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List of United States Senators from Utah
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Utah.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Utah are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. Senate Utah | John Curtis | Republican | January 3, 2025 | January 3, 2031 |
U.S. Senate Utah | Mike Lee | Republican | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2029 |
Election history
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- For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators
Class I
Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Utah, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Utah
John Curtis defeated Caroline Gleich, Carlton Bowen, and Laird Hamblin in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Curtis (R) | 62.1 | 914,700 |
![]() | Caroline Gleich (D) | 31.5 | 464,515 | |
![]() | Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah) | 5.7 | 83,972 | |
![]() | Laird Hamblin (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 322 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 8,878 |
Total votes: 1,472,387 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Caroline Gleich advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Utah.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah
John Curtis defeated Trent Staggs, Brad R. Wilson, and Jason Walton in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Curtis | 48.7 | 206,094 |
![]() | Trent Staggs ![]() | 32.7 | 138,143 | |
![]() | Brad R. Wilson | 12.6 | 53,134 | |
![]() | Jason Walton ![]() | 6.1 | 25,604 |
Total votes: 422,975 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- JR Bird (R)
- Ty Jensen (R)
- Gabriel Lobo-Blanco (R)
- Clark White (R)
- Brent Hatch (R)
Independent American Party of Utah primary election
The Independent American Party of Utah primary election was canceled. Carlton Bowen advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah primary for U.S. Senate Utah.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah
Caroline Gleich defeated Laird Hamblin and Archie Williams III in the Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Caroline Gleich (D) | 92.5 | 795 |
![]() | Laird Hamblin (D) | 5.6 | 48 | |
![]() | Archie Williams III (D) | 1.9 | 16 |
Total votes: 859 | ||||
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for U.S. Senate Utah
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Trent Staggs in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
Total votes: 3,147 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clark White (R)
Independent American Party of Utah convention
Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah
Carlton Bowen defeated Robert Newcomb in the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Carlton Bowen (Independent American Party of Utah) |
![]() | Robert Newcomb (Independent American Party of Utah) ![]() |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Utah
Mitt Romney defeated Jenny Wilson, Timothy Noel Aalders, Craig Bowden, and Reed McCandless in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mitt Romney (R) | 62.6 | 665,215 |
![]() | Jenny Wilson (D) | 30.9 | 328,541 | |
![]() | Timothy Noel Aalders (Constitution Party) | 2.7 | 28,774 | |
![]() | Craig Bowden (L) | 2.6 | 27,607 | |
![]() | Reed McCandless (Independent American Party) | 1.2 | 12,708 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 52 |
Total votes: 1,062,897 | ||||
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2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
65.8% | 657,608 | |
Democratic | Scott Howell | 30.2% | 301,873 | |
Constitution | Shaun Lynn McCausland | 3.2% | 31,905 | |
Utah Justice | Daniel Geery | 0.8% | 8,342 | |
Independent | Bill Barron | 0% | 0 | |
Total Votes | 999,728 | |||
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2012 General Election Results" |
2006
On November 7, 2006, Hatch won re-election to the U.S. Senate, defeating Pete Ashdown (D), Scott N. Bradley (Constitution), David Starr Seely (L), Roger I. Price (Personal Choice) and Julian Hatch (Desert Greens).[1]
2000
On November 7, 2000, Orrin Hatch won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Scott Howell (D), Carlton Edward Bowen (T) and Jim Dexter (L) in the general election.[2]
Class III
Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Utah
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Utah on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Lee (R) | 53.2 | 571,974 |
Evan McMullin (Independent) | 42.7 | 459,958 | ||
James Arthur Hansen (L) ![]() | 3.0 | 31,784 | ||
Tommy Williams (Independent American Party of Utah) | 1.1 | 12,103 | ||
![]() | Laird Hamblin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | |
Michael Seguin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 60 | ||
![]() | Abe Korb (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 37 |
Total votes: 1,076,068 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Allen Glines (D)
- Austin Searle (D)
- Nick Mitchell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah
Incumbent Mike Lee defeated Becky Edwards and Ally Isom in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Lee | 61.9 | 258,089 |
![]() | Becky Edwards ![]() | 29.7 | 123,617 | |
![]() | Ally Isom | 8.4 | 34,997 |
Total votes: 416,703 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ty Jensen (R)
- Benjamin Davis (R)
- Brendan Wright (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. James Arthur Hansen advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Utah.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for U.S. Senate Utah
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
![]() | Kael Weston (D) | 43.2 | 594 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 56.8 | 782 |
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
Total votes: 1,376 | ||||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. Senate Utah
The following candidates ran in the Republican convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Lee (R) | 70.7 | 2,621 |
![]() | Becky Edwards (R) ![]() | 11.8 | 436 | |
![]() | Ally Isom (R) | 9.7 | 358 | |
![]() | Jeremy Friedbaum (R) | 3.6 | 132 | |
![]() | Evan Barlow (R) ![]() | 2.0 | 75 | |
Loy Arlan Brunson (R) | 1.9 | 71 | ||
![]() | Laird Hamblin (R) | 0.3 | 12 |
Total votes: 3,705 | ||||
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Constitution convention
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alton Anderson (Constitution Party)
Independent American Party of Utah convention
Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah
Tommy Williams advanced from the Independent American Party of Utah convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Tommy Williams (Independent American Party of Utah) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Utah
James Arthur Hansen defeated Lucky Bovo in the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Utah on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | ||
Lucky Bovo (L) | ||
✔ | James Arthur Hansen (L) ![]() |
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Utah's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Lee (R) defeated Misty Snow (D), Stoney Fonua (Independent American), and Bill Barron (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lee faced no primary challenger, while Snow defeated Jonathan Swinton to win the Democratic nomination. The primaries took place on June 28, 2016. Jade Tuan Quoc Vo (D) was eliminated at the party convention on April 23, 2016.[3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
68.1% | 760,220 | |
Democratic | Misty Snow | 27.1% | 301,858 | |
Independent American | Stoney Fonua | 2.5% | 27,339 | |
Independent | Bill Barron | 2.3% | 26,166 | |
Total Votes | 1,115,583 | |||
Source: Utah Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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59.4% | 28,928 | ||
Jonathan Swinton | 40.6% | 19,774 | ||
Total Votes | 48,702 | |||
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Mike Lee won election to the U.S. Senate He defeated Sam F. Granato (D) and Scott N. Bradley (Constitution).[5]
U.S. Senate, Utah, 2010 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
61.6% | 360,403 | |
Democratic | Sam F. Granato | 32.8% | 191,732 | |
Constitution | Scott N. Bradley | 5.7% | 33,095 | |
Total Votes | 585,230 |
2004
On November 2, 2004, Bennett was re-elected to the United States Senate. He defeated R. Paul Van Dam, Gary Van Horn and Joe LaBonte in the general election.[6]
Historical members
Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Utah | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 5 | |||
Republican | 13 |
Class 1 Senators from Utah | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Frank J. Cannon | 1896-1899 | Republican | ||||||
Thomas Kearns | 1901-1905 | Republican | ||||||
George Sutherland | 1905-1917 | Republican | ||||||
William H. King | 1917-1941 | Democratic | ||||||
O. Abram Murdock, Jr. | 1941-1947 | Democratic | ||||||
Arthur V. Watkins | 1947-1959 | Republican | ||||||
Frank E. Moss | 1959-1977 | Democratic | ||||||
Orrin Hatch | 1977-2019 | Republican | ||||||
Mitt Romney | 2019-2025 | Republican | ||||||
John Curtis | 2025-present | Republican |
Class 3 Senators from Utah | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Arthur Brown | 1896-1897 | Republican | ||||||
Joseph L. Rawlins | 1897-1903 | Democratic | ||||||
Reed Smoot | 1903-1933 | Republican | ||||||
Elbert D. Thomas | 1933-1951 | Democratic | ||||||
Wallace F. Bennett | 1951-1974 | Republican | ||||||
E. J. Jake Garn | 1974-1993 | Republican | ||||||
Robert Bennett | 1993-2011 | Republican | ||||||
Mike Lee | 2011-Present | Republican |
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from Utah
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Utah," June 28, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013