2 candidates are tracked for Utah Senate District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Emily Buss and Brooks Benson. Candidate information follows official Utah County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Emily Buss (Forward Party), Brooks Benson (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Utah Senate District 11; Emily Buss 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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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Emily Buss, is on the ballot.
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Forward Party Incumbent
Emily Buss has served in the Utah Senate District 11 seat since December 2025, per the Utah Legislature. Buss works as an executive director and social service worker and holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University Idaho, per the Utah Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Republican
Per the campaign site.
Brooks Benson is the Republican nominee for Utah Senate District 11, covering Eagle Mountain, Tooele, Herriman, Magna and Kearns, per his campaign site. Benson describes an education in behavioral science and family studies and a background managing operations budgets, per his campaign site.
Who is running for Utah Senate District 11 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Utah Senate District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Emily Buss and Brooks Benson. Candidate information follows official Utah County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Utah Senate District 11 election in Utah?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Utah are on the Utah election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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