Before last week’s election, Republicans in the Utah Senate held 21 of the 29 seats. Next year, assuming the results hold after the remaining ballots are counted in Salt Lake County, they’ll hold 22, leaving the Democrats with less than one quarter of the Senate. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with Democratic Senator Ross Romero, who was just picked by his peers to be Senate Minority Leader for the next term.

Proposition 3, a bond measure that would have preserved green space in West Valley City, failed the test of voters during last week’s election. But the city’s Mayor says he’ll continue to explore ways to achieve that goal. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.

Republican State Representative Carl Wimmer inspires quite a bit of passion on both sides of the aisle in the Utah Legislature. The conservative lawmaker was just elected to a third term with nearly 80 percent of the vote in his Herriman district.

Mike Lee is the Tea Party-backed candidate just elected overwhelmingly to be Utah’s next U.S. Senator, and the youngest member of the Senate. We spoke with him about his expectations in Washington, DC, and his priorities when representing Utah.

The only Democrat in Utah’s Congressional delegation will be returning to a very different House of Representatives come January. Though it was far from the landslide victory he achieved in 2008, Blue Dog Democrat Jim Matheson was re-elected by voters in the state’s 2nd Congressional District to a sixth term.

Even in left-leaning Salt Lake County, Democrats weren’t immune to the wave of anti-Democratic sentiment that swept the nation on Election night. Six of them statewide lost their seats to the GOP on Tuesday, including four in the state’s largest county

Frustration with Congress did not generate remarkable turnout in Salt Lake County for Tuesday’s midterm election, but that may change as ballots continue pouring in over the next two weeks. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.

Republican Governor Gary Herbert ensured he will stay governor for the next two years on Election Day. He had little trouble defeating his Democratic opponent, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon in the race for the state’s highest executive office. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.

Republicans have recaptured the majority on the Salt Lake County Council. But even with a GOP tide on their side, they also saw an upset in the state’s largest county.

Despite the anti-incumbent sentiment seen in Congressional races across the country in yesterday’s election, it was a good day to be a Congressman in Utah. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson reports.