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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep.-elect Ben McAdams, shown on election night, says Democrats need to deliver on the trust voters have placed in them.

‘Their voice was loud’: Ben McAdams discusses voter outrage, a repudiation of Trump and what comes next

By Robert Gehrke | Nov. 5, 2026, 1:01 p.m.

(Allison Robbert | AP) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee wasn’t on the ballot but he’s losing an influential seat

By Addy Baird | Nov. 5, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Haiyun Jiang| The New York Times) James Talarico celebrates his Senate victory in Texas.

On election night, the religious left is back as Democratic winners lean into faith

By Jack Jenkins | Religion News Service | Nov. 5, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ballots in the counting center at Utah County's Administration Building in Provo on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Clerk Aaron Davidson is arguing that the state, not Utah County, should pay for ballot postage when it isn't affixed by voters.

Who pays the postman? Utah County, Lt. Gov.’s office trade fiery emails over mail ballot costs.

By Andy Larsen | Nov. 5, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Sahara Hayes celebrates with fellow Democrats during the Democratic Party general election night watch party in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

Republicans could lose their supermajority in the Utah Legislature. Here’s what has to happen.

By Emily R. Anderson | Nov. 4, 2026, 11:05 p.m.

(Abigail Landwehr | The Salt Lake Tribune) People wait in line to vote at the Salt Lake City Main Library on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Roughly 31,000 residents voted in person on Election Day in Salt Lake County.

What was 2026 voter turnout like in Utah’s most populous county?

By Jordan Miller | Nov. 4, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah voters cast their ballots at the Sandy Library on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

How many ballots are uncounted in Utah? At least 100K in Salt Lake County alone. Here’s what we know.

By Samantha Moilanen | Megan Banta | Nov. 4, 2026, 9:31 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Braydon Nemelka of Millcreek, who shared his views on government corruption, is pictured on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026.

Deals in the dark, kowtowing to donors drove corruption-minded voters to seek change this election

By Robert Gehrke | Nov. 4, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kevin Koncar votes early as he drops off his ballot at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Results for the Salt Lake County recreation bond measure are trickling in.

Salt Lake County recreation bond passing as votes come in

By Jordan Miller | Nov. 4, 2026, 6:41 p.m.

(Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP) President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington. Behind Trump, from left: U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy; U.S. Sens. John Curtis and Mike Lee; and Gov. Spencer Cox.

Republican Sen. John Curtis rips GOP, says party ‘abandoned’ conservative principles as Democrats take Senate control

By Addy Baird | Nov. 4, 2026, 5:06 a.m.