Election workers Patty Sawyer, right, and Sophie Beck, second from right, help a pair of unidentified voters at the Weber Center in Ogden on Friday, June 24, 2022. Primary voting culminates June 28, 2022.
Brad Baker of Ogden fills out a ballot at the Weber Center in Ogden on Friday, June 24, 2022. Primary balloting culminates June 28, 2022.
Signs outside the voting area at the Weber Center in Ogden on Friday, June 24, 2022. Primary voting culminates June 28, 2022.
Election workers Patty Sawyer, right, and Sophie Beck await voters at the Weber Center in Ogden on Friday, June 24, 2022. Primary voting culminates June 28, 2022.
Tim Vandenack, Standard Examiner
Election workers Patty Sawyer, right, and Sophie Beck, second from right, help a pair of unidentified voters at the Weber Center in Ogden on Friday, June 24, 2022. Primary voting culminates June 28, 2022.
OGDEN — Around a quarter of registered voters in Weber County have cast ballots, and time is running out if you plan to vote in the primary.
“It’s been hit and miss,” election worker Patty Sawyer said Friday while helping with in-person voting at the Weber Center in Ogden.
Most people mail in their ballots these days, however, and time remains.
In-person voting is scheduled for Monday from noon-6 pm at the Weber Center, 2380 Washington Blvd., and again on Tuesday, Election Day, from 7 am until 8 pm Mail-in ballots can be dropped off at any of 21 drop boxes around Weber County until 8 pm Tuesday. If you send your ballot in via the US Postal Service, meanwhile, it must be postmarked by Monday.
Around 67,000-68,000 ballots have been sent to registered voters in Weber County and, as of Friday, the Weber County Election Office website said 17,036 had been returned, which amounts to turnout, so far, of around 25%.
Tim Vandenack, Standard Examiner
Brad Baker of Ogden fills out a ballot at the Weber Center in Ogden on Friday, June 24, 2022. Primary balloting culminates June 28, 2022.
In Weber County, the primary is serving to help whittle the number of GOP candidates in nine contested races to one, with the winners moving on to the November ballot. There’s also a nonpartisan primary for the precinct 6 seat on the Weber School Board.
Here’s a rundown of the Republican contests on the ballot in GOP-leaning Weber County:
US Senates: Voters will pick between Becky Edwards, Ally Isom and incumbent Mike Lee. The winner will go against independent Evan McMullin, backed by the Utah Democratic Party, in November.
1st District US House: Voters will pick between incumbent Blake Moore, Tina Cannon and Andrew Badger. The winner goes against Democrat Rick Jones in the fall.
District 5 Utah Senate: Voters pick between incumbent Ann Millner and Doug Durbano, with the winner going against Democrat Michael Blodgett in the fall.
Tim Vandenack, Standard Examiner
Signs outside the voting area at the Weber Center in Ogden on Friday, June 24, 2022. Primary voting culminates June 28, 2022.
District 8 Utah House: Voters pick between Jason Kyle and Kimberly Cozzens with the winner facing Democrat Monica Hall in the fall. Republican Steve Waldrip, the incumbent, isn’t seeking reelection.
District 10 Utah House: Lorraine Brown and Jill Koford are facing off, with the winner to go against Democrat Rosemary Lesser, the incumbent, in November.
District 11 Utah House: Incumbent Kelly Miles and Katy Hall are facing off. With no other contenders, the GOP primary will determine who wins the seat.
Seat A Weber County Commission: Incumbent Gage Froerer and Shanna Francis are facing off, with the winner to go against Democrat John Thompson in November.
Seat B Weber County Commission: Bill Olson and Sharon Bolos are facing off, with the winner to go against Libertarian Brian Rowley in the fall.
Tim Vandenack, Standard Examiner
Election workers Patty Sawyer, right, and Sophie Beck await voters at the Weber Center in Ogden on Friday, June 24, 2022. Primary voting culminates June 28, 2022.
Weber County clerk auditor: Incumbent Ricky Hatch is going against Toby Mileski. With no other contenders, the GOP primary will determine the winner.
In the nonpartisan race for the precinct 6 seat on the Weber School Board, the candidates are incumbent Janis Christensen, Heidi Gross and Heather Koci. The top vote-getters face off on the general election ballot.
Lauren Shafer, head of the Weber County Elections Office, reported no hiccups so far in the process. Results from the first batch of returns could be released as early as 8:15 pm on Tuesday, she said, though additional results will be added on in the days that follow as later-arriving mail-in ballots trickle in.
The Tuesday night vote totals, still unofficial and preliminary, will reflect ballots received through Monday, she said.
If voters have questions, she advises them to “reach out to our office.” Contact info and other voting details are on the elections office website, weberelections.gov.
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