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Utah State Senate elections, 2008

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Elections for the Utah State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 24, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Utah State Senate, a candidate must be:[1]

  • 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.

Campaign contributions

During the 2008 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates amounted to $2,432,680. The top 10 contributors were:[2]

2008 Donors, Utah State Senate
Donor Amount
Hinkins, David $90,000
Mayne, Ed $61,126
Utah Republican Senate Campaign Cmte $59,549
Utah County Legislative PAC $49,296
Reagan Outdoor Advertising $41,418
Killpack, Sheldon L $41,000
Senate Democrats Of Utah $41,000
Gold Cross Services $31,000
Christensen, Clayton M $31,000
Utah Home Builders Association $30,050


Current members of the Utah State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Kirk Cullimore
Minority Leader:Luz Escamilla
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
Dan McCay (R)
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
Don Ipson (R)
Republican Party (22)
Democratic Party (6)
Forward Party (1)