Dave Chappell beat Rep. Norm Thurston, flipping a district that has favored Republicans by 29 points and becoming the first Democrat elected to the Legislature in Utah County in decades.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) reflected on the state's blue wave Monday, saying the results so far send a clear message that elected officials "need to listen more" to voters. The big picture: The rising cost of living and lack of local input on the proposed massive data center in Box Elder County have been top of mind for many voters. By the numbers: If current numbers hold, Democrats are expected to flip more than a dozen seats in the Utah House,...

Utah House Democrats are poised to break the Republican supermajority after election victories, but some Democrats expressed mixed feelings over the defeats of moderate GOP lawmakers known for bipartisan work.

Sen. Emily Buss, F-Eagle Mountain, had 49.19% of the vote in the Senate District 11 race as of late Saturday, compared to GOP candidate Brooks Benson who had 50.81%.

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s office estimated that about 60-65% of Utah voters cast ballots in the 2026 midterm.

A top justice in the Utah Supreme Court will retain her seat after the midterm election, despite efforts from some Republicans to encourage Utahns to vote against her.

Utah's Senate majority leader has conceded defeat to a Democrat, who leads the Senate District 19 race by thousands of votes.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy, in his first reelection bid, won by double digits in the heavily Republican 4th Congressional District. The incumbent Republican congressman faced three challengers in his solid red district: Democrat Jonny Larsen,

Four Ogden women are among the wave of Democrats poised to flip as many as 15 seats in the Utah House and Senate.

Utah Republican Sen. John Curtis blamed his party's support for the Iran war, debt spending and tariffs for massive GOP losses in Tuesday's midterms. Why it matters: Some of those policies were carried out with the support of Curtis' own votes. Driving the news: Voters "saw a hastily planned war disrupt oil markets" and "the public debt balloon past $40 trillion—leading to volatile markets," Curtis wrote on his Substack. "Unpredictable tariffs"...