2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Utah State Board of Education (special election) (special election)

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Erin Longacre

Republican

Work: Utah State Board of Education member (incumbent)

Erin Longacre is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: incumbent board member.

Sources for Longacre

2026 Utah State Board of Education election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

James Martin

Democratic

Work: Educator (28-year career: kindergarten teacher, principal, union representative, USBE specialist)

James Martin has a 28-year career in education that has included work as a kindergarten teacher, principal, union representative and specialist at the Utah State Board of Education. He is the Democratic challenger for the District 7 seat covering Sandy, Draper, Cottonwood Heights and Alta.

Sources for Martin

Incumbent Erin Longacre faces James Martin (The Salt Lake Tribune, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 Utah State Board of Education election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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