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Laura Belnap

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Laura Belnap
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Prior offices
Utah State Board of Education District 5
Successor: Sarah Reale
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Laura Belnap was a member of the Utah State Board of Education, representing District 5. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on January 2, 2023.

Belnap (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah State Board of Education to represent District 4. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican convention on April 23, 2022.

Biography

Belnap's career experience includes serving as the director of Utah Online Schools and as a teacher in Colorado and Utah. In 2010, she was appointed to the State Charter School Board.[1]

Education

  • Bountiful High School
  • Utah State University
  • Western Governor's University

Political career

Utah State Board of Education (2015-2022)

Belnap was first elected to the board in November 2014 and took office in January 2015.

Elections

2022

See also: Utah State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 4

LeAnn Wood won election in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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LeAnn Wood (R) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
57,381

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 57,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Utah State Board of Education District 4

LeAnn Wood defeated Melanie Mortensen in the Republican primary for Utah State Board of Education District 4 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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LeAnn Wood Candidate Connection
 
51.7
 
16,546
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Melanie Mortensen
 
48.3
 
15,466

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 32,012
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Republican convention

Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 4

Melanie Mortensen and LeAnn Wood defeated Sam Bracken, Brady Tracy, and Drew Chamberlain in the Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 4 on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Melanie Mortensen (R)
 
55.9
 
118
✔
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LeAnn Wood (R) Candidate Connection
 
44.1
 
93
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Sam Bracken (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Brady Tracy (R)
 
0.0
 
0
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Drew Chamberlain (R)
 
0.0
 
0

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Total votes: 211
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Note: The Republican convention advanced to four rounds of voting. In each round, candidates were eliminated or withdrew. After each round, delegates voted again until a winner was declared. The Republican convention results above show only the vote totals from the final round of voting.[2]

2018

See also: Utah State Board of Education election, 2018

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Laura Belnap defeated Patrick Riley in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Laura Belnap (Nonpartisan)
 
65.0
 
42,538
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Patrick Riley (Nonpartisan)
 
35.0
 
22,937

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 65,475
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2014

Utah State Board of Education District 5, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Collier Belnap 56% 19,248
Mark H. Bouchard 44% 15,128
Total Votes 34,376
Source: Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Utah State Board of Education, "Laura Belnap," accessed November 15, 2017
    2. ↑ Utah Republican Party, "2022 Nominating Convention, April 23, 2022, Convention Results," accessed July 17, 2023

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