Bret Millburn expands lead over Susan Lee in Davis County Commission race
Ryan Comer, Standard-Examiner
Inside the Davis County Commission chambers at the Davis County Administrative Building in Farmington on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.Bret Millburn has increased his lead over Susan Lee in the Davis County Commission Seat B race following a voting update Friday.
Millburn, who led Lee by 18 votes after Tuesday’s update, now leads by 311 votes.
Additionally, Millburn has now escaped recount territory with a 0.28% advantage. The losing candidate can request a recount if the difference is less than 0.25%.
Millburn, an unaffiliated candidate, has amassed 54,987 votes, while Lee, a Republican, has secured 54,676, giving Millburn a 50.14% to 49.86% advantage.
According to the Davis County election page, there are 100 ballots that have not been counted and 2,604 ballots that have been rejected but are curable.
There have been 449 ballots that have been rejected and are not curable, according to the election page.
“All signature affidavits and provisional documentation must be submitted before 12:00 PM (noon) on November 16th,” read a post on the Davis County Clerk Facebook page Friday.
Voters can go to trackmyballot.utah.gov to verify the status of their ballot, and the final results are anticipated to be posted following official certification of the election by the Board of Canvass on Tuesday morning, the post stated.
Millburn has surged this week after Lee claimed a 344-vote advantage following an update on Nov. 5.
Among votes that have been added to the totals this week, Millburn has received 65.68% (1,372 votes) compared to Lee’s 34.32% (717 votes).
Among the 731 votes that were added between Tuesday’s and Friday’s update, Millburn received 70.04% (512 votes) while Lee received 29.96% (219 votes).


