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Sunday, October 25, 2026

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Public officials and candidates

Mike Olsen

County Attorney, Emery County · Republican

Eastern Utah

Office held

County AttorneyEmery CountySource

On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot

Mike Olsen is a candidate for Emery County Attorney. The ballot lists Mike Olsen, Republican.

Everyone on the ballot for this seat

CandidateParty
Mike Olsen (incumbent)Republican

Listed in ballot order. Source: Emery County Attorney page. 2026 election guide

Background

Mike Olsen is Emery County’s attorney. His legal career includes service as an assistant county attorney before he took charge of the office. At a 2018 candidate event, Olsen said he had spent four years in each of those roles. He also described cooperation with other offices to obtain a victims’ advocate for the county. A professional attorney directory identifies him as Michael D. Olsen, lists a 2006 law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and records admission in Utah and Colorado in 2007.

Source: Emery County: Attorney · Background checked October 22, 2026

In the news

No Utah Ledger stories name Mike Olsen yet.

Sources

  1. Emery County: Attorney
  2. ETV News: Emery attorney candidate forum (October 3, 2018)
  3. Lawyer.com: Michael D. Olsen

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