State Senate District 1 in Utah State Senate District 1, Utah

2026 Primary Election

• Julie Quinlan — Candidate for State Senate District 1 in UT

  Julie Quinlan is a candidate for the Utah State Senate, seeking to represent District 1 in the 2026 general election on November 3. Running under the Utah Forward Party, she advanced from her party's canceled primary and convention processes without appearing on the ballot. She is one of three candidates in the general election, competing against Republican incumbent Scott Sandall and Democrat Claudia Bigler. Specific policy positions or campaign themes are not detailed in the available information, as she has not completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Her candidacy marks her participation in a significant state-level race.

• Scott Sandall — Incumbent Utah State Senator in UT

  Scott Sandall is a lifelong resident, rancher, conservative, and business owner from Box Elder County, Utah. He currently serves in the Utah State Senate, previously serving in the Utah House of Representatives and on the Utah Farm Bureau State Board of Directors. As a third-generation rancher, he advocates for agricultural communities and protecting water rights for farmers, businesses, and local communities. His policy priorities include strengthening public education through local funding decisions, establishing a user-fee system for transportation funding, and working to keep legislative districts conservative. He also seeks to reduce the tax burden on Utah families and supported ending DEI in public institutions to ensure merit-based hiring. He is committed to representing the interests of his constituents and building upon Northern Utah's legacy of hard work and prosperity.

• Claudia Bigler — Candidate for State Senate in Brigham City, UT

  Claudia Bigler is a Democratic candidate running for the Utah State Senate to represent District 1 in the 2026 general election. Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, she is a graduate of Brigham Young University and has a career background as a teacher. Bigler advanced from the Democratic convention without appearing on the ballot, as the primary was canceled. She is campaigning on a platform that includes support for congressional term limits, having signed a pledge to work towards an Article V convention for this purpose. She will face incumbent Scott Sandall and Julie Quinlan in the general election.

• Fred Hayes — Candidate for State Senate in UT

  Fred Hayes is a Republican candidate for Utah State Senate District 1 in the 2026 election. He initially sought the Republican nomination but lost in the party's convention on April 25, 2026. Following this, he launched a write-in campaign for the general election, emphasizing that his name will not appear on the ballot and voters must manually write it in. A central theme of his candidacy is election integrity, an issue he has researched for years, citing concerns about Utah's electronic voting systems and potential for manipulation. With an engineering background, Hayes asserts his expertise in identifying vulnerabilities in election systems. He advocates for hand-counting ballots and criticizes what he perceives as a lack of transparency and a cover-up of potential fraud by public officials and the Republican party regarding election data. He aims to bring technical expertise to the legislature to safeguard the foundational processes of suffrage.