Troy S. Rawlings, the Republican incumbent Davis County attorney, is seeking another term in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Rawlings has held the office since 2007.
Rawlings said on his campaign website that he was first elected in November 2006 and re-elected in 2010 and 2014. Before becoming county attorney, he served as a deputy county attorney and section chief of the special prosecution unit at the Davis County Attorney's Office, according to the same site.
Candidate information
- Party: Republican
- Office sought: Davis County Attorney
- Education: Bountiful High School (1984); bachelor's degree in speech communication and political science, University of Utah (1991); juris doctor, Samford University (1994)
- Other employment (claimed by candidate): Defense attorney in private practice (1994–1999); adjunct instructor in criminal justice at Eagle Gate College and the University of Phoenix; adjunct professor in criminal justice at Weber State University
Experience and public service
Rawlings said he has served on several professional boards. They include the NYU School of Law Advisory Committee for the National Brennan Center for Justice, the Utah Board of Juvenile Justice as a gubernatorial appointee, the Utah Indigent Defense Funds Board as past chair and the Davis County Children's Justice Center Advisory Board.
He also said he chaired the Utah County and District Attorney's Association in 2009 and 2021 and served on the Utah Juvenile Justice Reform Governor's Committee.
Rawlings said he co-authored a law review article on Brady/Giglio obligations published in the Utah Journal of Criminal Law. He also authored an article on the entrapment defense in the American Journal of Trial Advocacy.
On the issues
The following positions are drawn from Rawlings' responses on his campaign website.
Campaign finance: Rawlings said he does not solicit or accept campaign contributions. He said he does not want to spend constituents' money on campaign materials and opposes the influence of money in politics. He also said he wants public confidence that his allegiance is owed only to the community and wants to avoid conflicts of interest in cases tied to donors.
Criminal justice reform: Rawlings said he started a Conviction Integrity Unit in Davis County in 2021 and launched the Davis County Mental Health Court in November 2010. He said he personally prosecuted all cases in that court for almost five years. He also said he has returned nearly $1,000,000 in allocated funds to the county general fund through fiscal management.
Prosecutorial independence: Rawlings said he believes prosecutor's offices should be nonpartisan in nature and operation. He said he turned down money from the Republican Party and others in the 2010 and 2014 elections and does not allow partisan politics to drive professional decisions in the Davis County Attorney's Office.
Endorsements
The following endorsements appear on Rawlings' supporters page:
- Scott Burns, former executive director of the National District Attorneys Association and Piute County attorney
- Kelly Sparks, Davis County Sheriff's Office
Candidate information was drawn from Rawlings' campaign website and BallotReady profile data. Policy positions reflect the candidate's own statements.
