Curtis Benjamin

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Curtis Benjamin

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Curtis Benjamin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Utah State Board of Education to represent District 1. Benjamin will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic convention on April 25, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: Utah State Board of Education election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah State Board of Education District 1

Milo Anderson (D) and Cathy Callow-Heusser (D) are running in the Democratic convention for Utah State Board of Education District 1 on April 25, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Milo Anderson
	Submit photo	Cathy Callow-Heusser

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Curtis Benjamin (D)

Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Jennie Earl (R) is running in the Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 1 on April 25, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Jennie Earl

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2022

See also: Utah State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Jennie Earl defeated Curtis Benjamin in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennie Earl (R)	76.6	55,133
	Submit photo	Curtis Benjamin (D)	23.4	16,805

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,938
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Curtis Benjamin advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah State Board of Education District 1.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jennie Earl advanced from the Republican primary for Utah State Board of Education District 1.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah State Board of Education District 1

Curtis Benjamin advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah State Board of Education District 1 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Curtis Benjamin (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Jennie Earl advanced from the Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 1 on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Jennie Earl (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kristie Cooley (R)

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Curtis Benjamin campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Utah State Board of Education District 1	Lost general	$3,774	$-3,585
Grand total			$3,774	$-3,585
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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