A Guide To Voting In The Municipal General Election On Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Ogden

Local small business owner of Smart Home Canning, Anna Cash, in suffragette costume on Halloween, 2025.

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Tuesday, Nov. 4, is the 2025 Municipal General Election, and Ogden will be electing four city council seats. Why should you vote? Let’s take a look at why off-year local elections matter most.

In Ogden, we’ve seen significant moves by our elected officials over the past year including the 25% water rate increase for a $99M project (2024), a killed Weber Housing Authority project to house 25 chronically homeless disabled individuals with wraparound services – instead the City Council voted to purchase the Aspen Care Center from Weber Housing Authority with $2.2 million (March, 2025) – Ogden City Council vote to restrict flags on city flagpoles – before the state HB77 required it (April, 2025), paid parking coming to downtown Ogden (currently on pause due to community backlash), City Council approved changes to homeless camping ordinance in 6-1 vote, and loss of greenspace: Grandview under development and Taylor Canyon destined to have the same fate.

We have a candidate for City Council who accepted funds that were thousands of dollars over the legal limit from an extremist pastor in Arizona, and attends an Ogden church whose pastor called for the execution of “rebellious” Black youth in a podcast.

Two of the incumbents running for re-election have been in office for over a decade: Marcia White (2014-2025) and Bart Blair (2010-2025).

Whether or not you agree with these actions by your local government, alarming associations and wrongdoing by a City Council candidate, or career-length City Council terms, it’s time to pay attention. Ogden is undergoing major shifts, and your vote will shape its future.

Local business owner Anna Cash of Smart Home Canning made a statement with her Halloween costume this year. “I wanted to create a costume that honored the suffragettes’ determination to fight for women’s right to vote,” she said. “Here in our hometown of Ogden and across the country, we have a pretty low voter turnout rate, and it breaks my heart. So many men and women fought for our right to vote, we should never take it for granted.”

Researching the suffragette movement, Cash noted, it took white women 50 years of petitioning the government and another 40 years after that for African American men and women to get the right to vote.

Anna Cash, in suffragette costume on Halloween, 2025, is the owner of Smart Home Canning, a business specializing in artisan jams and jellies made from locally-grown fruits. She can often be found foraging around the Wasatch front for the best in local fruits and donating food to local food banks.

Voter turnout in Ogden City for this year’s Primary in August was 22.09%. We can do better. We need every vote to ensure that we are fairly represented by our local government.

If you’re feeling lost or overwhelmed, here’s the information you need to get you caught up, make an informed choice, and get out and vote.

Current Elected Officials in Ogden City

Mayor: Ben Nadolski (January 2, 2024 - present)
City Council (7 members):

● At-Large Seat A: Marcia White (2014-2025, up for re-election)

● At-Large Seat B: Bart Blair (2010-2025, up for re-election)

● At-Large Seat C: Shaun Myers (2024-2027)

● District 1: Angela Choberka (2018-2025, not running - seat available)

● District 2: Richard Hyer (Vice Chair, 2012-2027)

● District 3: Ken Richey (2022-2025, up for re-election)

● District 4: Dave Graf (2024-2027)

Incumbents running for re-election are Marcia White, Bart Blair, and Ken Richey. Angela Choberka is not seeking a third term.

Ogden Municipal Election 2025

What’s on the ballot? In Ogden, we are voting on four City Council seats.

Ogden Council At-Large A

Alicia Washington
Marcia White

Ogden Council At-Large B

Bart E. Blair
Kevin Lundell

Ogden Council Seat 1

Flor Lopez
Jase Reyneveld

Ogden Council Seat 3

Ken R. Richey

Heath Satow

More information about the candidates is available here.

You can find candidate information in your city here.

How To Vote in Utah

If you are already registered to vote, you should have received your ballot in the mail. Do not mail it if you haven’t already done so – it must be received (not postmarked) by the election office on Tuesday, Nov. 4, by 8 p.m. Take your ballot to one of the five drop boxes in Ogden:

Ogden Ballot Drop Box Locations

Main Library (Ogden)
2464 Jefferson Ave.
Ogden, UT 84401

Weber Center - Clerk/Auditor's Office - East Parking Lot
2380 Washington Blvd., Suite #320
Ogden, UT 84401

Weber State University Campus - Terrace between Library and Student Union
3848 Harrison Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84408

North Branch Library (North Ogden)
475 E 2600 N
Ogden, UT 84414

Ogden City Municipal Building
2549 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84401

If you are a Utah resident outside of Ogden, you can find your ballot drop box locations here.

Not registered to vote?

If you are not already registered, you can still vote!

Same-Day Voter Registration

Same-day voter registration is available in Utah on Election Day. Bring these two forms of acceptable I.D. with you to your polling station. You qualify if you are a citizen of the United States, a resident of Utah for at least 30 days before Election Day, at least 18 years of age on or before the day of the General Election, and residing at the address where registering. Read more about your voting rights here.

Vote In-Person on Election Day

Didn’t get a ballot in the mail? Vote in person on Election Day!

Voters who need to replace their ballots, did not receive a ballot in the mail, or voters who need to use a voting machine that offers accessible features can vote in-person at the nearest polling location. Remember, you can also register to vote! You can find your nearest polling address by entering your home address here.

Ogden Polling Location

This location will be open for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. *If you are in line by 8 p.m. you will be permitted to vote! Don’t forget your valid I.D

Weber Center Voting Assistance Center
2380 Washington Blvd
Ogden, UT, 84401

Tuesday Is Election Day: Why Ogdenites Should Vote