Most incumbents fare well in Davis

Tuesday was a good day to be an incumbent in Davis County, for the most part.

Bountiful Mayor Joe Johnson will face off against government watchdog Jefrey Novak in November's election. Johnson had 1,779 votes in Tuesday's primary election to Novak's 650 votes.

Johnson said it's a relief to have made it to the general election, but he also sees the voting turnout as a message.

"You gotta go to work and you gotta work harder the next month and a half," he said. But at the same time: "It's rewarding that people see how good Bountiful is."

In Clinton, Mayor Mitch Adams will face off against first-timer Carl Rumsey in November, but the Clinton City Council will bid goodbye to Dale King, a two-term councilman who came in fifth place in a field of seven candidates.

In Centerville, two City Council incumbents, Justin Allen, with 676 votes, and Sherri Lyn Lindstrom, with 564 votes, were the front-runners in Tuesday's primary election. They were followed by Melissa Hogan, with 282 votes, and Brian Plummer, with 186 votes.

Centerville Mayor Ron Russell is running unopposed in November.

Advancing to the general election are Blair Bateman, Joanne Hansen, incumbent Barbara Patterson and Michael Petersen.

Farmington residents will say hello to two new council members in November.

Jim Talbot led with 804 votes, followed by John Bilton with 778 votes, Anita Todd with 420 votes and former planning commissioner Kevin Poff with 217 votes.

Current council members Paula Alder and David Hale, whose seats were up for election this year, opted not to run again, while Farmington Mayor Scott Harbertson is running unopposed.

In November, Kaysville will see a current council member face off against Mayor Neka Roundy. Steve Hiatt, who was elected two years ago, ended Tuesday night with 909 votes to Roundy's 562.

For the City Council race, incumbent Gil Miller led the pack with 759 votes. He was followed by former Kaysville Mayor Brian Cook, who is currently serving on the Davis County Board of Health, with 633 votes, Jared Taylor with 576 votes and Richard Lenz, with 516 votes.

In Layton, Mayor Steve Curtis was up for a battle against challenger Bob Stevenson. Curtis, who had 1,235 votes, will advance to the general election. Stevenson had 1,102 votes.