Box Elder County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
10 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Box Elder County races, led by the Utah Senate District 1 contest.
School board
Utah State School Board District 1Cathy Callow-heusser (D) · Jennie Earl (R)
Cathy Callow-heusser Democrat
Cathy Callow-heusser is a certified candidate for the Utah State Board of Education District 1 seat in the November 2026 general election, per the Utah Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Jennie Earl Republican
Jennie Earl represents District 1 on the Utah State Board of Education and is serving her second term after being reelected in 2022, per the Utah State Board of Education. Her district covers parts of Cache, Rich, Box Elder, Summit and Morgan counties, per the Utah State Board of Education. Earl graduated from Southern Utah University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a minor in math and special education, and later earned a master's degree in education from Weber State University, per the Utah State Board of Education. Her professional experience includes teaching students with special needs and teaching middle school math, per the Utah State Board of Education. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Cathy Callow-Heusser (Democratic) and Jennie Earl (Republican) are running for the Utah State School Board District 1 seat, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. District 1 spans parts of Cache, Rich, Box Elder, Summit and Morgan counties; this seat appears only on the ballots of voters who live in the district. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Box Elder County is split across 2 Utah House districts.
Find your districts by addressUtah House: 2 districtsDistricts 1, 6
Utah House District 1Jason O’dell (Constitution Party) · Thomas Peterson (R) · Chris Reid (D)
Jason O’dell Constitution Party
Jason O’dell is the Constitution Party candidate for Utah House District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings list (Election Candidate status). No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Thomas Peterson Republican Incumbent
Thomas Peterson represents Utah House District 1, covering Box Elder and Cache counties, and has served since 2022, per the Utah House of Representatives roster. He graduated from Box Elder High School in 1996 and has served as chairman of the Uniform Building Code Commission and on the board of directors of the International Code Council, per the Utah House of Representatives roster. His career includes work as a building official for the State of Utah and running an electrical contracting company and a general contracting company that builds homes for Habitat for Humanity, per the Utah House of Representatives roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Chris Reid Democratic
Chris Reid is the Democratic candidate for Utah House District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings list (Election Candidate status). No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Jason O’dell (Constitution Party), Thomas Peterson (Republican), Chris Reid (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Utah House District 1; Thomas Peterson is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official roster (le.utah.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the April conventions and the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings list (Election Candidate status). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageUtah House District 6James Rich (Forward Party) · Rob Bishop (R)
James Rich Forward Party
James Rich is the Forward Party candidate for Utah House District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings list (Election Candidate status). No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Rob Bishop Republican Incumbent
Rob Bishop represents Utah House District 6, covering Box Elder and Weber counties, and began serving in the seat in May 2026, per the Utah House of Representatives roster. He serves on the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the Education Interim Committee, the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Federalism Commission, per the Utah House of Representatives roster. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
James Rich (Forward Party), Rob Bishop (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Utah House District 6; Rob Bishop is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official roster (le.utah.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the April conventions and the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings list (Election Candidate status). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageUtah Senate District 1Claudia Bigler (D) · Scott Sandall (R) · Julie Quinlan (Forward Party)
Claudia Bigler Democratic
- More study of proposed data center projects in Box Elder County
Per KSL.
About Claudia Bigler
Claudia Bigler is the Democratic candidate for Utah Senate District 1. She has said the Stratos data center project proposed in Box Elder County needs further study, according to KSL. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Scott Sandall Republican Incumbent
Scott Sandall has served in the Utah Legislature since 2015, in the House through 2018 and in the Senate since 2019, per the Utah Legislature. Sandall works in farming and ranching and holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University, per the Utah Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Julie Quinlan Forward Party
- Dissolving the Military Installation Development Authority
Per KSL.
About Julie Quinlan
Julie Quinlan is the Forward Party candidate for Utah Senate District 1. She has called for dissolving the Military Installation Development Authority over its role in the Stratos data center project, according to KSL. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Claudia Bigler (Democratic), Scott Sandall (Republican), Julie Quinlan (Forward Party) are on the November 3 ballot for Utah Senate District 1; Scott Sandall is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official roster (le.utah.gov). Party nominees were chosen at the April conventions and the June 23 primary; unaffiliated candidates qualified by petition. The field is the Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings list (Election Candidate status). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Box Elder County, Utah on November 3, 2026?
Box Elder County sample ballot 2026: who is running for utah senate, utah house and utah state school board, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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