2016 Utah Senate election

Not to be confused with 2016 United States Senate election in Utah.

The 2016 Utah Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. Fifteen Senate seats were up for election. Prior to the election, the Republicans held a majority.

2016 Utah Senate election

← 2014 November 8, 2016 2018 →
15 of the 29 seats in the Utah State Senate 15 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Wayne L. Niederhauser Gene Davis Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 9th District 3rd District Seats before 23 6 Seats after 24 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 404,023 123,078 Percentage 74.82% 22.79%
Results:      Republican gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
President of the Senate before election Wayne L. Niederhauser Republican Elected President of the Senate Wayne L. Niederhauser Republican

Overview

Affiliation		Candidates	Votes	Vote %	Seats Won	Seats After
	Republican	15	404,023	74.82%	14 (1)	24
	Democratic	10	123,078	22.79%	1	5
	Independent American	2	6,824	1.26%	0
	Libertarian	2	6,042	1.12%	0 (1)
Total		29	539,967	100%	15	29

Results

The election took place on November 8, 2016. Candidate list and results from the Lieutenant Governor of Utah.^[1][2]

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Democratic	Luz Escamilla[3]			Democratic	Luz Escamilla	11,957	58.8%
						Republican	Fred C. Johnson	8,372	41.2%
6		Republican	Wayne Harper			Republican	Wayne Harper	19,325	56.4%
						Democratic	Celina Milner	12,682	37%
						Libertarian	Jim Dexter	2,266	6.6%
7		Republican	Deidre Henderson			Republican	Deidre Henderson	28,592	83.6%
						Democratic	Andrew Apsley	5,589	16.4%
8		Republican	Brian Shiozawa			Republican	Brian Shiozawa	23,533	57.2%
						Democratic	Ash Anderson	17,577	42.8%
10		Republican	Lincoln Fillmore			Republican	Lincoln Fillmore	31,762	70.3%
						Democratic	Dan Paget	13,442	29.7%
13		Libertarian	Mark B. Madsen			Republican	Jake Anderegg	39,094	100%
14		Republican	Alvin B. Jackson			Republican	Dan Hemmert	34,681	86.3%
						Libertarian	Joe Buchman	3,776	9.4%
						Independent American	Curt Crosby	1,732	4.3%
16		Republican	Curtis Bramble			Republican	Curtis Bramble	21,489	80.8%
						Independent American	Jason Christensen	5,092	19.2%
19		Republican	Allen M. Christensen			Republican	Allen Christensen	20,994	56.2%
						Democratic	Deana Froerer	16,381	43.8%
20		Republican	Scott K. Jenkins			Republican	Gregg Buxton	24,296	69.3%
						Democratic	Alan Yorgason	10,757	30.7%
23		Republican	Todd Weiler			Republican	Todd Weiler	29,883	68.2%
						Democratic	Steve Hartwick	13,953	31.8%
24		Republican	Ralph Okerlund			Republican	Ralph Okerlund	33,338	100%
25		Republican	Lyle W. Hillyard			Republican	Lyle W. Hillyard	30,288	100%
27		Republican	David Hinkins			Republican	David Hinkins	26,199	69.3%
						Democratic	Heidi Redd	11,626	30.7%
29		Republican	Stephen H. Urquhart			Republican	Don Ipson	32,177	77.9%
						Democratic	Dorothy Engelman	9,114	22.1%

See also

• Utah Senate
• Utah Legislature
• Utah elections, 2016

References

1. "2016 Candidate Filings". Utah Lieutenant Governor. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
2. "2016 General Election - Statewide Canvas" (PDF). Lieutenant Governor's Office. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
3. Incumbent listing from "Full Senate Roster". Utah Senate. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.