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ST. GEORGE — Results from the 2018 election in Washington County and across Utah are starting to trickle in after thousands of voters mailed their ballots in and flocked to the polls Tuesday.

Election results will be posted below and will be updated as new results come in. Winners will be listed first, followed by the rest of the candidates with their vote counts.

The last update to these unofficial results was at 11:35 p.m. Nov. 6. Provisional ballots will still need to be counted, which may affect election results. 

U.S. Senate

Projected winner: Mitt Romney

In this file photo, Mitt Romney speaks to students about leadership at Dixie High School in St. George, Utah, Oct. 19, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
  • Mitt Romney, Republican
    • 417,193 votes (62 percent) in Utah
    • 29,926 votes (71 percent) in Washington County
    • 8,111 votes in Iron County
  • Jenny Wilson, Democrat
    • 219,962 votes (32 percent) in Utah
    • 8,354 votes (20 percent) in Washington County
    • 2,012 votes in Iron County
  • Craig Bowden, Libertarian
    • 15,432 votes (2 percent) votes in Utah
    • 12,607 votes (2 percent) in Washington County
    • 369 votes in Iron County
  • Reed McCandless, Independent American
    • 7,309 votes (1 percent) in Utah
    • 5,836 votes (1 percent) in Washington County
    • 135 votes in Iron County
  • Tim Aalders, Constitution
    • 17,840 votes (3 percent) in Utah
    • 2,155 votes (5 percent) in Washington County
    • 594 votes in Iron County

Utah’s 2nd Congressional District

Projected winner: Chris Stewart

U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, speaks in St. George, Utah, July 30, 2018 | File photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
  • Chris Stewart, Republican
    • 115,466 votes (58 percent) in Utah
    • 30,917 votes (74 percent) in Washington County
    • 8,611 votes in Iron County
  • Shireen Ghorbani, Democrat
    • 75,313 votes (38 percent) in Utah
    • 9,203 votes (22 percent) in Washington County
    • 2,034 votes in Iron County
  • Jeffrey Whipple, Libertarian
    • 8,804 votes (4 percent) in Utah
    • 1861 votes (4 percent) in Washington County
    • 532 votes in Iron County

Utah House District 71

Projected winner: Brad Last

  • Brad Last, Republican
    • 9,384 votes (78 percent)
  • Chuck Goode, Democrat
    • 2,617 votes (22 percent)

Utah House District 72

Projected winner: Rex Shipp

  • Rex Shipp, Republican
    • 6,364 votes (75 percent)
  • Zeno Parry, Democrat
    • 1,439 votes (17 percent)
  • Barry Short, Libertarian
    • 657 votes (8 percent)

Utah House District 73

Projected winner: Phil Lyman

  • Phil Lyman, Republican
    • 4,940 votes (70 percent)
  • Marsha Holland, unaffiliated
    • 2,138 votes (30 percent)

Utah House District 74

Projected winner: V. Lowry Snow

  • V. Lowry Snow, Republican
    • 10,711 votes (77 percent)
  • Daniel Holloway, Libertarian
    • 3,193 votes (23 percent)

Utah House District 75

Projected winner: Walt Brooks

  • Walt Brooks, Republican
    • 7,369 votes (79 percent)
  • Keith Kelsch, Independent American
    • 990 votes (11 percent)
  • Michael Gardner, Libertarian
    • 919 votes (10 percent)

Utah Senate District 28

Projected winner: Evan Vickers

  • Evan Vickers, Republican
    • 21,282 votes (79 percent)
  • Mark Chambers, Democrat
    • 5,646 votes (21 percent)

Washington County Commission Seat A

Projected winner: Gil Almquist

  • Gil Almquist, Republican
    • 31,081 votes (75 percent)
  • Robert Ford, Democrat
    • 10,365 votes (25 percent)

Proposition 2

Projected winner:

  • For
    • 387,096 votes (53 percent) in Utah
    • 18,237 votes (44 percent) in Washington County
    • 4,837 votes in Iron County
  • Against
    • 344,651 votes (46 percent) in Utah
    • 23,251 votes (56 percent) in Washington County
    • 6,292 votes in Iron County

Proposition 3

Projected winner:

  • For
    • 393,073 votes (54 percent) in Utah
    • 18,658 votes (45 percent) in Washington County
    • 5,035 votes in Iron County
  • Against
    • 331,564 votes (46 percent) in Utah
    • 22,407 votes (54 percent) in Washington County
    • 5,976 votes in Iron County

Proposition 4

Projected winner:

  • For
    • 358,781 votes (50.5 percent) in Utah
    • 16,190 votes (40 percent) in Washington County
    • 4,207 votes in Iron County
  • Against
    • 351,415 votes (49.5 percent) in Utah
    • 24,047 votes (60 percent)in Washington County
    • 6,521 votes in Iron County

Washington County School District Special Bond

Projected winner: 

  • For
    • 20,411 votes (50.3 percent)
  • Against
    • 20,179 votes (49.7 percent)

Iron County School District Bond

Projected winner: 

  • For
    • 4,426 votes (41 percent)
  • Against
    • 6,427 votes (59 percent)

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