Ten candidates have withdrawn from legislative races as of Tuesday morning. EdNews will update this story as more candidates drop out.
Here’s the list of dropouts so far:
- Republican James Spencer, District 6 House Seat A
- Democrat Marissa Wilson, District 11 House Seat A
- Democrat Ariel Olvera, District 14 Senate
- Republican Matt Stallsmith, District 14 House Seat A
- Republican Rep. Codi Galloway, District 15 Senate
- Republican Gary Alfred Butts, District 15 Senate
- Republican Gina Johnson, District 21 House Seat A
- Democrat Brian Stroops, District 23 House Seat B
- Democrat Rosann Mathews, District 28 Senate
- Republican Jeff Thompson, District 33 House Seat B
The withdrawals mean five fewer primary elections in May. There will now be 45 Republican primaries and five Democratic primaries. These incumbents and challengers will no longer have a primary:
- Rep. Ted Hill, R-Eagle, District 14 House Seat A
- Desi Burbank, Republican, District 15 Senate
- Rep. James Petzke, R-Meridian, District 21 House Seat A
- Joe Fuller, Democrat, District 23 House Seat B
- Mandy Peace, Democrat, District 28 Senate
