Preliminary results from the 2025 general election on Tuesday signal potential leadership changes in communities throughout southern and northern Utah.

Two newcomers are vying for the District 2 seat in an extremely tight race. Early results show Jeff Whitlock ahead, with 50.13% of the vote, and Hannah Petersen right behind with 49.87%. The winner will replace current Councilman George Handley,

The 2025 election cycle is considered an "off election year" for Utah, where no major statewide races were to be decided. KUTV watched several of the races including the competitive races in Provo, St. George, and Tooele among several others.

Utah is holding municipal elections across the state Tuesday. A number of Utah cities including Riverton, Orem, Provo, Kearns, Lehi, Hurricane, Eagle Mountain, Cottonwood Heights and Sandy, have mayoral races that will be decided Tuesday.

Three Utah County school districts born out of the November 2024 vote to split the Alpine School District are a bit closer to naming their inaugural board members following Tuesday's election.

Southern Utahns exercised their right to vote either early or in person on Tuesday, and among the local preliminary and unofficial results is the possibility of new mayors in Hurricane

Incumbent Provo City mayor, Michelle Kaufusi, leads the Provo City mayoral race by a narrow margin, according to unofficial results.

Overall, things ran smoothly in the municipal elections held Tuesday, according to state election officials. But, some preliminary results show leadership changes in some cities, affecting how the state Legislature will look.

The founding school boards for the three new school district created from the Alpine School District split will be determined during the General Election Tuesday. Here are the unofficial results for 21 school board races through the second wave of released voting data at 10:16 p.

If the general election’s preliminary numbers hold true, Southern Utah will see some sitting mayors bumped from their seats while incumbent council members secure their seats for another four years.