What party is Judge Jason Craig Nelson?

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 Jason Craig Nelson stays on the Second Judicial District Court (Weber County) for another term. There is no opponent: YES keeps the judge, NO removes them if most voters vote NO.

Jason Craig Nelson

Candidate for Second Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Jason Craig Nelson (Weber 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 Second Judicial District Court Judge (retention) — Jason Craig Nelson (Weber County) in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

About Jason Craig Nelson

Judge, Second District Court (Davis, Morgan and Weber counties). Appointed to the Second District Court by Gov. Spencer Cox in January 2023. He was a deputy Davis County attorney from 2008 to 2023, serving as the office's primary domestic violence prosecutor (2009-2018) and General Felonies Division chief (2019-2023), after clerking for the Second District Court. He holds a history degree and a law degree from Brigham Young University.

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 Jason Craig Nelson 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 Jason Craig Nelson?: 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 Jason Craig Nelson stays on the Second Judicial District Court (Weber County) for another term. There is no opponent: YES keeps the judge, NO removes them if most voters vote NO.

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