Preliminary election results released Tuesday night show Kendall Crittenden ahead of Tori Broughton and Jami Hewlett in her race for Seat D on the Wasatch County Council.

So far, the Wasatch County Clerk’s Office has processed 398 votes for Broughton, 867 for Crittenden and 154 for Hewlett.

Broughton decided to run for County Council after running unsuccessfully for a seat on the Heber City Council last year. She’s only lived in the community for a few years, but her role as manager of the Trek Bicycle Heber City store, as well as her regular attendance at city and county county council meetings, helped her quickly become familiar with the considerations. , problems and ongoing government plans. .

She chose to run under the United Utah Party, as she “didn’t feel at home” in the Democratic or Republican fields.

Crittenden, a Republican and retired Wasatch County School District school teacher and sitting councilman for 20 years, ran for his seat and cited his years of experience and knowledge of the county as reasons for doing so.

Broughton hopes to disrupt what she considered “groupthink” among long-serving councillors. He has expressed concern that county spending to preserve open space has largely gone to private lands rather than public areas, the need for more amenities like public parks, a willingness to support downtown redevelopment efforts Heber City and concern that the Utah Department of Transportation has shown inconsistency. or disagreements in discussing the Heber Valley Corridor project (a bypass route plan to alleviate local traffic that has faced several delays and complications) with different governments across the county.

Crittenden has asked for more clarification on what projects Heber City would like to focus on before supporting its redevelopment program, and sees the county’s rapid growth as “a real concern,” as Heber City is currently considering plans that could lead to several annexations, one of which could add up to 4,000 housing units to the community.

He also expressed hopes for expanding the county’s parks and recreation programs. If elected, he hopes to be a beneficial part of the bypass process with UDOT and that there is a clear path to the end of his next term.

Hewlett is running as a libertarian and has said less about her specific platforms than any of her competitors. He has highlighted the importance he gives to quality of life and the responsible growth of the community.

Early results did not specify what percentage of votes had been counted.