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Salt Lake County, Utah

Utah State School Board District 7

Martin and Longacre were on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Salt Lake County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Utah certifies the general election by November 23, 2026; county canvasses are due November 17. Official results: electionresults.utah.gov.

About this race

James Martin (Democratic) and incumbent Erin Longacre (Republican) are running for a two-year term on the Utah State School Board District 7 seat, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. District 7 covers part of Salt Lake County (Sandy, Draper, Cottonwood Heights and Alta, per the member's official Utah State Board of Education bio page); this seat appears only on the ballots of voters who live in the district. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.

What this office does

State board of education member. A state board of education sets statewide academic standards, approves graduation requirements and teacher-licensing rules, adopts the state's school accountability system and, in many states, hires the state superintendent. Members represent districts drawn across the state. Local school boards still run the schools day to day. A regional superintendent of schools handles teacher certification, school safety inspections and other state-mandated services for the school districts in a multi-county region.

This race. Two-year term. The sitting officeholder, Erin Longacre, is on the ballot.

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Who won? The official answer comes November 23.

Utah makes results final in three steps.
✓
Done · Nov 3
Votes were cast and counted
Election night totals are a first count, not the final one.
2
Happening now · by Nov 17
Salt Lake County double-checks its count
The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.
3
Next · Nov 23
Utah makes it official
The State Board of Canvassers certifies the result. The winner appears on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

This report is cited to the outlet that published it. We do not call races. Official running count: Utah official results.

Utah State School Board District 7
No report found yet

Reports are checked daily until Utah certifies on November 23; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.

James Martin

Democrat

Biography

James Martin is a certified candidate for the Utah State Board of Education District 7 seat in the November 2026 special election, per the Utah Lieutenant Governor's 2026 candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Erin Longacre

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Reducing standardized testing
  • Smarter use of classroom technology
Biography

Erin Longacre played Division 1 volleyball at Villanova University on an athletic scholarship and holds a degree in communications with a minor in sociology, per her campaign site. She moved to Utah in 2004 and has volunteered in schools as a substitute teacher, homeroom mom and PTA volunteer, per her campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Utah State School Board District 7 in 2026?

2 candidates were tracked for Utah State School Board District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: James Martin and Erin Longacre. Candidate information follows official Salt Lake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Utah State School Board District 7 election in Utah?

Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as the election office certifies them. Utah certifies the general election by November 23, 2026; county canvasses are due November 17. Official results: https://electionresults.utah.gov/. Voting rules for Utah are on the Utah election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Who won the Utah State School Board District 7 race?

Not yet reported by the outlets we checked; Utah certifies on November 23. We do not call races.

Verify this race

Candidate roster from official Salt Lake County and state election office filings, last verified October 19, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
James Martin, full profileErin Longacre, full profileOfficial Utah election office