2020 Utah Senate election
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15 of the 29 seats in the Utah State Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.67%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Stuart Adams Karen Mayne
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 22nd District 5th district
Seats before 23 6
Seats after 23 6
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 546,124 136,448
Percentage 77.90% 19.46%
Results:
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
President of the Senate before election

J. Stuart Adams
Republican

President

J. Stuart Adams
Republican

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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.

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Utah State Senate election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before Up Won After +/–
Republican 15 546,124 77.90% 23 13 13 23 Steady
Democratic 7 136,448 19.46% 6 2 2 6 Steady
United Utah 1 11,351 1.62% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Independent 2 7,097 1.01% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 701,020 100.0% 29 15 15 29 Steady
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 Party Elected Senator Party
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

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe R October 21, 2020

Close races

District Winner Margin
District 6 Republican 11.2%
District 8 Democratic 13.2%
District 19 Republican 14.2%

Results by district

District 1

See also: Utah's 1st State Senate district
2020 Utah 1st State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luz Escamilla (incumbent) 17,764 64.7%
Republican Jim Whited 9,681 35.3%
Total votes 27,445 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6

2020 Utah 6th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Harper (incumbent) 23,525 55.6%
Democratic Erika Larsen 18,774 44.4%
Total votes 42,299 100.0%
Republican hold

District 7

2020 Utah 7th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike McKell 39,515 77.7%
United Utah Emily Bergeson 11,351 22.3%
Total votes 50,866 100.0%
Republican hold

District 8

2020 Utah 8th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Riebe (incumbent) 28,811 56.6%
Republican Brian Zehnder 22,078 43.4%
Total votes 50,889 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 10

See also: Utah's 10th State Senate district
2020 Utah 10th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lincoln Fillmore (incumbent) 44,126 65.2%
Democratic Dan McClellan 23,586 34.8%
Total votes 67,712 100.0%
Republican hold

District 13

2020 Utah 13th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jake Anderegg (incumbent) 63,825 100.0%
Total votes 63,825 100.0%
Republican hold

District 14

2020 Utah 14th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Hemmert (incumbent) 47,716 100.0%
Total votes 47,716 100.0%
Republican hold

District 16

2020 Utah 16th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Curt Bramble (incumbent) 27,227 100.0%
Total votes 27,227 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

See also: Utah's 19th State Senate district
2020 Utah 19th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Johnson 27,728 57.1%
Democratic Katy Owens 20,857 42.9%
Total votes 48,585 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

See also: Utah's 20th State Senate district
2020 Utah 20th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican D. Gregg Buxton (incumbent) 42,693 100.0%
Total votes 42,693 100.0%
Republican hold

District 23

See also: Utah's 23rd State Senate district
2020 Utah 23rd State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Weiler (incumbent) 40,575 93.9%
Independent Marci Green Campbell (Write-in) 2,656 6.1%
Total votes 43,231 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

See also: Utah's 24th State Senate district
2020 Utah 24th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Derrin Owens 41,010 90.2%
Independent Warren Rogers 4,441 9.8%
Total votes 45,451 100.0%
Republican hold

District 25

See also: Utah's 25th State Senate district
2020 Utah 25th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris H. Wilson 32,677 71.4%
Democratic Nancy Huntly 13,075 28.6%
Total votes 45,752 100.0%
Republican hold

District 27

See also: Utah's 27th State Senate district
2020 Utah 27th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Hinkins (incumbent) 38,205 100.0%
Total votes 38,205 100.0%
Republican hold

District 29

See also: Utah's 29th State Senate district
2020 Utah 29th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Ipson (incumbent) 45,543 77.0%
Democratic Chuck Goode 13,581 23.0%
Total votes 59,124 100.0%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "2020 Regular Primary Canvass" (PDF). State of Utah.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
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