The June 23rd primary results are in, and the Doers Network has a lot to be grateful for, especially with this being our first election cycle as an organization. 

Nine of our endorsed candidates who faced primary challengers came out on top. That's a lot of people who put in the work, made the ask, and earned the votes from Utahns across the state. 

Here's a look at who made it through. 

Utah State Senate

Brady Brammer held his seat in Senate District 21, winning his primary with about 56% of the vote. Brady has been one of Utah's most active lawmakers since joining the legislature in 2019 and the state senate in 2023, including authoring the nation's first pro-life bill requiring unwed fathers to share pregnancy costs, crafting one of the country's first laws outlawing AI-generated child pornography, and passing the strictest vaping laws in the country. He's an attorney and former BYU adjunct professor with a focus on families, child safety, and fiscal conservatism. Brady will face Democrat and Forward Party opponents in the general election.

Tami Tran won her primary for Senate District 6 with 71% of the vote. That's one of the highest margins for any race on Tuesday. Tami is the current mayor of Kaysville and brings a track record built around public safety, and responsible growth. She is a business owner who has served on multiple boards across Davis County and Utah, including as the Chair of the Davis Technical College Board of Trustees. She is focusing on fiscal responsibility, transparent leadership, and upholding constitutional principles, and will be facing Democrat and Forward Party opponents in the general election. 

Utah House of Representatives

Jordan Teuscher won re-election to his House District 44 seat in South Jordan with about 53% in a genuinely competitive race. Jordan has been in the legislature since 2021 and has led nationally recognized efforts to hold social media companies accountable for harms to children. A BYU Law graduate who works in strategic planning, Jordan is running to continue building on Utah's success and keep it a great place to raise a family. His focus issues are education and opportunities for kids, transportation and infrastructure, responsible taxes, and economic growth. Jordan will face a Democrat opponent in the general election. 

Lili Bitner won her primary for House District 17 with just over 70% of the vote. A lifelong Davis County resident and proud graduate of Layton High and Weber State, Lili has spent nearly three decades serving in the Republican Party and her community, including 14 years volunteering in local schools and working with the Davis County Women's Shelter and Davis County Interfaith Council. She believes in fiscal responsibility, limited government, strong education, and constitutional freedoms, and she's running to bring principled, accountable conservative representation to the Capitol. Lili will face a Democrat opponent in the general election. 

Chris McConnehey won his primary for House District 38 in Salt Lake County with about 62%. A lifelong West Jordan resident and father of five, Chris served 12 years on the West Jordan City Council before this race — working on everything from water infrastructure and public safety staffing to pushing back against unfunded mandates from the state. He started his career as a volunteer firefighter and EMT, earned degrees in finance and an MBA, and is running on local control, responsible infrastructure growth, and neighbor-focused leadership that takes state decisions seriously because he's seen firsthand how they land at the street level. Chris will face an unaffiliated opponent in the general election. 

JR Bird won his primary for House District 67 with nearly 68% of the vote. A Roosevelt native, former 8-year Mayor of Roosevelt City, and small business owner with 27 years of experience in the energy industry, JR is running to bring a small-town, results-first approach to the Utah Capitol. As Mayor he pushed back against COVID-19 mandates, passed term limits on himself and future mayors, and kept taxes low. His focus in the legislature will be on energy, agriculture, infrastructure, and ensuring District 67's conservative values don't get drowned out by special interests. JR will face a Democrat opponent in the general election.

Jake Hunsaker won his primary for House District 48 with about 56%. Jake grew up in a single-income Utah household with eleven kids, where his mom made homemade bread to cover expenses rather than turning to the government, and that ethos of self-reliance still drives how he thinks about public service. He earned his degree from BYU's Marriott School of Business and has worked at Goldman Sachs, Google, and Qualtrics, and has chaired the Salt Lake County GOP Convention for the past two years. His focus issues are infrastructure funding reform, property tax relief, and limiting legislative bill loads to reduce lobbyist influence. Jake will face a Democrat opponent in the primary. 

County Wide Offices

Brian McKenzie won his primary for Davis County Clerk with 63% of the vote. Brian has spent 22 years in the Davis County Clerk's office and is running for re-election as a Certified Election Registration Administrator who has overseen every county election since 2013. He established the county's Data Privacy Program in 2025 and has made election security and transparent government records the core of his time in office. Davis County voters know his work and sent him back through the primary because of it. 

Michelle Kaufusi won the Republican primary for Utah County Commissioner Seat A with about 56%. Michelle served nearly a decade as Mayor of Provo, where she balanced complex budgets and secured over $300 million in outside funding for critical infrastructure. Under her leadership, Provo won WalletHub's #1 best-run city in the country. Before that she served on the Provo School Board. Raised as one of seven children by a single working mother, her approach to government is rooted in the conviction that strong families, not big government, are the backbone of a strong community. Her focus issues as Commissioner will be public safety, efficient small government, transportation, and long-term capital planning.

What Comes Next

Winning a primary is one thing. Winning in November is the next step, and some of these races will still require real work before they're done.

The candidates who won last night have earned the right to compete in the general election. Our job between now and November is to make sure they have the support to finish what they started. If you want to help any of these campaigns between now and election day, reach out here to find out what you can do. 

It's also worth noting that these nine candidates are only part of the picture. The Doers Network has a much larger slate of endorsed candidates who didn't have primary challengers and are already on the November ballot. We'll be supporting all of them through the general election, and we'll have more on that in the weeks ahead.