From left, the candidates for the District 10 seat in the Utah House, Republican Jill Koford and Democrat Rosemary Lesser, the incumbent. Both are from Ogden.
The hopefuls for the District 8 Utah House seat, Democrat Monica Hall, left, and Republican Jason Kyle.
From left, the candidates for the District 9 seat in the Utah House: Republican Cal Musselman, the incumbent; Libertarian Jacob Johnson; and Democrat Neil Hansen.
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From left, the candidates for the District 10 seat in the Utah House, Republican Jill Koford and Democrat Rosemary Lesser, the incumbent. Both are from Ogden.
OGDEN — The big money in Weber County this election cycle has been funneled into the District 10 Utah House race between Rosemary Lesser, the Democratic incumbent, and GOP challenger Jill Koford.
Lesser — appointed to the post in early 2021 after the death of Lou Shurtliff — is the only Democrat serving in the Utah Legislature from outside Salt Lake County. As such, Republicans have targeted the seat for takeover, while Democrats have said they plan to fight hard to retain it, setting up a fierce electoral battle.
Signs and billboards for the candidates are scattered around District 10, which covers southern Ogden, part of South Ogden, northern Riverdale and northern Washington Terrace. And each hopeful had mustered around $137,000 so far in the election cycle.
The final pre-election financial reports were due last Tuesday, reflecting donations and expenses through Oct. 27. Here’s a look at money in the varied races for state office in Weber County:
District 10, Utah House: Lesser had garnered $137,422 in donations compared to $137,051 for Koford. Koford had outspent Lesser $109,775 to $97,083 through Oct. 27, leaving the Democrat with a larger war chest for the final days of campaigning.
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The hopefuls for the District 8 Utah House seat, Democrat Monica Hall, left, and Republican Jason Kyle.
District 5, Utah Senate: Republican incumbent Ann Millner, seeking her third term in the Utah Senate, had the most of any single candidate at her disposal, $309,757, with $162,489 of that having been donated and prior years before being carried over to the 2022 election cycle.
Michael Blodgett is the Democratic contender, and he garnered just a fraction of Millner’s total — $858 according to finance filings with the Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office, which oversees the state’s elections
Millner, the majority whip in the Utah Senate, faced off against two GOPers in the convention and primary cycle — Kevin Hall, who garnered a little over $1,000, and Douglas Durbano, who had $141,050, much of that funding coming from his businesses or his own pockets.
District 8, Utah House: The race for the District 8 Utah House seat features two hopefuls looking to get elected for the first time in Democrat Monica Hall and Republican Jason Kyle.
Kyle edged Hall in the race for money, $40,695 in donations versus $8,797. Kyle had spent $15,198 of his funds while Hall had spent $6,951 of hers.
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From left, the candidates for the District 9 seat in the Utah House: Republican Cal Musselman, the incumbent; Libertarian Jacob Johnson; and Democrat Neil Hansen.
Rep. Steve Waldrip now holds the District 8 seat, but he didn’t seek reelection.
District 10, Utah House: The race for the District 10 seat features three candidates, Republican incumbent Cal Musselman, Libertarian Jacob Johnson and Democrat Neil Hansen.
Musselman had $49,711 in all at his disposal and had spent $13,174 of it. Hansen received $1,090 and had spent $983 of it, while Johnson mustered $490 and had spent $45.
Election day is next Tuesday. The US Senate race between Republican Mike Lee and independent Evan McMullin is also up for grabs, as well as the US House seat held by Rep. Blake Moore and two Weber County Commission posts, among others.
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