Elections for the Utah State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 27, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Utah State Senate, a candidate must be:[1]
- A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
- 25 years old at the filing deadline time
- A three-year resident of Utah at the filing deadline time
- A resident for 6 months of the senate district from which elected at the filing deadline time
- No person holding any public office of profit or trust under authority of the United States, or of this State, can be a member of the state senate, provided, that appointments in the State Militia, and the offices of notary public, justice of the peace, United States commissioner, and postmaster of the fourth class, shall not, within the meaning of this section, be considered offices of profit or trust.
- A qualified voter. A qualified voter is someone who is:
- * A U.S. citizen
- * A resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the next election
- * At least 18 years old by the next election
- * His or her principal place of residence is in a specific voting precinct in Utah.
List of candidates
District 2
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Scott McCoy
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Joe Jarvis
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Scott McCoy: 12,614 
Joe Jarvis: 4,999
Ken A. Bowers: 322
Ken Larsen:443
District 3
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Gene Davis
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Julene B. Oliver
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Gene Davis: 8,983 
Julene B. Oliver: 7,032
Brian Mecham: 444
District 4
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Patricia W. Jones
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Dirk Anjewierden
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Patricia W. Jones: 14,274 
Dirk Anjewierden: 11,211
District 5
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Ed Mayne
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- No candidates filed.
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Ed Mayne: 10,067 
District 7
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Ross I Romero
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Bryce Jolley
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Ross I Romero: 18,589 
Bryce Jolley: 9,950
Jared Beck: 462
District 9
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Trisha Beck
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Wayne Niederhauser
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Trisha Beck: 10,696
Wayne Niederhauser: 11,749 
District 11
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Adam Douglas Ford
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Howard Stephenson
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Adam Douglas Ford: 8,187
Howard Stephenson: 15,575 
District 12
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Brent H. Goodfellow
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Christy Achziger
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Brent H. Goodfellow: 7,856 
Christy Achziger: 7,466
Grant (Ray) Pearson: 1,541
District 15
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Bethanie Newby
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Margaret Dayton
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Bethanie Newby: 4,169
Margaret Dayton: 11,365 
Gordon Mella: 1,028
District 17
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Arthur L. Douglas
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Peter C. Knudson
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Arthur L. Douglas: 6,797
Peter C. Knudson: 14,149 
Kirk D. Pearson: 1,541
District 18
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Stuart Reid
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Jon J. Greiner: 383
a
- David L. Thomas: 509
November 7 General election candidates:
Stuart Reid: 6,031
Jon J. Greiner: 6,483 
District 21
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Anita Mortimer
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Sheldon L. Killpack
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Anita Mortimer: 3,737
Sheldon L. Killpack: 9,555 
Joshua M. Bennett: 697
Brent Zimmerman: 355
District 22
June 274 Democratic primary candidates:
- David L. Rowland
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Gregory S. Bell
a
November 7 General election candidates:
David L. Rowland: 4,699
Gregory S. Bell 
Sheryl Fluckinger: 1,200
District 24
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Don Foutz
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Darin Glen Peterson
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Don Foutz: 5,173
Darin Glen Peterson: 14,893 
Gary R. VanHorn: 1,796
District 26
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Roland Uresk
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Kevin T. VanTassell
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Roland Uresk: 8,044
Kevin T. VanTassell: 13,562 
Sonya Ray: 1,807
District 28
June 27 Democratic primary candidates:
- Emily B. Hollinshead
a
June 27 Republican primary candidates:
- Dennis E. Stowell
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Emily B. Hollinshead: 6,660
Dennis E. Stowell: 14,868 
Woodard H. Westfall: 1,556
See also
External links
Leadership
Majority Leader:Kirk Cullimore
Minority Leader:Luz Escamilla
Senators
Republican Party (22)
Democratic Party (6)
Forward Party (1)
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