2016 Utah Senate election

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2016 Utah Senate election
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 2014November 8, 2016 2018  

15 of the 29 seats in the Utah State Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Niederhauser (cropped).JPG Gene Davis.jpg
Leader Wayne L. Niederhauser Gene Davis
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat9th District 3rd District
Seats before236
Seats after245
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote404,023123,078
Percentage74.82%22.79%

2016 Utah State Senate election.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold

President of the Senate before election

Wayne L. Niederhauser
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Wayne L. Niederhauser
Republican

The 2016 Utah Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. Fifteen Senate seats were up for election. Prior to the election, the Republicans held a majority.

Contents

Overview

AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats WonSeats After
Republican 15404,02374.82%14 (Increase2.svg1)24
Democratic 10123,07822.79%15
Independent American26,8241.26%0
Libertarian 26,0421.12%0 (Decrease2.svg1)
Total29539,967100%1529

Results

The election took place on November 8, 2016. Candidate list and results from the Lieutenant Governor of Utah. [1] [2]

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Democratic Luz Escamilla [3] Democratic Luz Escamilla 11,95758.8%
Republican Fred C. Johnson8,37241.2%
6 Republican Wayne Harper Republican Wayne Harper 19,32556.4%
Democratic Celina Milner12,68237%
Libertarian Jim Dexter2,2666.6%
7 Republican Deidre Henderson Republican Deidre Henderson 28,59283.6%
Democratic Andrew Apsley5,58916.4%
8 Republican Brian Shiozawa Republican Brian Shiozawa 23,53357.2%
Democratic Ash Anderson17,57742.8%
10 Republican Lincoln Fillmore Republican Lincoln Fillmore 31,76270.3%
Democratic Dan Paget13,44229.7%
13 Libertarian Mark B. Madsen Republican Jake Anderegg 39,094100%
14 Republican Alvin B. Jackson Republican Dan Hemmert34,68186.3%
Libertarian Joe Buchman3,7769.4%
Independent American Curt Crosby1,7324.3%
16 Republican Curtis Bramble Republican Curtis Bramble 21,48980.8%
Independent American Jason Christensen5,09219.2%
19 Republican Allen M. Christensen Republican Allen Christensen 20,99456.2%
Democratic Deana Froerer16,38143.8%
20 Republican Scott K. Jenkins Republican Gregg Buxton24,29669.3%
Democratic Alan Yorgason10,75730.7%
23 Republican Todd Weiler Republican Todd Weiler 29,88368.2%
Democratic Steve Hartwick13,95331.8%
24 Republican Ralph Okerlund Republican Ralph Okerlund 33,338100%
25 Republican Lyle W. Hillyard Republican Lyle W. Hillyard 30,288100%
27 Republican David Hinkins Republican David Hinkins 26,19969.3%
Democratic Heidi Redd11,62630.7%
29 Republican Stephen H. Urquhart Republican Don Ipson 32,17777.9%
Democratic Dorothy Engelman9,11422.1%

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References

  1. "2016 Candidate Filings". Utah Lieutenant Governor. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. "2016 General Election - Statewide Canvas" (PDF). Lieutenant Governor's Office. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  3. Incumbent listing from "Full Senate Roster". Utah Senate. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.