of Education District 9 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Davis (Nonpartisan)	51.5	13,824
✔	Submit photo	Avalie Muhlestein (Nonpartisan)	17.2	4,615
	Submit photo	Joylin Lincoln (Nonpartisan)	16.2	4,363
	Submit photo	Kami Alvarez (Nonpartisan)	15.1	4,050

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 26,852
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District 14

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 14

IncumbentMark Huntsman won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 14 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Huntsman (Nonpartisan)	100.0	48,448

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentMark Huntsman advanced from the primary for Utah State Board of Education District 14.

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2016 Utah State Board of Education District 4, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Jennifer Graviet 56.6% 34,998 Dave ThomasIncumbent 43.4% 26,858 Total Votes 61,856 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 7, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Carol Barlow-Lear 55.8% 30,528 Shelly Teuscher 44.2% 24,179 Total Votes 54,707 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 8, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Janet A Cannon 62.8% 39,408 Richard R. Nelson 37.2% 23,300 Total Votes 62,708 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 10, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Kathleen Riebe 59.7% 39,920 Gary Thompson 40.3% 27,002 Total Votes 66,922 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 11, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Lisa D. Cummins 52.9% 35,751 Erin Preston 47.1% 31,811 Total Votes 67,562 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 12, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Alisa Ellis 53.7% 33,549 Dixie Lee AllenIncumbent 46.3% 28,975 Total Votes 62,524 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 13, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Scott B. Neilson 53.2% 25,309 Stan Lockhart 46.8% 22,263 Total Votes 47,572 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 15, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Michelle Boulter 51.7% 29,758 Wesley J. Christiansen 48.3% 27,820 Total Votes 57,578 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah 2014 Utah State Board of Education District 1, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Terryl Warner 51.6% 16,228 David L. Clark 48.4% 15,240 Total Votes 31,468 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 2, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Spencer F. Stokes 54.5% 12,528 Willard Z. Maughan 45.5% 10,462 Total Votes 22,990 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 3, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Linda B. Hansen 58.6% 14,542 Michael G. Jensen 41.4% 10,267 Total Votes 24,809 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 5, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Laura Collier Belnap 56% 19,248 Mark H. Bouchard 44% 15,128 Total Votes 34,376 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 6, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Brittney Cummins 42% 11,291 Dan Griffiths 30.8% 8,281 Pat Rusk 27.2% 7,316 Total Votes 26,888 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 9, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Joel Wright 45.8% 13,924 Heather Groom 38.2% 11,593 Joylin Lincoln 16% 4,853 Total Votes 30,370 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 14, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Mark A. Huntsman 64% 22,428 Mike Miles 36% 12,606 Total Votes 35,034 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah 2012 Utah State Board of Education District 1, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Tami W. Pyfer 60.2% 35,765 D. Alan Shakespear 39.8% 23,687 Total Votes 59,452 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 4, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes David "Dave" L. ThomasIncumbent 53.6% 27,295 Bruce Davis 46.4% 23,610 Total Votes 50,905 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 7, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Leslie Brooks CastleIncumbent 75.8% 35,824 Carlton A. Getz 24.2% 11,457 Total Votes 47,281 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 8, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Jennifer A. Johnson 66.5% 38,942 Chris Williams 33.5% 19,644 Total Votes 58,586 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 10, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Dave Crandall 50.1% 31,291 Nina Marie Welker 49.9% 31,144 Total Votes 62,435 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 11, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Jefferson Moss 67.8% 38,154 Sergio X. Vasquez 32.2% 18,082 Total Votes 56,236 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 12, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Dixie L. Allen 55.7% 31,392 Wendy Simmerman 44.3% 24,964 Total Votes 56,356 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 13, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes C. Mark Openshaw 55.8% 21,590 Ken Parkinson 44.2% 17,135 Total Votes 38,725 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 15, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Barbara W. Corry 68.4% 34,157 Bette Oveson Arial 31.6% 15,803 Total Votes 49,960 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah 2010 Utah State Board of Education District 2, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Keith M. Buswell 58.7% 15,664 Monty B. Hardy 41.3% 11,027 Total Votes 26,691 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 3, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Craig E. Coleman 60.9% 25,365 Burtis J. Bills 39.1% 16,271 Total Votes 41,636 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 5, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Kim R. BurninghmamIncumbent 58.4% 24,703 Nicole Toomey Davis 41.6% 17,614 Total Votes 42,317 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 6, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Michael G. JensenIncumbent 69.6% 13,904 John H. Hohlbauch 30.4% 6,085 Total Votes 19,989 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 9, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Joel Coleman 60.1% 15,122 Milton C. Witt 39.9% 10,046 Total Votes 25,168 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 10, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Laurel O. BrownIncumbent 100% 33,529 Total Votes 33,529 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 14, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Dixie Lee AllenIncumbent 72.3% 27,110 Johny Thayne 27.7% 10,383 Total Votes 37,493 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah Utah State Board of Education District 15, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Debra G. RobertsIncumbent 61.3% 26,796 Tom Jett 38.7% 16,949 Total Votes 43,745 Source:Lieutenant Governor of Utah

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