2022 Utah Senate election

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Utah.
2022 Utah Senate election
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15 of the 29 seats in the Utah State Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Stuart Adams Karen Mayne
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 7th[a] 12th[b]
Seats before 23 6
Seats after 23 6
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 305,987 151,169
Percentage 63.59% 31.41%
Results:
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
     No election
Senate President before election

Stuart Adams
Republican

Elected Senate President

Stuart Adams
Republican

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The 2022 Utah Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. 15 of the 29 seats in the Utah Senate were up for election. The Democratic Convention was held on April 9, 2022.[1] The Republican Convention was held on April 23, 2022.[2] Primary elections were held on June 28, 2022.[3] The elections coincided with elections for other offices in Utah, including the US Senate, US House, and the Utah House.

Following the 2022 elections, Republicans maintained their supermajority with an unchanged 23-to-6 member advantage over Democrats.[4]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 4: Jani Iwamoto[c] retired.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R May 19, 2022

Defeated incumbents

Primary election

  1. District 9: Democrat Derek Kitchen[d] lost renomination to Jennifer Plumb.
  2. District 13: Democrat Gene Davis[e] lost renomination to Nate Blouin.

Holdover senators

Due to redistricting changing the districts for most incumbents, fourteen holdover Senators were not up for election in 2022, yet their district boundaries and numbers did change. These holdover Senators in 2022 were:

  1. District 2: Republican Chris H. Wilson[f]
  2. District 3: Republican John Johnson[g]
  3. District 4: Republican D. Gregg Buxton[h]
  4. District 8: Republican Todd Weiler[i]
  5. District 10: Democrat Luz Escamilla[j]
  6. District 15: Democrat Kathleen Riebe[k]
  7. District 16: Republican Wayne Harper[l]
  8. District 17: Republican Lincoln Fillmore[m]
  9. District 22: Republican Jake Anderegg[n]
  10. District 24: Republican Curt Bramble[o]
  11. District 25: Republican Mike McKell[p]
  12. District 26: Republican David Hinkins[q]
  13. District 27: Republican Derrin Owens[r]
  14. District 29: Republican Don Ipson[s]

Results

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Utah State Senate election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before Up Won After +/–
Republican 13 305,987 63.59% 23 10 8 23 Steady
Democratic 8 151,169 31.41% 6 4 6 6 Steady
United Utah 5 20,077 4.17% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Libertarian Party 1 3,766 0.78% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Independent 1 (write-in) 213 0.04% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 481,212 100.00% 29 14 14 29 Steady
Source: Utah Elections Results
Popular vote
Republican
 
 63.59%
Democratic
 
 31.41%
United Utah
 
 4.17%
Libertarian
 
 0.78%
Independent
 
 0.04%
Senate seats
Republican
 
 86.67%
Democratic
 
 13.33%

Close races

District Winner Margin
District 14 Democratic 14.46%

Summary of results by State Senate district

  • Note: Incumbent senators with gray backgrounds were not up for election in 2022; however, they may have been redistricted to new district numbers.
  • Elections were held in 2022 in districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 28.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1 Luz Escamilla[j] Dem Scott Sandall[t] Rep
2 Derek Kitchen[d] Dem Chris H. Wilson[f] Rep
3 Gene Davis[e] Dem John Johnson[g] Rep
4 Jani Iwamoto[c] Dem D. Gregg Buxton[h] Rep
5 Karen Mayne[u] Dem F. Ann Millner[v] Rep
6 Wayne Harper[l] Rep Jerry Stevenson[w] Rep
7 Mike McKell[p] Rep J. Stuart Adams[x] Rep
8 Kathleen Riebe[k] Dem Todd Weiler[i] Rep
9 Kirk Cullimore Jr.[y] Rep Jennifer Plumb Dem
10 Lincoln Fillmore[m] Rep Luz Escamilla[j] Dem
11 Daniel McCay[z] Rep Daniel Thatcher[aa] Rep
12 Daniel Thatcher[aa] Rep Karen Mayne[u] Dem
13 Jake Anderegg[n] Rep Nate Blouin Dem
14 Mike Kennedy[ab] Rep Stephanie Pitcher Dem
15 Keith Grover[ac] Rep Kathleen Riebe[k] Dem
16 Curt Bramble[o] Rep Wayne Harper[l] Rep
17 Scott Sandall[t] Rep Lincoln Fillmore[m] Rep
18 F. Ann Millner[v] Rep Daniel McCay[z] Rep
19 John Johnson[g] Rep Kirk Cullimore Jr.[y] Rep
20 D. Gregg Buxton[h] Rep Ronald Winterton[ad] Rep
21 Jerry Stevenson[w] Rep Mike Kennedy[ab] Rep
22 J. Stuart Adams[x] Rep Jake Anderegg[n] Rep
23 Todd Weiler[i] Rep Keith Grover[ac] Rep
24 Derrin Owens[r] Rep Curt Bramble[o] Rep
25 Chris H. Wilson[f] Rep Mike McKell[p] Rep
26 Ronald Winterton[ad] Rep David Hinkins[q] Rep
27 David Hinkins[q] Rep Derrin Owens[r] Rep
28 Evan Vickers Rep Evan Vickers[ae] Rep
29 Don Ipson Rep Don Ipson[s] Rep

Election results source:[6]

Detailed results

District 1 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 23 • District 28

Election results source:[6]

District 1

Utah's 1st Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Sandall[t] (incumbent) 32,597 100.00%
Total votes 32,597 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

Utah's 5th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican F. Ann Millner[v] (incumbent) 19,336 64.39%
Democratic Michael Blodgett 10,695 35.61%
Total votes 30,031 100.00%
Republican hold

District 6

Utah's 6th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Stevenson[w] (incumbent) 26,670 100.00%
Total votes 26,670 100.00%
Republican hold

District 7

Utah's 7th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Stuart Adams[x] (incumbent) 27,309 71.94%
United Utah Kimberly Wagner 10,651 28.06%
Total votes 37,960 100.00%
Republican hold

District 9

Utah's 9th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jen Plumb 32,817 99.36%
Independent Vance Hansen (write-in) 213 0.64%
Total votes 33,030 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 11

Utah's 11th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Thatcher[aa] (incumbent) 24,680 100.00%
Total votes 24,680 100.00%
Republican hold

District 12

Utah's 12th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Mayne[u] (incumbent) 13,450 57.23%
Republican Linda L. Paulson 10,051 42.77%
Total votes 23,501 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 13

Utah's 13th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nate Blouin 22,311 71.76%
Republican Roger L. Stout 8,781 28.24%
Total votes 31,092 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 14

Utah's 14th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Pitcher 32,369 62.21%
Republican Dan Sorensen 18,737 36.01%
United Utah Dennis Roach 929 1.79%
Total votes 52,035 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 18

Utah's 18th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel McCay[z] (incumbent) 23,873 66.39%
Democratic Catherine Voutaz 10,246 28.49%
United Utah Jed C. Nordfelt 1,842 5.12%
Total votes 35,961 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

Utah's 19th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Cullimore Jr.[y] (incumbent) 28,020 58.44%
Democratic Parker Bond 16,626 34.68%
United Utah Tyler L. Peterson 3,301 6.88%
Total votes 47,947 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20

Utah's 20th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Winterton[ad] (incumbent) 27,781 68.70%
Democratic Jill M. Fellow 12,655 31.30%
Total votes 40,436 100.00%
Republican hold

District 21

Utah's 21st Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Kennedy[ab] (incumbent) 35,671 100.00%
Total votes 35,671 100.00%
Republican hold

District 23

Utah's 23rd Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Keith Grover[ac] (incumbent) 24,931 100.00%
Total votes 24,931 100.00%
Republican hold

District 28

Utah's 28th Senate District general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Evan Vickers[ae] (incumbent) 30,147 80.89%
Libertarian Barry Evan Short 3,766 10.11%
United Utah Patricia A. Bradford 3,354 9.00%
Total votes 37,267 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. ^ Redistricted from district 22 to 7.
  2. ^ Redistricted from district 5 to 12.
  3. ^ a b Was up for election in 2022. Retired.
  4. ^ a b Redistricted from district 2 to 9. Was up for election in 2022. Lost in the Democratic primary on June 28.
  5. ^ a b Redistricted from district 3 to 13. Was up for election in 2022. Lost in the Democratic primary on June 28.
  6. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 25 to 2. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 19 to 3. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 20 to 4. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 23 to 8. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 1 to 10. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  11. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 8 to 15. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  12. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 6 to 16. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  13. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 10 to 17. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  14. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 13 to 22. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  15. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 16 to 24. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  16. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 7 to 25. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  17. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 27 to 26. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  18. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 24 to 27. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  19. ^ a b District number remained unchanged in district 29. Was not up for re-election in 2022.
  20. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 17 to 1. Was up for election in 2022.
  21. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 5 to 12. Was up for election in 2022.
  22. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 18 to 5. Was up for election in 2022.
  23. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 21 to 6. Was up for election in 2022.
  24. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 22 to 7. Was up for election in 2022.
  25. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 9 to 19. Was up for election in 2022.
  26. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 11 to 18. Was up for election in 2022.
  27. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 12 to 11. Was up for election in 2022.
  28. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 14 to 21. Was up for election in 2022.
  29. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 15 to 23. Was up for election in 2022.
  30. ^ a b c Redistricted from district 26 to 20. Was up for election in 2022.
  31. ^ a b District number remained unchanged in district 28. Was up for election in 2022.

References

  1. ^ "2022 Nominating Convention". Utah Democratic Party. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 Nominating Convention: April 23, 2022 - Convention Results". Utah Republican Party. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "June 28, 2022 Primary Election - Final Results". Salt Lake County, Utah. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Canvass Complete - Results Final". Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Utah Election Results". Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 5, 2023.