ST. GEORGE — There are candidates aplenty for this year’s municipal election cycle in Iron and Washington counties.
St. George News has compiled a list of names that represents those who seek to remain in public service via re-election and their challengers, who are either testing the waters for the first time, are returning for another try at a council seat or are former council members running anew.
Due to the recent announcement of Congressman Chris Stewart’s resignation taking effect Sept. 15, the Utah Legislature will move the dates of the municipal primary and general elections to Sept. 5 and Nov. 21 in order to accommodate a special election to replace Stewart.
Some municipal races have been left blank as information regarding who has filed to run in those races has not been released or posted as of publication time. They will be updated as information becomes available.
Iron County municipal races
Note: Elections are not anticipated for Kanarraville and Paragonah as no one filed to challenge the incumbents.
Cedar City – Three City Council seats open
| W. Tyler Melling – Incumbent | Carter Wilkey |
| Mark Mumford | Sara Ridgel |
| Mary B. Pearson | Brittany Fisher |
| Kathy Long | Robert S. Cox |
Enoch – Three City Council seats open
| David Harris – Incumbent | Brandon E. Cox |
| Westley Harris – Incumbent | Debra A. Ley |
| Shawn Stoor – Incumbent |
Parowan City – Three City Council seats open
| David M. Burton – Incumbent | Vickie L. Hicks |
| Jim Shurtleff – Incumbent | David M. Harris |
| Matthew Gale – Incumbent | Ronald V. Clayton |
| Courtney E. Evans | Larraine Evans Clayton |
| Jessica L. Smith | Debra Slotboom |
| John Dean |
Washington County municipal races
Apple Valley – Mayor’s seat and two Town Council seats open
Mayor – Two-year term
| Landon Holm | Marty Lisonbee |
| Michael Gary Barrett | Michael Lee Farrar |
| Walter Earl Josey |
Town Council – Four year term
| Barratt Eric Nielson – Incumbent | Stewart Riding |
| Margaret Ososki | Donald Parr |
| David Lane | Jarry Zaharias |
| Becky Wood | Raymond Lester Jessop |
| Janet Prentice |
Enterprise – Three City Council Seats open
| Roy Adams – Incumbent | Leann Smart Nebeker |
| Jared J. Bollinger – Incumbent | Mikehel Murphy |
| Bill Fowler | Delbert Staheli |
| Yvonne Colby |
Hildale – Three City Council seats open
| Lawrence Barlow – Incumbent | Jared Nicol |
| Jvar Dutson – Incumbent | Darlene Stubbs |
| Derick Holm | Luke Merideth |
Hurricane – Three City Council seats open
| Joseph Prete – Incumbent | Stephen Lemmon |
| David L. Sanders – Incumbent | Teri Humphries |
| Travis. R. Christiansen | Lucille L. Douroux |
| Clark R. Fawcett | Drew Ellerman |
| Amy C. Werrett |
Ivins – Three City Council seats open
| Jenny Johnson – Incumbent | Sharon Gillespie |
| Susan Ertel | Paul Bryson |
| Sharon Barton | James Barden |
| Kevin Smith | Cheyenne McDonald |
| David Robinson |
LaVerkin – Three City Council seats open
| Richard M. Hircshi – Incumbent | John Valenti |
| Micah Gubler – Incumbent | Cody L. Barnes |
| Darren L. Prince | Randy S. Jaques |
| Justin Gifford |
Leeds – Two County seats open
| Kohl Furley – Incumbent | Jody McGregor |
New Harmony – Two Town Council seats open
| Scott Pace – Incumbent | Marty Larson – Incumbent |
Rockville – Two Town Council seats open
| Megan Honer-Orton – Incumbent | Robin Smith |
| Layney DeLange | Zefferino Capitani von Kurnatowski |
Santa Clara – Three City Council seats open
| Leina Mathis – Incumbent | Jarett Waite – Incumbent |
| David Pond | Janene Barton – Write-in candidate |
Springdale – Two Town Council seats open
| Kyla Topham | Noel Benson |
| Pat Campbell |
St. George – Three City Council seats open
| Jimmie Hughes – Incumbent | Kimball Willard |
| Danielle Larkin – Incumbent | Marilyn Rigby |
| Gregg McArthur – Incumbent | Greg Aldred |
| Kent Perkins (Withdrew from the race) | Wendi Prince Bulkley |
| Aros Mackey | Brad Bennett |
| Fabian Ortiz | Paula Smith |
| Matthew L. Heaton | Steven G. Jennings |
| Austin Hodges | Jackson Jones (withdrew from the race) |
| Steve Kemp | Katheryne Knight |
Toquerville – Mayor’s seat and four City Council seats open
| Mayor | Justin Sip – Incumbent |
| City Council (four-year term / two seats) | Wayne Olsen Chuck Williams – Incumbent |
| City Council (two-year term / two seats) | Joseph Campbell – Incumbent Todd Sands – Incumbent |
Washington City – Three Councils seats open
| Ben Leamon Martinsen – Incumbent | Ed Tracey |
| Kurt F. Ivie – Incumbent | Troy Belliston |
| Craig Coats – Incumbent | Doug Scheel |
Virgin – Two Town Council seats open
| Gene Garate – Incumbent | Marci Holm |
| April McKeon | Cameron Spendlove |
| Kent D. Peterson | Valerie Wenz |
Ed. Note: A previous version of this story erroneously identified David Pond as an incumbent. Additional information for Apple Valley and Leeds has also been added.
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