19 candidates file for office in San Juan County
Candidates filing for partisan offices closed on January 8, after being open for a week.
19 candidates filed for election in San Juan County.
Among the seats up for election in 2026 include San Juan County Commission seats two and three, County Clerk/Auditor, Sheriff and Attorney.
On the San Juan School Board seats representing district three and five are up for election. All elections are for four year terms.
Other elections in San Juan County include Utah House District 69. The district includes San Juan, Kane, Wayne, Garfield, Grand and parts of Emery counties.
Candidates for county commission district three includes Republican Incumbent Jamie Harvey, Republican challenger Amer Tumeh, as well as Democratic candidates Curtis Yanito and Norman Lameman.
Candidates for county commission district two include Incumbent Republican Silvia Stubbs with Democratic challengers Terry Whitehat and Malcolm Lehi.
Sheriff candidates include Incumbent Republican Lehi Lacy, with Republican challengers Wyatt Holyoak and Corey Workman with Avery Olsen as a Democratic challenger.
Candidates for San Juan County Clerk/Auditor include Republican Incumbent Lyman Duncan and Democratic candidate Daylene Redhorse.
Current county attorney Republican Mitch Maughan is running unopposed.
In non-partisan school board races incumbents are running unopposed including Colleen Benally representing district three and Donald Mose III representing district five.
In a part of northern San Juan County residents are members of the Grand County school district. Board elections for two districts which include parts of San Juan County also have two incumbents running unopposed including Kathy Williams representing district one and Dave Bierschied representing district five.
In the Utah House District 69 race Republican Incumbent Logan Monson of Blanding has filed as well as Democratic candidates from San Juan County Tara Benally and Tracie Yellowman Tso, also filing for the house district 69 seat is Republican Daniel Gardner of Garfield county.
Federal elections include the US House of Representatives including district three which includes San Juan County. The seat is currently held by Republican Mike Kennedy, with congressional candidates filing in March.
Primary elections are scheduled for June 23, 2026 with the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026.