2020 Utah Senate election

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2020 Utah Senate election
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  2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022  

15 of the 29 seats in the Utah State Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.67%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Utah Senate President Stuart Adams - 2022 (cropped).jpg Mayne.jpg
Leader Stuart Adams Karen Mayne
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 22nd District 5th district
Seats before236
Seats after236
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote546,124136,448
Percentage77.90%19.46%

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Results:
     Republican hold     Democratic hold

President of the Senate before election

J. Stuart Adams
Republican

President

J. Stuart Adams
Republican

The 2020 Utah Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect state senators in 15 of the 29 Utah State Senate districts. These coincided with other elections in Utah, including for governor and the House of Representatives. State senators serve four-year terms in the Utah State Senate.

Contents

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Utah State Senate election results
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PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 15546,12477.90%23131323Steady2.svg
Democratic 7136,44819.46%6226Steady2.svg
United Utah 111,3511.62%0000Steady2.svg
Independent 27,0971.01%0000Steady2.svg
Total701,020100.0%29151529Steady2.svg
Source: Utah Elections Results
Popular vote
Republican
77.9%
Democratic
19.46%
United Utah
1.62%
Independent
1.01%
Senate seats
Republican
86.67%
Democratic
13.33%

District results

State Senate District [1] Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Utah 1 Luz Escamilla Dem Luz Escamilla Dem
Utah 6 Wayne Harper Rep Wayne Harper Rep
Utah 7 Deidre Henderson Rep Mike McKell Rep
Utah 8 Kathleen Riebe Dem Kathleen Riebe Dem
Utah 10 Lincoln Fillmore Rep Lincoln Fillmore Rep
Utah 13 Jake Anderegg Rep Jake Anderegg Rep
Utah 14 Dan Hemmert Rep Dan Hemmert Rep
Utah 16 Curt Bramble Rep Curt Bramble Rep
Utah 19 Allen M. Christensen Rep John D. Johnson Rep
Utah 20 D. Gregg Buxton Rep D. Gregg Buxton Rep
Utah 23 Todd Weiler Rep Todd Weiler Rep
Utah 24 Ralph Okerlund Rep Derrin Owens Rep
Utah 25 Lyle W. Hillyard*Rep Chris H. Wilson Rep
Utah 27 David Hinkins Rep David Hinkins Rep
Utah 29 Don Ipson Rep Don Ipson Rep

Retirements

Three incumbents did not seek re-election in 2020.

Republicans

  1. District 7: Deidre Henderson retired to run for lieutenant governor.
  2. District 19: Allen M. Christensen retired.
  3. District 24: Ralph Okerlund retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Republicans

One Republican lost renomination.

  1. District 25: Lyle W. Hillyard lost renomination to Chris H. Wilson.

Open seats that parties held

Republican seats held by Republicans

Republicans held three of their open seats.

  1. District 7: Won by Mike McKell.
  2. District 19: Won by John D. Johnson.
  3. District 24: Won by Derrin Owens.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Safe ROctober 21, 2020

Close races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 6Republican11.2%
District 8Democratic13.2%
District 19Republican14.2%

Results by district

District 1

2020 Utah 1st State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Luz Escamilla (incumbent) 17,764 64.7%
Republican Jim Whited9,68135.3%
Total votes27,445 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6

2020 Utah 6th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Harper (incumbent) 23,525 55.6%
Democratic Erika Larsen18,77444.4%
Total votes42,299 100.0%
Republican hold

District 7

2020 Utah 7th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike McKell 39,515 77.7%
United Utah Emily Bergeson11,35122.3%
Total votes50,866 100.0%
Republican hold

District 8

2020 Utah 8th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathleen Riebe (incumbent) 28,811 56.6%
Republican Brian Zehnder22,07843.4%
Total votes50,889 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 10

2020 Utah 10th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lincoln Fillmore (incumbent) 44,126 65.2%
Democratic Dan McClellan23,58634.8%
Total votes67,712 100.0%
Republican hold

District 13

2020 Utah 13th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jake Anderegg (incumbent) 63,825 100.0%
Total votes63,825 100.0%
Republican hold

District 14

2020 Utah 14th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Hemmert (incumbent) 47,716 100.0%
Total votes47,716 100.0%
Republican hold

District 16

2020 Utah 16th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Curt Bramble (incumbent) 27,227 100.0%
Total votes27,227 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

2020 Utah 19th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Johnson 27,728 57.1%
Democratic Katy Owens20,85742.9%
Total votes48,585 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

2020 Utah 20th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican D. Gregg Buxton (incumbent) 42,693 100.0%
Total votes42,693 100.0%
Republican hold

District 23

2020 Utah 23rd State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Todd Weiler (incumbent) 40,575 93.9%
Independent Marci Green Campbell (Write-in)2,6566.1%
Total votes43,231 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

2020 Utah 24th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Derrin Owens 41,010 90.2%
Independent Warren Rogers4,4419.8%
Total votes45,451 100.0%
Republican hold

District 25

2020 Utah 25th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris H. Wilson 32,677 71.4%
Democratic Nancy Huntly 13,07528.6%
Total votes45,752 100.0%
Republican hold

District 27

2020 Utah 27th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Hinkins (incumbent) 38,205 100.0%
Total votes38,205 100.0%
Republican hold

District 29

2020 Utah 29th State Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Ipson (incumbent) 45,543 77.0%
Democratic Chuck Goode13,58123.0%
Total votes59,124 100.0%
Republican hold

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