Davis County still tallying up vote; County Commission race remains close with Millburn leading Lee
Rob Nielsen, Standard-Examiner
A view of the Weber County Fairgrounds Exhibit Center which served as a vote center on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.DAVIS COUNTY — Several races remain close in Davis County following Tuesday’s election.
Around noon Wednesday, Davis County officials noted they had around 30,000 ballots still to be counted and that the bulk of these would be counted by around 5 p.m. Wednesday.
This is where competitive races in Davis County stood as of 4 p.m. Wednesday.
DAVIS COUNTY COMMISSION SEAT B AND CONTROLLER
In the Davis County Commission Seat B race, Bret Millburn held a slight lead over Susan Lee Wednesday afternoon.
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, Millburn was leading (41,281 votes — 51.07%) over Lee (40,209 votes — 49.34%).
Meanwhile, in the Davis County Controller race, Scott Parke (45,175 votes — 53.69%) held an advantage over Stephanie Wayment (38,968 votes — 46.31%) Tuesday night.
DAVIS SCHOOL BOARD
In the District 3 race, Julie Powell (6,080 votes — 50.94%) had a slight lead over Alison Dunn (5,855 votes — 49.06%).
In the District 6 race, Kristen Hogan (6,345 votes — 62.24%) enjoyed a much more substantial lead over Jane Neal (3,808 votes — 37.51%)
AREA STATE SENATE DISTRICTS
In District 5, Democrat Christina Hernandez (13,719 votes — 57.26%) was leading Republican Jill Koford (10,240 votes — 42.74%) as of Wednesday afternoon.
In District 6, Republican Tami Tran (13,594 votes — 55.89%) was leading Democrat Jared Neal (9,006 votes — 37.03%) Wednesday afternoon. Forward Party candidate Josh Smith trailed with 1,721 votes (7.08%).
And in Senate District 7, Republican Stephanie Hollist (16,471 votes — 56.05%) was leading Democrat Garret Rushforth (11,493 votes — 39.11%) and Constitution Party candidate Jerry Ostler (1,423 votes — 4.84%).
AREA HOUSE RACES
The following are results from House races involving Davis, Weber and Morgan County candidates as of 3:40 p.m. Wednesday:
In House District 4, Democrat Zane Woolstenhulme (4,805 votes — 51.62%) was leading Republican Tiara Auxier (4,503 votes — 48.38%).
In House District 6, Republican Rob Bishop (7,830 votes — 68.42%) enjoyed a wide lead over Forward Party candidate James Rich (3,614 votes — 31.58%).
In House District 7, Republican Ryan Wilcox (5,217 votes — 52.08%) was up over Democrat Bianca Mittendorf (4,801 votes — 47.92%).
In House District 8, Democrat Kim James (5,911 — 50.17%) was leading Republican James Kyle (5,414 votes — 45.96%) and Forward Party candidate Libby Shelton (456 votes — 3.87%).
In House District 9, Democrat Angela Choberka was leading with 4,669 votes (53.65%) against Republican Jake Sawyer (4,033 — 46.35%).
In House District 10, Democrat Rosemary Lesser (5,661 votes — 62.95%) was leading Republican Jim Alvey (3,332 votes — 37.05%).
In House District 11, Republican Katy Hall (4,506 votes — 50.54%) had a slim lead over Democrat Dave Calder (4,410 votes — 49.46%).
In House District 12, Republican Mike Schultz held a lead with 5,878 votes (56.75%) versus Democrat Anna Graff (4,480 votes — 43.25%).
In House District 13, Republican Erik Craythorne (4,974 votes — 52.71%) was up over Democrat Jeffrey Anderson (3,841 votes — 40.71%) and Forward Party candidate Tony de Mille (621 votes — 6.58%).
In House District 14, Republican John Taylor (4,733 votes — 54.44%) was leading Democrat Brandon Young (3,961 votes — 45.56%).
In House District 15, Republican Ariel Defay (6,160 votes — 59.89%) had a lead over Democrat Anne Berbert (4,126 votes — 40.11%).
In House District 16, Republican Bob Stevenson (5,128 votes — 50.95%) held a slight lead over Democrat Abigail Treasure (4,936 votes — 49.05%).
In House District 17, Republican Lili Bitner (6,272 votes — 58.07%) was leading Democrat Eric Last (4,528 votes — 41.93%).
In House District 18, Republican Paul Cutler (6,536 votes — 58.52%) was leading Democrat Scott Troxel (4,633 votes — 41.48%).
In House District 20, Democrat Phil Graves (4,691 votes — 51.98%) held a lead over Republican Melissa Ballard (4,333 votes — 48.02%).

