ST. GEORGE — Candidates for public office, from the county to the federal level, are plentiful moving into the 2022 midterm election season after filings that took place last week.
In Washington County, all three County Commission seats are up for grabs and have the incumbents facing at least one challenger for each. Other county positions, like the clerk/auditor and sheriff, are unopposed.
Four seats on the Washington County School Board are also up this year with three of them facing challengers. Unlike other county races, where a candidate may file as a Democrat, Republican or other party, school board races are nonpartisan.
On the state-level, the field is full of contenders for particular state House and Senate races representing Washington County. Of these, multiple candidates have filed to run for House 72, 73, and 74.
Rep. Walt Brooks of St. George is running unopposed for reelection in House 75.
Recent redistricting of the legislative districts has also changed some of the district boundaries in Washington County.
District 62 no longer exists in the county and has been replaced with District 73, for which Rep. Travis Seegmiller faces four other challengers in his reelection bid.
District 71 is also no longer in Washington County, having been moved northward into Iron County. It has been replaced with District 72, which is currently represented by Rep. Brad Last. Last did not file to run for reelection and leaves the seat open to three contenders.
Like Last, Rep. Lowry Snow, who currently represents House 74, will not be running for another term. He announced in December he would be leaving the Legislature at the end of his current term. Five people have filed to run for House 74.
Senate District 28, which covers a part of Washington County, is also packed with candidates seeking to unseat Sen. Evan Vickers who has also filed for reelection. Four others have also filed to run for Senate 28.
On the federal level, Rep. Chris Stewart is facing five contenders for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District. Among them is a fellow Republican, a Democrat, members of third parties and an unaffiliated candidate.
Sen. Mike Lee is facing six challengers from within the Republican Party for his seat. This includes former legislator Becky Edwards and Ally Isom, an aide of former Gov. Gary Herbert and a former spokeswoman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other challengers include Democrat Kael Weston, who ran against Stewart in 2020, and former presidential candidate Evan McMullin.
In all, Lee faces 11 challengers for his Senate seat.
What follows is a breakdown of who is running for each position and whether or not they are gathering signatures to secure a place on the November ballot in addition to going through the caucus-convention process.
Federal Races
| Senate |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Mike Lee (Incumbent) | Republican | Yes |
| Becky Edwards | Republican | Yes |
| Laird Fetzer Hamblin | Republican | Yes |
| Ally Isom | Republican | Yes |
| Evan Barlow | Republican | No |
| Jeremy Friedbuam | Republican | No |
| Loy Brunson | Republican | No |
| Evan McMullin | Unaffiliated | Not available |
| Kael Weston | Democrat | No |
| James Arthur Hansen | Libertarian | No |
| Lucky Bovo | Libertarian | No |
| Tommy Williams | Independent American | No |
| Congress – Utah 2nd District |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Chris Stewart (Incumbent) | Republican | No |
| Erin Rider | Republican | Yes |
| Steve Hartwick | Unaffiliated | No |
| JayMac McFarland | Utah United | No |
| Cassie Easley | Constitution | No |
| Nick Mitchell | Democrat | Yes |
State offices
| Utah Treasurer – Special two-year seat |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Mario M. Oaks | Republican | No |
| Joseph Geddes Buchmann | Libertarian | No |
| Warren T. Rogers | Independent American | No |
| Thomas Alan Short | Utah United | No |
| Senate 28 |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Evan Vickers (Incumbent) | Republican | Yes |
| Russell Sias | Republican | No |
| Patrick Larson | Republican | No |
| Patricia Bradford | Utah United | No |
| Barry Even Short | Libertarian | No |
| House 72 |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Joseph Elison | Republican | Yes |
| Willie Billings | Republican | No |
| Ila Fica | Democrat | No |
| House 73 |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Travis Seegmiller (Incumbent) | Republican | No |
| Tim Quinn | Republican | Yes |
| Nina Barnes | Republican | Yes |
| Colin Jack | Republican | Yes |
| Narris Cox | Republican | No |
| House 74 |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Kristy Pike | Republican | Yes |
| R. Quinn Dinning | Republican | No |
| R. Neil Walter | Republican | No |
| Kevin Ray Hadlock | Republican | No |
| Dee C. Saldler | Republican | No |
| House 75 |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Walt Brooks (Incumbent) | Republican | No |
Washington County Races
| Commission Seat A |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Gil Almquist (Incumbent) | Republican | Yes |
| Allen J. Davis | Republican | No |
| Robert Ford | Democrat | No |
| Commission Seat B |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Victor Iverson (Incumbent) | Republican | No |
| Kristen Isham | Republican | Yes |
| Chuck Goode | Democrat | No |
| Commission Seat C – Special two-year seat |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Adam Snow (Incumbent) | Republican | No |
| Rebecca Winsor | Democrat | No |
| County Attorney |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Eric Clarke (Incumbent) | Republican | Yes |
| J. Robert Latham | Libertarian | No |
| County Clerk/Auditor |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Susan Lewis (Incumbent) | Republican | No |
| County Sheriff |
Party |
Signature gathering? |
| Nate Brooksby (Incumbent) | Republican | No |
Washington County School Board – Nonpartisan
| School Board Seat 4 |
Signature gathering? |
| LeRene Cox (Incumbent) | Not Available |
| Juli Madsen | Not Available |
| School Board Seat 5 |
Signature gathering? |
| David Stirland (Incumbent) | Not Available |
| Edyth Lang | Not Available |
| School Board Seat 6 |
Signature gathering? |
| Kelly Blake (Incumbent) | Not Available |
| Burke Staheli | Not Available |
| Susan Gilman-Hasenwinkel | Not Available |
| School Board Seat 7 |
Signature gathering? |
| Nannette Simmons | Not Available |
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