As results started to pour in from voting precincts on Nov. 5, election staff kept busy counting ballots after voters turned out in large numbers to cast their votes in person. In a heated race for the White House, former President Donald J. Trump was victorious over Vice President Kamala D. Harris who took over the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden stepped down. Trump lost his bid for the presidency in 2020. 

Closer to home, Gov. Spencer J. Cox was reelected by a convincing margin. Election results were more than two hours late after polls closed because of long polling lines and due to the Lieutenant Governor’s Office announcing that no results would be posted until after the last votes were cast. John Curtis won decisively in Davis County for the U.S. Senate, Blake Moore retained his seat in U.S. House Dist. 1 and Celeste Malloy won in U.S. House Dist. 2.

Todd Weiler retained his seat in State Senate Dist. 8 and incumbents for the State House of Representatives won in their districts. Amendments B and C also passed by large margins.