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County District Attorney

Salt Lake County, Utah

My vote power

Normal

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: Normal · 54 out of 100

This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 1,196,523 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,392,331 ÷ 1,196,523) ÷ ln(50,000) = 54.82, measured against a statewide vote in UT (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: Unknown

No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.

Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.

Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.

About this office

  • Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
  • Making plea deals and asking for sentences
  • Working with police on criminal cases

Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control,

Candidates

Republican · declared

Kent Davis is the Republican candidate for Salt Lake County District Attorney on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.

Democratic · Incumbent · declared

Sim Gill is the Democratic candidate and incumbent for Salt Lake County District Attorney on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.

Records: Anti-Corruption 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for

Sources: saltlakecounty.gov2