Utah State Senate elections, 2024
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| Primary | June 25, 2024 |
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Elections for the Utah State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 25, 2024. The filing deadline was January 8, 2024.
Republicans maintained a 23-6 majority in the Utah State Senate in the 2024 elections.
| Utah State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | 23 | |
| Total | 29 | 29 | |
Following the election, Republicans maintained a 23-6 veto-proof majority.
The Utah State Senate was one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| Utah State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | 23 | |
| Total | 29 | 29 | |
Candidates
General election
Utah State Senate general election 2024 |
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Larry Livingston (Constitution Party) |
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| District 10 |
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| District 15 |
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Monnica Manuel (Unaffiliated) |
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| District 17 |
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Pamela Bloom (Unaffiliated) |
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| District 22 |
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| District 24 |
Lori Spruance (Unaffiliated) Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 26 |
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Oran Stainbrook (Unaffiliated) |
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Primary
Utah State Senate primary 2024 |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Constitution Party  Larry Livingston* |
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| District 16 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 17 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 22 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 24 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Utah Forward Party David Hinckley*  |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Convention
Utah State Senate conventions, 2024 |
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Constitution Party Larry Livingston |
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Bradley Daw Did not make the ballot: |
Utah Forward Party David Hinckley |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Utah
General election race ratings
The table below displays race ratings for each race in this chamber from CNalysis.
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
No incumbents lost in general elections. An average of 0.1 incumbents lost in even year general elections from 2010-2022.
Incumbents defeated in primaries
No incumbents lost in primaries. This was less than the average of 0.6 incumbent defeats per cycle from 2010 to 2022.
Incumbents retiring
Two incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[1] This was lower than the average number of retirements from 2010-2022 (2.6). Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office |
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| David Buxton |  Republican |
Senate District 4 |
| Curtis Bramble | Republican |
Senate District 24 |
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Utah. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Utah in 2024. Information below was calculated on July 3, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
There were 89 state legislative seats up for election in Utah in 2024. Across those, 15 incumbents (four Democrats and 11 Republicans) did not run for re-election. That was more than the average number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010 (12.7). In 2022, nine incumbents did not run for re-election (three Democrats and six Republicans).
The total number of contested primaries (with more than one candidate) was 22 (two Democratic and 20 Republican). That was higher than the average number of contested primaries from 2010-2022 (15.57) and the second-highest year overall after 2022 (23). This means 12.4% of possible primaries in Utah in 2024 were contested, the second-highest figure since 2010. The year with the highest percentage of contested primaries was 2022, when 12.8% of possible primaries were contested.
Utah had a Republican trifecta, meaning the Republican party controlled the governorship and both state legislative chamebrs. As of July 3, 2024, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 17 Democratic trifectas, and 10 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Utah State Senate from 2010 to 2024.[2]
| Open Seats in Utah State Senate elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 (14 percent) | 12 (86 percent) |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 (7 percent) | 14 (93 percent) |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 (20 percent) | 12 (80 percent) |
| 2018 | 14 | 6 (43 percent) | 8 (57 percent) |
| 2016 | 15 | 4 (27 percent) | 11 (73 percent) |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 (14 percent) | 12 (86 percent) |
| 2012 | 14 | 3 (21 percent) | 11 (79 percent) |
| 2010 | 15 | 1 (7 percent) | 14 (93 percent) |
Legislative referrals
- See also: Legislative referral
A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.
As of the 2024 election, a two-thirds majority vote in both the legislative chambers vote was required during one legislative session for the Utah State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 50 votes in the Utah House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Utah State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
At the time of the 2024 election, Republicans held a 23-6 majority in the Senate and a 61-14 majority in the House. Democrats needed to win 14 Senate seats and 36 House seats to be able to pass legislative referrals without Republican votes. Republicans needed to lose four Senate seats and 12 House seats to have the same ability.
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 20, Chapter 9 of the Utah Election Code
Political party candidates
A political party candidate must first file a declaration of candidacy in person with either the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor or the county clerk in the candidate's county of residence. The filing period opens on January 2 of the year in which the regular general election is held. If January 2 is on a weekend, the filing period opens the first business day after January 2. The filing period ends on the fourth business day after the opening of the filing period.[3][4][5]
The candidate must provide a certified copy of the declaration of candidacy to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate is a member. The candidate must also file a fair campaign practices pledge with the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor. The candidate must provide a certified copy of the candidate's pledge to the chair of his or her county or state political party.[5]
A candidate must also pay a filing fee. The filing fee is $50 plus one-eighth of 1 percent of the total salary for the full term of the office that the candidate is seeking. A person who is unable to pay the filing fee may file a declaration of candidacy without payment of the filing fee upon a showing of "impecuniosity" (i.e., lacking sufficient funds) as evidenced by an affidavit of impecuniosity filed with the filing officer and, if requested by the filing officer, a financial statement filed at the time the affidavit is submitted.[6]
A political party candidate can be nominated via the convention process or the petition process. Conventions, and nominations made via convention, are conducted in accordance with political party bylaws. If a candidate opts to petition for ballot placement, he or she must collect signatures. Prior to doing so, the candidate must file a notice of intent to gather signatures with either the lieutenant governor's office of the county clerk in the candidate's county of residence (this form is distinct from the declaration of candidacy form noted above). Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought.[3]
| Signature requirements | |
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| Office | Signature requirement |
| Statewide offices (e.g., governor, United States Senator) | 28,000 |
| United States Representative | 7,000 |
| Utah State Senate | 2,000 |
| Utah House of Representatives | 1,000 |
In order to sign a petition for a political party candidate, a voter must be allowed to vote in that party's primary election. A voter cannot sign more than one petition for the same office. Completed petitions must be submitted to either the lieutenant governor's office or the county clerk for candidates whose districts lie entirely within a single county. The filing deadline is two weeks prior to the party's nominating convention.[3]
Independent candidates
A candidate who does not wish to affiliate with a ballot-approved political party may appear on the general election ballot by submitting a petition and a certificate of nomination form. A candidate for the office of governor must submit a petition with the signatures of at least 1,000 registered Utah voters. A candidate for the United States Senate must submit a petition with the signatures of at least 1,000 registered Utah voters. A candidate for the United States House of Representatives must submit a petition with the signatures of at least 300 registered voters residing within the congressional district, or at least 5 percent of the registered voters residing within the congressional district, whichever is less. A candidate for the state legislature must submit a petition with the signatures of at least 300 registered voters residing within the political division, or at least 5 percent of the registered voters residing within the political division, whichever is less.[7][3]
The names on the petition must be verified by the appropriate county clerk(s). After the petition has been verified, a candidate for state office is required to file the same petition and a certificate of nomination with the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor. The filing period opens on January 2 of the year in which the regular general election is held. If January 2 is on a weekend, the filing period opens the first business day after January 2. The filing period ends on the fourth business day after the opening of the filing period.[5]
Write-in candidates
To become a valid write-in candidate for a state office, an individual must file a declaration of write-in candidacy no later than 60 days before the regular general election. A candidate for statewide offices must file the declaration in person with the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor. All other state office candidates may file the declaration in person either with the county clerk in their counties of residence or with the Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor.[8]
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Utah State Senate, a candidate must be:[9]
- 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.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[10] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $293.55/legislative day | Per diem is reimbursed to state legislators when they submit receipts or turn in expense reports. |
When sworn in
Utah legislators assume office the first day in January.[11][12]
Utah political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Utah Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas • Thirty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Presidential politics in Utah
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Utah, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
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| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
58.1
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865,140 | 6 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
37.6
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560,282 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
2.6
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38,447 | 0 | |
 
| Ye/Michelle Tidball (Unaffiliated) |
0.5
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7,213 | 0 | |
 
| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party) |
0.4
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5,551 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.3
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5,053 | 0 | |
 
| Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated) |
0.2
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2,623 | 0 | |
 
| Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Unaffiliated) |
0.1
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2,229 | 0 | |
 | Gloria La Riva (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) |
0.1
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1,139 | 0 | |
 | Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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368 | 0 | |
| Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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186 | 0 | |
 | Tom Hoefling (no running mate) (Independent) |
0.0
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51 | 0 | |
| President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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6 | 0 | |
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| Katherine Forbes (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
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Total votes: 1,488,289 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Utah, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 27.5% | 310,676 | 0 | |
| Republican | Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
45.5% | 515,231 | 6 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.5% | 39,608 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.8% | 9,438 | 0 | |
| Independent | Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson | 21.5% | 243,690 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.7% | 8,032 | 0 | |
| Independent American | Rocky Giordani/Farley Anderson | 0.2% | 2,752 | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0.1% | 883 | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Monica Moorehead/Lamont Lilly | 0% | 544 | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart | 0% | 521 | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Write-in candidates | 0% | 55 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,131,430 | 6 | |||
| Election results via: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office | |||||
Utah presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 7 Democratic wins
- 25 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 State of Utah 2024 Candidate Manual, "A guide for federal, statewide executive, legislative, and state board of education candidates," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; name "utelection code" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Utah Code, "20A-9-101," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ Utah Code, "20A-9-S501," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ Utah Code, "20A-9-S601," accessed July 22, 2025
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "Becoming a State Candidate," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Utah Constitution, "Article VI, Section 3," accessed February 17, 2021
- ↑ Utah Constitution, "Article VI, Section 4," accessed February 17, 2021
