Box Elder News Journal's Podcast
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Filing window closes with crowded legislative slates, exits from school board
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With the candidate filing period having closed last Thursday, the field is now set for a wide range of local legislative, county and school board races. Most incumbents in legislative and county offices filed for reelection before the deadline, setting up familiar matchups and crowded primary contests. But the filing period also produced a notable contrast in the county’s nonpartisan school board races, where two incumbents whose seats are up this year chose not to run again. Legislative races In Utah House District 1, incumbent Thomas Peterson (R-Brigham City) is seeking another term. Peterson previously served multiple terms on the...