DAVIS COUNTY—As numbers were tallied in the Primary Election on Tuesday, the unofficial results showed Davis County incumbents held strong. At the state level, incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox won his race but there will be some new faces for state positions and also locally. They will all advance to the General Election in November.

Out of 122,192 registered voters, 39,878 ballots were cast with a voter turnout of 32.64%. Voters had the option to vote by mail or at a physical polling location.

John Curtis handily won the race for the U.S. Senate, beating out Kaysville native and former Speaker of the House, Brad Wilson. The votes were close between Celeste Maloy and Colby C. Jenkins in the U.S. House 2 race separated by less than 2,000 votes, with Maloy holding a small lead. Maloy filled the seat left by Congressman Chris Stewart when he stepped down citing family health issues. 

Newcomer Melanie Mortensen won the race for Davis School Board District 1 and Matt Brady beat out Blake Woodall for County Treasurer. 

Poll workers Lisa Farrell and LeAnn Haws were at the South Branch Library assisting in-person voters. “I’ve been doing this for so many years,” said Farrell. “I like it because I feel like I’m participating in democracy.”

“I’ve done it for maybe 15 years,” said Haws. “I do it because it’s fun. I enjoy the camaraderie of the people I work with.”

Bountiful resident Rick DeSilva came in person to the library to vote. “It’s tradition,” he said. “I feel like it’s not as easy to mess with if it’s in person.”

Voting is so important, said election official, Gary Woodward. “I’ve been doing this for several years now. I feel like people need to know how a poll works.”

General Election Day will be held on Nov. 5, 2024.