Democrat Hernandez, Republicans Tran and Hollist lead in Senate races
Rob Nielsen, Standard-Examiner
A view of the Weber County Fairgrounds Exhibit Center which served as a vote center on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.Eyes are on a handful of state senate districts in Northern Utah Tuesday evening.
With initial ballots counted Tuesday night in District 5, Democrat Christina Hernandez (13,508 votes — 57.27%) was leading Republican Jill Koford (10,078 votes — 42.73%) as of 11:20 p.m. Tuesday night.
In District 6, Republican Tami Tran (11,522 votes — 56.01%) was leading Democrat Jared Neal (7,601 votes — 36.95%) Tuesday evening. Forward Party candidate Josh Smith trailed with 1,449 votes (7.04%).
And in Senate District 7, Republican Stephanie Hollist (14,828 votes — 56.28%) was leading Democrat Garret Rushforth (10,287 votes — 39.05%) and Constitution Party candidate Jerry Ostler (1,231 votes — 4.67%).
These results are preliminary.
