Sevier County Clerk/Auditor Steven C. Wall certified the candidates for the 2026 General Election in a report published May 1, 2026. The certification details qualified candidates for federal, state, and local offices, alongside judicial retention elections and constitutional amendments.
The certification identifies candidates for several offices. For the U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, candidates include Taylor Wright for the Libertarian Party, Jonny Larsen for the Democratic Party, Steven Burt, and Mike Kennedy for the Republican Party. In the Utah House of Representatives, District 70, candidates include Stacey D. Pendergraft for the Democratic Party, Zeno B. Parry for the Forward Party, and Carl R. Albrecht for the Republican Party.
On the state level, Linda Hanks is listed for the Utah State Board of Education District 14. County-level candidates include Jed J. Maxwell for the Sevier County Commission Seat A, Greg L. Jensen for the Sevier County Commission Seat B, Casey W. Jewkes for Sevier County Attorney, Steven C. Wall for Sevier County Clerk/Auditor, and Nathan J. Curtis for Sevier County Sheriff. Local school board candidates include Richard L. Orr for Precinct 1, Ryan W. Savage for Precinct 2, and Jack G. Hansen for Precinct 3.
The ballot will include nonpartisan judicial retention elections for several positions. Voters will decide whether to retain Jill M. Pohlman for the Utah Supreme Court, and Michele M. Christiansen Forster, David Ned Mortensen, John David Luthy, Ryan M. Harris, Amy Jo Oliver, and Gregory Keith Orme for the Utah Court of Appeals. Additionally, Mandy Sue Larsen and Alex Goble face retention elections for the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District and the Juvenile Court of the Sixth Juvenile Court District, respectively.
Two proposed constitutional amendments were included in the certification. Constitutional Amendment A would change the publication requirements for proposed amendments, requiring them to be posted on the Utah Public Notice Website and the Lieutenant Governor's website for 60 days before the election. Constitutional Amendment B would require a 60% voter approval for citizen-proposed laws that increase taxes compared to existing law, rather than a simple majority. The report also noted that no statewide ballot propositions qualified for the 2026 Utah General Election Ballot.
The report identified the following as officially registered political parties in Utah: Constitution Party, Democratic Party, Forward Party, Green Party, Independent American Party, Libertarian Party, and Peoples' Freedom Party.
