All 29 counties in Utah will elect council members or commissioners. Salt Lake County government could turn bright blue if Democrats seize control of the County Council (they already hold the Mayor's Office). Right now, the Republicans cling to a 5-4 edge, but that could change if Democratic incumbent Jim Bradley holds off formidable GOP challenger Janice Auger and either Diane Turner or Nate Hendricks can upend Republicans David Wilde or Jeff Allen.

If Salt Lake County voters line up behind the quarter-cent sales tax in Proposition 3, they could see commuter rail running all the way from Ogden to Provo (if Utah County residents sign on) as well as TRAX extensions to West Valley City, West Jordan-South Jordan, Salt Lake City International Airport and, perhaps, Draper. The project order would be determined later, but a fourth of the money would go toward corridor preservation.

Utah's senior senator and all three House members are up for re-election. The makeup of the state's congressional delegation is likely to stay exactly as it is now, short of a shocking upset. If Democrats take over the U.S. House, the Senate - or both, the shift could boost the status of Congressman Jim Matheson, the lone Democrat in Utah's delegation.

Four-term Republican Sheriff Aaron Kennard trails Democratic deputy Jim Winder after reports surfaced accusing the incumbent of spending too much time perfecting his putt- ing stroke. Meanwhile, Republican Lohra Miller and Democrat Sim Gill are locked in a nasty nail-biter to see who becomes district attorney.

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