Box Elder County commissioners at center of Data center controversy fall behind in primaries

News Clip2:51ABC4 Utah·Box Elder County, UT·6/24/2026

Two Box Elder County commissioners who voted in favor of the Stratos Project data center agreement are reportedly falling behind in the primary elections. The controversy surrounding their vote on the data center project appears to be impacting their political standing.

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The polls are closed and votes are being counted in the primary election race for several Box Elder County seats, including for two of the commissioners who voted for the Stratos Project data center agreement. Subscribe to ABC4 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/abc4utah?sub_confirmation=1 Keep up with the latest Utah news at https://abc4.com Also, follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/abc4utah https://twitter.com/abc4utah https://www.instagram.com/abc4utah/?hl=en Subscribe to ABC4's newsletters for morning news and the latest breaking alerts: https://nxslink.abc4.com/join/6p6/signup?website_signup=true