Iron County Daily News
Serving Iron County, UtahVol. 1, No. 9
Government

Bettridge leads County Commission B race; ICSD District 6 separated by 13 votes in unofficial results

Coal Creek incorporation leads 48-16; Iron County voters narrowly opposed Amendment B. Turnout was 43.10%, with the canvass set for Nov. 17.

PAROWAN - K. Rand Bettridge, a Republican, leads the race for Iron County Commission seat B with 9,969 votes, or 75.74%, to 3,193 for unaffiliated candidate Wesley B. Curtis, according to unofficial results the county posted after the Nov. 3 election.

The closest local race is Iron County School District board District 6, where Nathan Slaughter has 981 votes and Adam Hahn 968, a 13-vote gap. In District 7, Megen Ralphs leads Justin Godfrey 935 to 475.

Proposition 12, asking whether the area described as Coal Creek should incorporate, leads 48-16 in its one precinct. Iron County voters opposed Constitutional Amendment B, which would require 60% approval for citizen-proposed laws that raise taxes, 6,852 to 6,773, and backed Amendment A 8,993 to 4,492. Every judge on the ballot drew a majority of yes votes in the county count.

Of 32,827 registered voters, 14,149 cast ballots, a 43.10% turnout. The clerk's office processes ballots through Nov. 17; the election audit is Nov. 10 and the canvass Nov. 17, when results become official.

Source: Iron County 2026 General Election results (unofficial); Summary Results Report, updated 1:43 a.m. Nov. 4; Notice of Election; Sample ballot; Iron County Clerk elections page.

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