Herriman board certifies 2025 municipal election results; Lauren Palmer wins mayoral race

Unidentified Speaker 3 read the final canvass and announced the results of the Nov. 2025 Herriman municipal election, reporting that Lauren Palmer received 6,884 votes (75.23%) for mayor while Ty Brady received 2,267 votes (24.77%).

Unidentified Speaker 3 also reported city council results including Council District 2: Teddy Hodges received 1,959 votes; Council District 3: Matt Basham 1,583 votes (56.94%) and Heather Garcia 1,197 votes (43.06%); and Council District 4: Tara Anderson 1,431 votes (reported as 100% of counted votes in the record).

The canvass summary presented several vote‑type and administrative statistics: voter turnout was 31.4% of 29,200 active registered voters, and the board recorded 9,174 total ballots counted. Of those, 8,895 were mail‑in ballots; one person voted early in person and 257 cast ballots on election day. The clerk reported five UOCAVA ballots for military and overseas voters and 16 provisional ballots counted (17 provisional ballots were received, with one subsequently excluded for a residency issue). The clerk described one incomplete voting session as a "fleeing voter," meaning the voter began but did not complete the voting process.

On vote‑by‑mail challenges, officials reported 159 challenged ballots; 114 were rejected. The record attributes 102 rejections to signature mismatches with the file on record, 11 to unsigned envelopes, and 1 to other reasons. The clerk offered to answer questions before seeking a formal motion to certify the canvass.

After brief discussion comparing turnout to prior municipal elections (one participant recalled a roughly 26% turnout four years earlier and noted the highest turnout on record was about 51% in 2015), an unnamed board member moved to "approve resolution number R59Dash2025 certifying the canvas of the 2025 Herriman Municipal General Election." The record also states "Motion by Teddy" and "Second by Tara." The board then conducted a voice roll call: Tara — "Yes"; Sherry — "Yes"; Teddy — "Yes"; Jared — "Yes." The chair announced, "So that motion carries," and the board certified the canvass.

The meeting concluded after a motion and second to adjourn; the chair closed the session with congratulatory remarks to the winners.

Notes: the transcript records the resolution as spoken "R59Dash2025"; the record also shows District 4's result as "1,431 votes for 100% of the votes," which the clerk reported verbatim. Full individual ballot‑by‑ballot detail and a complete roll‑call record were not included in the audio transcript provided.