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2 candidates are tracked for Salt Lake County District Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sim Gill and Kent Davis. Candidate information follows official Salt Lake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Democrat Sim Gill, current District Attorney per the county's official District Attorney page, won the June 23 Democratic primary over Shawn Robinson and faces Republican Kent Davis in November.
Sim Gill is the incumbent Salt Lake County District Attorney, per the county's official District Attorney page. He is the first Indian-born district attorney elected in the United States, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Continue reforming the criminal justice system "without compromising public safety," including specialty courts such as Mental Health Court and Veterans Court
- Expand victim support through the office's Survivor & Victim Services Division
- Continue youth services through the office's Camp Hope program
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Kent Davis served as a Salt Lake County Deputy District Attorney from 2017 to 2021 and has also worked as a public defender, per his campaign site. He is running for District Attorney on a platform focused on office management and transparency.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Wants written, public filing standards so charging decisions are applied consistently
- Wants diversion-program admission criteria and outcomes tracked and published
Source: candidate campaign site.
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