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 | |||
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| 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 displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 6
- 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 who ran on November 6
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:
New State Senators and General Election Winners
Newly elected senators
The following list displays newly-elected members of the Utah State Senate:
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Utah State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
House
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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 | |||
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| 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 displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 6
- 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 were on the November 6 general election ballot:
- Ronda Menlove
- Lee B. Perry
- Jack Draxler
- Curt Webb
- Ryan Wilcox
- Gage Froerer
- Jeremy Peterson (Utah)
- Dixon M. Pitcher
- Brad Dee
- Richard Greenwood (Utah)
- Paul Ray (Utah)
- Curtis Oda
- Brad R. Wilson
- Stephen Handy
- Roger Barrus
- Jim Nielson
- Becky Edwards (Utah)
- Douglas Sagers
- Sue Duckworth
- Jennifer Seelig
- Rebecca Chavez-Houck
- Joel Briscoe
- Brian King
- Janice Fisher
- Larry Wiley
- Johnny Anderson
- Mark Wheatley
- Patrice Arent
- Carol Moss
- Eric Hutchings
- Jim Dunnigan
- Lynn Hemingway
- Jim Bird
- Melvin Brown
- Kraig Powell
- John Mathis
- Keith Grover
- Rebecca Lockhart
- Francis Gibson
- Brad Last
- Don Ipson
- Tim Cosgrove
- Marie Poulson
- Steven Eliason
- LaVar Christensen
- Derek Brown (Utah)
- Val Peterson
- Dean Sanpei
- Ken Ivory
- Christine Watkins
- Kay McIff
- Fred Cox
- Michael Noel
- Stewart Barlow
- Gregory Hughes (Utah)
- Dan McCay
- Lowry Snow
- Keven Stratton
New Representatives and General Election Winners
Newly elected representatives
The following lists the newly-elected members of the Utah House of Representatives:
Democratic
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following lists all candidates elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2012:
Democratic
Republican
- Ronda Menlove
- Lee B. Perry
- Jack Draxler
- Curt Webb
- Ryan Wilcox
- Gage Froerer
- Jeremy Peterson (Utah)
- Dixon M. Pitcher
- Brad Dee
- Richard Greenwood (Utah)
- Paul Ray (Utah)
- Curtis Oda
- Brad R. Wilson
- Stephen Handy
- Roger Barrus
- Jim Nielson
- Becky Edwards (Utah)
- Douglas Sagers
- Johnny Anderson
- Eric Hutchings
- Jim Dunnigan
- Jim Bird
- Melvin Brown
- Kraig Powell
- John Mathis
- Keith Grover
- Rebecca Lockhart
- Francis Gibson
- Brad Last
- Don Ipson
- Jerry Anderson
- Steven Eliason
- LaVar Christensen
- Derek Brown (Utah)
- Val Peterson
- Dean Sanpei
- Ken Ivory
- Kay McIff
- Michael Noel
- Stewart Barlow
- Gregory Hughes (Utah)
- Edward Redd
- Earl Tanner
- Jake Anderegg
- John Knotwell
- Kay Christofferson
- Brian Greene
- David Lifferth
- Jon Stanard
- Mike McKell
- Marc Roberts
- John Westwood
- Craig Hall
- Rich Cunningham (Utah)
- Dana Layton
- Dan McCay
- Spencer Cox
- Lowry Snow
- Keven Stratton
- Merrill Nelson
- Mike Kennedy (Utah)
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
- Becky Maddox
- Chelsea Travis
- John Jackson (Utah)
- L. S. Brown
- Barry Evan Short
- Aaron Davis
- Lee Anne Walker
- Randall Hinton
- Mark Dee Whitaker
- Chase Lantis
- Jared Paul Stratton
- Benjamin Norton
- Ken Bowers
- Thomas Nedreberg
- Paul McCollaum Jr.
- Paul Sevy
- Cheryl Lynn Phipps
- William Bodine
- Marilee Roose
- Kenny Barlow
- Scott Morgan (Utah)
- Kevin Bryan (Utah)
National Partisan Trends
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National Partisan Trends
The following tables 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 incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:
| Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| State senates | 19 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 36 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
