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Utah State Senate elections, 2026

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2026 Utah Senate Election
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Primary: Pending
General: November 3, 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 Utah State Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas
Party As of September 2025
     Democratic Party 6
     Republican Party 22
     Other 1
     Vacancies 0
Total 29

Candidates

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Primary

Utah State Senate primary 2026
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
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

General election

Utah State Senate general election 2026
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Please contact Ballotpedia about candidate additions, withdrawals, or disqualifications.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
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

Voting information

See also: Voting in Utah

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.


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.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Utah

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.[1][2][3]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[1]

Signature requirements
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.[1]

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.[5][1]

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.[3]

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.[6]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Utah State Senate, a candidate must be:[7]

  • 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, 2024[8]
SalaryPer diem
$293.55/legislative dayPer diem is reimbursed to state legislators when they submit receipts or turn in expense reports.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Utah legislators assume office the first day in January.[9][10]

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: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty-three years of Republican trifectas
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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
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
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
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

Presidential politics in Utah

2024

See also: Presidential election, 2024


Presidential election in Utah, 2024
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R)
 
59.4
 
883,818 6
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Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)
 
37.8
 
562,566 0
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Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L)
 
1.1
 
16,902 0
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Joel Skousen/Rik Combs (Constitution Party)
 
0.6
 
8,402 0
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Jill Stein/Butch Ware (G)
 
0.6
 
8,222 0
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Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Unaffiliated)
 
0.2
 
3,189 0
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Lucifer Everylove (no running mate) (Unaffiliated)
 
0.2
 
2,653 0
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Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Unaffiliated)
 
0.1
 
2,199 0
Image of
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Peter Sonski/Lauren Onak (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
441 0
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Jay Bowman/De Bowman (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
59 0
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Steve M. Johnson (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
33 0
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Future Madam Potus (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
9 0
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Andre Ramon McNeil (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0

There were no incumbents in this race The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,488,494


2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Utah, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
58.1
 
865,140 6
Image of
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
37.6
 
560,282 0
Image of
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
2.6
 
38,447 0
Image of
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Unaffiliated)
 
0.5
 
7,213 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.4
 
5,551 0
Image of
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
5,053 0
Image of
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)
 
0.2
 
2,623 0
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Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Unaffiliated)
 
0.1
 
2,229 0
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Gloria La Riva (no running mate) (Unaffiliated)
 
0.1
 
1,139 0
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Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
368 0
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Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
186 0
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Tom Hoefling (no running mate) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
51 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
6 0
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Katherine Forbes (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,488,289


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Utah, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 27.5% 310,676 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald 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
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. [11][12] These maps took effect for Utah's 2022 legislative elections.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 State of Utah 2024 Candidate Manual, "A guide for federal, statewide executive, legislative, and state board of education candidates," accessed July 22, 2025
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sb54FAQ
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Utah Code, "Title 20, Chapter 9," accessed July 22, 2025 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "utelection code" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ Utah Code, "20A-9-101," accessed July 22, 2025
  5. ↑ Utah Code, "20A-9-S501," accessed July 22, 2025
  6. ↑ Utah Code, "20A-9-S601," accessed July 22, 2025
  7. ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "Becoming a State Candidate," accessed December 18, 2013
  8. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  9. ↑ Utah Constitution, "Article VI, Section 3," accessed February 17, 2021
  10. ↑ Utah Constitution, "Article VI, Section 4," accessed February 17, 2021
  11. ↑ Utah State Legislature, "S.B. 2006 Utah State Senate Boundaries and Election Designation," accessed November 17, 2021
  12. ↑ Utah State Legislature, "H.B. 2005 Utah State House Boundaries Designation," accessed November 17, 2021


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)


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