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

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.

A new mayor will soon occupy the nearly completed St. George City Hall, one of several new southern Utah mayors set to take office as voters favored new blood over challengers on election day.

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.

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.

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

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.

Gavin Newsom is looking like a winner this Election Day as polls suggest Proposition 50 is cruising to victory in California, and consequently a “whining” Donald Trump is having an online temper tantrum. Taking to his Truth Social this morning as voters in the Golden State, New Jersey, Virginia and New York City, among others, go …