What party is Judge Jay Winward?

None on the ballot: retention votes are nonpartisan, so no party label appears.

What does a retention vote mean?

A Yes/No vote on whether Judge Jay Winward stays on the Fifth Judicial District Court (Iron County) for another term. There is no opponent: YES keeps the judge, NO removes them if most voters vote NO.

Jay Winward

Candidate for Fifth Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Jay Winward (Iron County) · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

About this race

A judge. Judges decide criminal and civil cases. Depending on the state and court, they are chosen in contested elections or in retention votes, where you vote YES or NO on keeping the judge for another term.

1 candidate ran for Fifth Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Jay Winward (Iron County) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

About Jay Winward

Fifth District Court judge. Appointed to the Fifth District Court (Beaver, Iron and Washington counties) by Gov. Spencer J. Cox in December 2022. He was previously a partner at Winward Law and a federal prosecutor, including a U.S. Department of Justice detail in Bogotá, Colombia, and he teaches business law at Utah Tech University. He holds a chemistry degree from the University of Utah and studied law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Summarized in our words from source 1, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

Where they stand

This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Jay Winward only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

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Quick answers

What party is Judge Jay Winward?: None on the ballot: retention votes are nonpartisan, so no party label appears.
What does a retention vote mean?: A Yes/No vote on whether Judge Jay Winward stays on the Fifth Judicial District Court (Iron County) for another term. There is no opponent: YES keeps the judge, NO removes them if most voters vote NO.

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