Utah State Senate elections, 2026
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Elections for the Utah State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline was January 8, 2026.
The Utah State Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| As of February 2026 | ||
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| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 6 | |
| Republican | 22 | |
| Other | 1 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | |
Candidates
Convention
Utah State Senate conventions 2026 |
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| Office |  Democratic |
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Other |
| District 1 |
Utah Forward Party Julie Quinlan |
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| District 5 |
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| District 6 |
Utah Forward Party Josh Smith |
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| District 7 |
Stuart Adams (i) |
Constitution Party Jeffrey Ostler |
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| District 9 |
Jennifer Plumb (i) |
Utah Forward Party J. Lowry Snow |
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| District 11 |
Utah Forward Party Emily Buss (i) |
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| District 12 |
Karen Kwan (i) |
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| District 13 |
Utah Forward Party Colin Smith |
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| District 14 |
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| District 18 |
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| District 19 |
Kirk Cullimore (i) |
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| District 20 |
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Ronald Winterton (i) |
Utah Forward Party Annette McRae |
| District 21 |
Utah Forward Party Wayne Woodfield |
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| District 23 |
Keith Grover (i) |
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| District 28 |
Evan Vickers (i) |
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Primary
Utah State Senate primary 2026 |
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| Office | Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
| District 1 |
Convention results pending |
Scott Sandall (i) |
Utah Forward Party Julie Quinlan |
| District 5 |
Convention results pending |
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| District 6 |
Convention results pending |
Convention results pending |
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| District 7 |
Convention results pending |
Convention results pending |
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| District 9 |
Jennifer Plumb (i) |
Convention results pending |
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| District 11 |
Convention results pending |
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| District 12 |
Karen Kwan (i) |
Convention results pending |
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| District 13 |
Convention results pending |
Convention results pending |
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| District 14 |
Convention results pending |
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| District 18 | Convention results pending | ||
| District 19 |
Convention results pending |
Kirk Cullimore (i) |
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| District 20 |
Convention results pending |
Ronald Winterton (i) |
Convention results pending |
| District 21 |
Convention results pending |
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| District 23 |
Keith Grover (i) |
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| District 28 |
Convention results pending |
Evan Vickers (i) |
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General election
Utah State Senate general election 2026 |
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| Office | Democratic |
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| District 1 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 5 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 6 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 7 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 9 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 11 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 12 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 13 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 14 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 18 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 19 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 20 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 21 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 23 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 28 | Primary results pending | ||
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Utah
Competitiveness
This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Utah. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Utah Senate from 2010 to 2026.[1] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Utah State Senate elections: 2010 - 2026 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2026 | 15 | TBD | TBD |
| 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) |
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.[2][3][4]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[2]
| 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.[2]
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.[6][2]
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.[4]
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.[7]
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Utah State Senate, a candidate must be:[8]
- 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, 2025[9] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $301/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.[10][11]
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: 1992-2026
No Democratic trifectas • Thirty-five 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 | 25 | 26 |
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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 | 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 | 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 | R | R |
Presidential politics in Utah
2024
- See also: Presidential election, 2024
Presidential election in Utah, 2024
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R) |
59.4
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883,818 | 6 |
 
| Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) |
37.8
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562,566 | 0 | |
 
| Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L) |
1.1
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16,902 | 0 | |
 
| Joel Skousen/Rik Combs (Constitution Party) |
0.6
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8,402 | 0 | |
 
| Jill Stein/Butch Ware (G) |
0.6
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8,222 | 0 | |
 
| Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Unaffiliated) |
0.2
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3,189 | 0 | |
 | Lucifer Everylove (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) |
0.2
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2,653 | 0 | |
 
| Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Unaffiliated) |
0.1
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2,199 | 0 | |
 
| Peter Sonski/Lauren Onak (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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441 | 0 | |
 
| Jay Bowman/De Bowman (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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59 | 0 | |
 | Steve M. Johnson (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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33 | 0 | |
 | Future Madam Potus (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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9 | 0 | |
 | Andre Ramon McNeil (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 1,488,494 |
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Utah, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
Electoral 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) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
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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 |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed new state legislative districts for both chambers into law on November 16, 2021. After Cox called a special session to begin on November 9, 2021, the Utah legislature voted to approve the House and Senate district maps on November 10, 2021. The House districts proposal passed the House in a 60-12 vote and cleared the Senate in a 25-3 vote. The House voted 58-13 to approve the Senate map and the Senate approved the proposal in a 26-2 vote. [12][13] These maps took effect for Utah's 2022 legislative elections.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 State of Utah 2024 Candidate Manual, "A guide for federal, statewide executive, legislative, and state board of education candidates," accessed July 22, 2025
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- ↑ 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, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ Utah Constitution, "Article VI, Section 3," accessed February 17, 2021
- ↑ Utah Constitution, "Article VI, Section 4," accessed February 17, 2021
- ↑ Utah State Legislature, "S.B. 2006 Utah State Senate Boundaries and Election Designation," accessed November 17, 2021
- ↑ Utah State Legislature, "H.B. 2005 Utah State House Boundaries Designation," accessed November 17, 2021
