Utah 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Utah.

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Utah State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Utah State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Utah State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Utah State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	7	5
	Republican Party	22	24
Total		29	29

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 14 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Aaron Osmond
2. Allen Christensen
3. Curtis Bramble
4. David Hinkins
5. John Valentine (Utah)
6. Luz Robles
7. Lyle Hillyard
8. Mark Madsen
9. Ralph Okerlund
10. Scott Jenkins
11. Stephen Urquhart
12. Todd Weiler

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Casey Anderson	Republican	Utah State Senate District 28

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Evan Vickers	Republican	Utah State Senate District 28

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Utah State Senate:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

1. Brian Shiozawa
2. Deidre Henderson
3. Evan Vickers
4. Wayne Harper

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

1. Brian Shiozawa
2. Deidre Henderson
3. Wayne Harper

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Utah State Senate:

Democratic

1. Luz Robles

Republican

1. Aaron Osmond
2. Allen Christensen
3. Brian Shiozawa
4. Curtis Bramble
5. David Hinkins
6. Deidre Henderson
7. Evan Vickers
8. John Valentine (Utah)
9. Lyle Hillyard
10. Mark Madsen
11. Ralph Okerlund
12. Scott Jenkins
13. Stephen Urquhart
14. Todd Weiler
15. Wayne Harper

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Republican

1. Aaron Osmond
2. Deidre Henderson
3. John Valentine (Utah)
4. Lyle Hillyard
5. Mark Madsen
6. Ralph Okerlund

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Courtney White
2. Trestin Meacham

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Utah State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Utah House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Utah House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	17	14
	Republican Party	58	61
Total		75	75

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 75 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Becky Edwards
2. Brad Dee
3. Brad Last
4. Brad R. Wilson
5. Brian King
6. Carol Moss
7. Christine Watkins
8. Curt Webb
9. Curtis Oda
10. Dan McCay
11. Dean Sanpei
12. Derek Brown
13. Dixon M. Pitcher
14. Don Ipson
15. Douglas Sagers
16. Eric Hutchings
17. Francis Gibson
18. Fred Cox
19. Gage Froerer
20. Gregory Hughes (Utah)
21. Jack Draxler
22. Janice Fisher
23. Jennifer Seelig
24. Jeremy Peterson
25. Jim Bird
26. Jim Dunnigan
27. Jim Nielson
28. Joel Briscoe
29. John Mathis
30. Johnny Anderson
31. Kay McIff
32. Keith Grover
33. Ken Ivory
34. Keven Stratton
35. Kraig Powell
36. LaVar Christensen
37. Larry Wiley
38. Lee B. Perry
39. Lowry Snow
40. Lynn Hemingway
41. Marie Poulson
42. Mark Wheatley
43. Melvin Brown
44. Michael Noel
45. Patrice Arent
46. Paul Ray
47. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
48. Rebecca Lockhart
49. Richard Greenwood
50. Roger Barrus
51. Ronda Menlove
52. Ryan Wilcox
53. Stephen Handy
54. Steven Eliason
55. Stewart Barlow
56. Sue Duckworth
57. Tim Cosgrove
58. Val Peterson

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Christine Watkins	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 69
Fred Cox	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 32

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Bill Wright	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 68
Brad J Galvez	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 6
Bradley Daw	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 60
Brian Doughty	Democratic	Utah House of Representatives District 30
David G Butterfield	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 4
Merlynn Newbold	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 50
Neal Hendrickson	Democratic	Utah House of Representatives District 33

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Angela Romero	Democratic	Utah House of Representatives District 26
Craig Hall	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 33
Dana Layton	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 60
Edward Redd	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 4
Jerry Anderson	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 69
Merrill Nelson	Republican	Utah House of Representatives District 68
Rich Cunningham	Republican	Utah House of Representative District 50

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Utah House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Angela Romero

Republican

1. Brian Greene
2. Craig Hall
3. Dana Layton
4. David Lifferth
5. Earl Tanner
6. Edward Redd
7. Jake Anderegg
8. Jerry Anderson
9. John Knotwell
10. John Westwood
11. Jon Stanard
12. Kay Christofferson
13. Marc Roberts
14. Merrill Nelson
15. Mike Kennedy
16. Mike McKell
17. Rich Cunningham
18. Spencer Cox

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

1. Brian Greene
2. David Lifferth
3. Earl Tanner
4. Jake Anderegg
5. John Knotwell
6. John Westwood
7. Jon Stanard
8. Kay Christofferson
9. Marc Roberts
10. Mike Kennedy
11. Mike McKell
12. Spencer Cox

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Angela Romero
2. Brian King
3. Carol Moss
4. Janice Fisher
5. Jennifer Seelig
6. Joel Briscoe
7. Larry Wiley
8. Lynn Hemingway
9. Marie Poulson
10. Mark Wheatley
11. Patrice Arent
12. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
13. Sue Duckworth
14. Tim Cosgrove

Republican

1. Becky Edwards
2. Brad Dee
3. Brad Last
4. Brad R. Wilson
5. Brian Greene
6. Craig Hall
7. Curt Webb
8. Curtis Oda
9. Dan McCay
10. Dana Layton
11. David Lifferth
12. Dean Sanpei
13. Derek Brown
14. Dixon M. Pitcher
15. Don Ipson
16. Douglas Sagers
17. Earl Tanner
18. Edward Redd
19. Eric Hutchings
20. Francis Gibson
21. Gage Froerer
22. Gregory Hughes (Utah)
23. Jack Draxler
24. Jake Anderegg
25. Jeremy Peterson
26. Jerry Anderson
27. Jim Bird
28. Jim Dunnigan
29. Jim Nielson
30. John Knotwell
31. John Mathis
32. John Westwood
33. Johnny Anderson
34. Jon Stanard
35. Kay Christofferson
36. Kay McIff
37. Keith Grover
38. Ken Ivory
39. Keven Stratton
40. Kraig Powell
41. LaVar Christensen
42. Lee B. Perry
43. Lowry Snow
44. Marc Roberts
45. Melvin Brown
46. Merrill Nelson
47. Michael Noel
48. Mike Kennedy
49. Mike McKell
50. Paul Ray
51. Rebecca Lockhart
52. Rich Cunningham
53. Richard Greenwood
54. Roger Barrus
55. Ronda Menlove
56. Ryan Wilcox
57. Spencer Cox
58. Stephen Handy
59. Steven Eliason
60. Stewart Barlow
61. Val Peterson

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Republican

1. Dan McCay
2. David Lifferth
3. Dean Sanpei
4. Jim Bird
5. John Mathis
6. John Westwood
7. Keven Stratton
8. Melvin Brown
9. Michael Noel
10. Mike Kennedy
11. Spencer Cox
12. Val Peterson

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Aaron Davis
2. Barry Short
3. Becky Maddox
4. Benjamin Norton
5. Chase Lantis
6. Chelsea Travis
7. Jared Paul Stratton
8. John Jackson
9. Ken Bowers
10. Kenny Barlow
11. Kevin Bryan
12. L. S. Brown
13. Marilee Roose
14. Mark Dee Whitaker
15. Paul McCollaum, Jr.
16. Paul Sevy
17. Randall Hinton
18. Scott Morgan
19. Ty Markham
20. William Bodine

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1