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2 candidates are tracked for Salt Lake County Auditor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Chris Harding and Ali Cloward. Candidate information follows official Salt Lake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Two-way November race. Republican incumbent Chris Harding (Auditor since February 2022, per the county's official Auditor page) faces Democrat Ali Cloward. Neither had a primary opponent.
Chris Harding is the incumbent Salt Lake County Auditor, in office since February 2022, per the county's Auditor page. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Internal Auditor with more than 20 years of federal, defense and local-government auditing experience, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Continue strengthening the Auditor's Office and expand its oversight impact
- Protect taxpayer dollars through independent auditing
- Educate elected officials and the public about the role of professional auditing
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Ali Cloward is a Certified Internal Auditor and a director at a national consulting firm, per the Salt Lake County Democratic Party's candidate page. She holds undergraduate and master's degrees in accounting from the University of Utah and serves on the board of Clean Slate Utah, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the Salt Lake County Democratic Party's 2026 candidate page)
- Provide independent oversight of county government
- Promote transparent, accountable government
