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School Board Races Show Tight Leads in Preliminary Results

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School Board Races Show Tight Leads in Preliminary Results
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Preliminary election results from Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, show several competitive races across the Davis, Ogden, and Weber School Boards. Candidates including Julie Powell, Kristen Hogan, Zach Thomas, and Jan Burrell hold narrow leads as initial ballots are counted.

Key takeaways

  • Julie Powell holds a 50.79% lead over Alison Dunn in the Davis School Board District 3 race.
  • Kristen Hogan leads Jane Neal with 62.24% of the vote in the Davis School Board District 6 race.
  • Zach Thomas leads Jamie Nunley with 56.35% of the vote in the Ogden School Board District 6 race.
  • Jan Burrell holds a narrow advantage of less than 50 votes over Jodi Kennedy in the Weber School Board District 2 race.
  • Katie Wahlquist received 95.12% of the vote in the Weber School Board District 3 race.

Preliminary election results released Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2026, show several school board races remaining highly competitive across Davis, Weber, and Ogden districts. While some candidates have established substantial leads, others are separated by fewer than 50 votes as initial ballots are counted.

Davis School Board Results

In the Davis School Board races, two candidates have emerged with leads as initial results arrived Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2026. In the District 3 contest, Julie Powell held a slight advantage with 5,466 votes, or 50.79% of the total, ahead of Alison Dunn, who received 5,296 votes, representing 49.21%.

In the District 6 race, Kristen Hogan maintained a more significant margin over Jane Neal. Hogan secured 5,310 votes, totaling 62.24% of the preliminary count, while Neal received 3,222 votes, or 37.76%. Officials noted that these results are preliminary.

Ogden School Board Competition

The Ogden School Board's only competitive race, the District 6 contest, also showed a narrow margin in the preliminary tallies released Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2026. As of 10:20 p.m. that evening, Zach Thomas led Jamie Nunley.

According to initial ballot results, Thomas had 657 votes, which accounts for 56.35% of the vote, while Nunley held 509 votes, or 43.65%.

Weber School Board District 2

The Weber School Board District 2 race is also facing a close contest as the first set of ballots was counted Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2026. Jan Burrell holds a slim advantage over Jodi Kennedy.

Burrell has 2,752 votes, representing 50.43% of the total, giving her a lead of less than 50 votes over Kennedy, who has 2,705 votes, or 49.57%. These figures represent the preliminary results from the Tuesday night count.

Weber District 3 Results

In other Weber School Board contests, the results showed less competition. District 3 candidate Katie Wahlquist received 4,403 votes, or 95.12% of the total. While Wahlquist did not face a formal opponent, the candidate did receive 226 write-in votes, accounting for 4.88% of the vote.

Preliminary Status

All reported figures for the Davis, Ogden, and Weber School Board races are preliminary and based on initial ballot counts released on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

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