Candidate Filing

The Candidate Filing Period for 2026 Midterm Election, is January 2 to January 8. All declarations of candidacy and supporting documents must be completed in-person and submitted to the appropriate election official no later than 5:00PM on Thursday, January 8th. Offices will be open to accept filings daily from 8AM to 5PM.

Seats up for election in Utah County are as follows:

U.S. House of Representatives Filing Fee: $485.00
Representatives (2 years):
US House District 3
US House District 4

Utah State Legislature
Filing Fee: $117.73
State Senators (4 years):
State Senate District 11
State Senate District 18
State Senate District 19
State Senate District 21
State Senate District 23

Filing Fee: $83.86
Representatives (2 years):
State House District 50
State House District 51
State House District 52
State House District 53
State House District 54
State House District 55
State House District 56
State House District 57
State House District 58
State House District 60
State House District 61
State House District 62
State House District 63
State House District 64
State House District 65
State House District 66

State Board of Education Filing Fee: $89.69
State School Board (4 year):
State School District 11
State School District 14

Utah County Elected Officials
Filing Fee: Varies
Utah County Races (4 year):
County Attorney - $1,114.37
County Auditor - $848.28
County Clerk - $848.28
County Commission Seat A - $901.50
County Commission Seat B - $901.50
County Sheriff - $954.72

Local Board of Education
Filing Fee: $50.00
Nebo School District (4 year):
Nebo School District 2
Nebo School District 4
Nebo School District 5

Provo School District (4 year):
Provo School District 1
Provo School District 2
Provo School District 3
Provo School District 4

The following will file July 1st -15th, 2026
Court of Record Judge or Justice
Filing Fee: $50.00
Justice Court Judge
Filing Fee: $25.00 per judicial office

Financial Disclosures

Requirements of Reports

Requirements may differ if specified by municipal ordinance

  • Contributions - date, amount, and name of donor (if known)
  • In-kind contributions - date, market value, description of in-kind contribution, name of donor (if know)
  • Expenditures - date, amount, name of recipient

If a candidate receives less than $500 and makes less than $500 in expenditures, the candidate may report the total amount without itemizations. If the candidate receives or spends more than $500, all contributions and expenditures must be itemized.

Resources

2026 Candidate Manual

This guide is not a substitute for Utah State Code, and it is not intended to be comprehensive or an authoritative statement of law. For further legal information, please consult Utah State Code or other appropriate legal resources. If any inconsistency exists between this publication and statute, the statutory language governs. Utah State Code can be found at le.utah.gov.

Open 2026 Candidate Manual

Financial Disclosure Form

This form should be completed by Candidates for Utah County Offices and Local School Board Seats ONLY.

Open Financial Disclosure Form