2024 Utah Senate election

Not to be confused with 2024 United States Senate election in Utah.

The 2024 Utah Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, as part of the biennial 2024 United States elections. 15 of the 29 seats in the Utah Senate were up for election to the 66th Legislature. The filing deadline for candidates was January 8, 2024. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2024. The elections coincided with elections for other offices in Utah, including for Governor, US Senate, US House, and the Utah House.^[1]

2024 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 Luz Escamilla Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 7th–Salt Lake 10th–Salt Lake Last election 11 seats, 63.59% 4 seats, 31.41% Seats before 23 6 Seats won 12 3 Seats after 23 6 Seat change Popular vote 365,363 122,368 Percentage 67.97% 22.76% Swing 4.38 pp 8.65 pp   Third party   Party Independent Last election 0 seats, 0.04% Seats before 0 Seats won 0 Seats after 0 Popular vote 48,525 Percentage 9.03% Swing 8.99 pp
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Republican hold      Democratic hold      No election Vote share:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%      50–60%
Senate President before election Stuart Adams Republican Elected Senate President Stuart Adams Republican

Retirements

Republicans

• District 4: D. Gregg Buxton retired.^[2]
• District 24: Curt Bramble retired.^[3]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis[4]	Solid R	March 26, 2024

Competitive races

This table lists any legislative seat not rated as Solid D or Solid R by at least one election prediction agency.

Seat	CNalysis[5]
District 8	Lean R
District 10	Very Likely D
District 12	Likely D
District 15	Very Likely D
District 16	Very Likely R

Summary

Summary of the 2024 Utah Senate election results (unofficial, 100% reporting)^[6]

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					Before 65th Leg.	Up	Won	After 66th Leg.	+/–
	Republican	15	365,363	67.97	23	12	12	23
	Democratic	9	122,368	22.76	6	3	3	6
	Constitution	1	1,306	0.24	0	0	0	0
	Independents	5	48,525	9.03	0	0	0	0
Total			537,562	100%	29	15		29

Popular vote Republican   67.97% Democratic   22.76% Constitution   0.24% Independents   9.03%

Seats won Republican   86.67% Democratic   13.33%

Total senate seats Republican   79.31% Democratic   20.69%

Seat-by-seat

Position	Incumbent				Candidates[7] ▌Unaffiliated ▌Constitution ▌Democratic ▌Utah Forward ▌Republican
	Member	Party	First elected	Status
SD 2	Chris H. Wilson	Republican	2020	Incumbent running.	▌Nancy Huntly ▌Chris H. Wilson
SD 3	John D. Johnson	Republican	2020	Incumbent running.	▌Stacy Bernal ▌John D. Johnson
SD 4	D. Gregg Buxton	Republican	2016	Incumbent retiring.	▌Cal Musselman
SD 8	Todd Weiler	Republican	2012 (appointed)	Incumbent running.	▌Aaron Wiley ▌Laren C. Livingston ▌Alisa Cox Van Langeveld ▌Todd Weiler
SD 10	Luz Escamilla	Democratic	2008	Incumbent running.	▌Luz Escamilla ▌Kyle W. Erb
SD 12 (special)	Karen Kwan	Democratic	2023 (appointed)	Incumbent running.	▌Karen Kwan ▌Judy Weeks-Rohner
SD 15	Kathleen Riebe	Democratic	2018	Incumbent running.	▌Kathleen Riebe ▌Scott Cuthbertson ▌Amber Shill ▌Steve Aste
SD 16	Wayne Harper	Republican	2012	Incumbent running.	▌Monnica Manuel ▌Christina Boggess ▌Wayne Harper
SD 17	Lincoln Fillmore	Republican	2016 (appointed)	Incumbent running.	▌Lincoln Fillmore ▌Pamela Bloom
SD 22	Heidi Balderree	Republican	2023 (appointed)	Incumbent running.	▌Heidi Balderree ▌Garret Cammans ▌Emily Lockhart
SD 24	Curt Bramble	Republican	2020	Incumbent retiring.	▌David Hinckley ▌Lori Andersen Spruance ▌Keven J. Stratton
SD 25	Mike McKell	Republican	2020	Incumbent running.	▌Alan Dale Hansen ▌Mike McKell
SD 26	David Hinkins	Republican	2008	Incumbent running.	▌Oran Stainbrook ▌David Hinkins ▌Corbin David Frost
SD 27	Derrin Owens	Republican	2020	Incumbent running.	▌Derrin Owens
SD 29	Don Ipson	Republican	2016 (appointed)	Incumbent running.	▌Deidra Ritchhart ▌Don Ipson ▌Chad E. Bennion

Close races

District	Winner	Margin
District 3	Republican	15.06%
District 8	Republican	14.81%
District 10	Democratic	13.08%
District 12	Democratic	12.94%
District 15	Democratic	14.08%
District 16	Republican	14.94%

SD 2

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Nancy Huntly, ecologist and nominee for state senate district 25 in 2020^[8]

Republican primary

Candidate

• Chris H. Wilson, incumbent senator^[8]

General election

Utah's 2nd Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Huntly	14,262	30.18%
	Republican	Chris H. Wilson	32,995	69.82%
Total votes			47,257	100%

SD 3

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Stacy Bernal^[8]

Republican primary

Candidate

• John D. Johnson, incumbent state senator^[8]

General election

Utah's 3rd Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stacy Bernal	20,824	42.47%
	Republican	John D. Johnson	28,213	57.53%
Total votes			49,037	100%

SD 4

Incumbent state senator D. Gregg Buxton is not seeking re-election.^[2] State representative from the 9th district, Cal Musselman, is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.

Republican primary

Candidate

• Cal Musselman, state representative from the 9th district^[8]

General election

Utah's 4th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cal Musselman	Unopposed
Total votes			38,687	100%

SD 8

Constitution primary

Candidate

• Laren Livingston^[8]

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Aaron Wiley^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ronald Mortensen^[8]
• Brady Tracy^[8]
• Todd Weiler, incumbent state senator^[8]

Utah's 15th Senate District Republican primary, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Weiler	10,772	68.45%
	Republican	Ronald Mortensen	4,965	31.55%
Total votes			15,737	100%

Independent

Candidate

• Alisa Langeveld^[8]

General election

Utah's 8th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Weiler	24,142	47.12%
	Democratic	Aaron Wiley	16,555	32.31%
	Independent	Alisa Langeveld	8,807	17.19%
	Constitution	Laren Livingston	1,736	3.39%
Total votes			51,240	100%

SD 10

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Luz Escamilla, incumbent state senator^[8]

Republican primary

Candidate

• Kyle Erb^[8]

General election

Utah's 10th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luz Escamilla	16,504	56.54%
	Republican	Kyle Erb	12,688	43.46%
Total votes			29,192	100%

SD 12

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Karen Kwan, incumbent state senator^[8]

Republican primary

Candidate

• Judy Weeks-Rohner, state representative from the 30th district^[8]

General election

Utah's 12th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Kwan	18,424	56.47%
	Republican	Judy Weeks-Rohner	14,201	43.53%
Total votes			32,625	100%

SD 15

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Kathleen Riebe, incumbent state senator^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Steve Aste^[8]
• Scott Cuthbertson^[8]
• Amber Shill^[8]
• Edward Bennett (withdrew)^[8]

Utah's 16th Senate District Republican convention 1st round, 2024 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Aste	39	37.14%
	Republican	Amber Shill	21	20.00%
	Republican	Scott Cuthbertson	45	42.86%
Total votes			105

Utah's 16th Senate District Republican convention 2nd round, 2024 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Aste	42	40.38%
	Republican	Scott Cuthbertson	62	59.62%
Total votes			104

Utah's 15th Senate District Republican primary, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Aste
	Republican	Scott Cuthbertson
Total votes

General election

Utah's 15th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Ann Riebe	27,103	57.04%
	Republican	Scott Cuthbertson	20,414	42.96%
Total votes			47,517	100%

SD 16

Republican primary

Candidates

• Wayne Harper, incumbent state senator^[8]
• Christina Boggess^[8]
• Jonathan Filder (eliminated at convention)^[8]

Utah's 16th Senate District Republican convention 1st round, 2024 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Harper	54	41.22%
	Republican	Christina Boggess	62	47.33%
	Republican	Jonathan Filder	15	11.45%
Total votes			131

Utah's 16th Senate District Republican convention 2nd round, 2024 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Harper	60	46.15%
	Republican	Christina Boggess	70	53.85%
Total votes			130

Utah's 16th Senate District Republican primary, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Harper
	Republican	Christina Boggess
Total votes

Independent

Candidate

• Monnica Manuel^[8]

General Election

Utah's 16th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Harper	24,923	57.47%
	Independent	Monnica Manuel	18,447	42.53%
Total votes			43,370	100%

SD 17

Republican primary

Candidates

• Lincoln Filmore, incumbent state senator^[8]
• Janalee Tobias (eliminated at convention)

Utah's 16th Senate District Republican convention, 2024 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lincoln Fillmore	116	65.17%
	Republican	Janalee Tobias	62	34.83%
Total votes			178

Independent

Candidate

• Pamela Bloom^[8]

General Election

Utah's 17th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lincoln Fillmore	34,072	63.89%
	Independent	Pamela Bloom	19,259	36.11%
Total votes			53,331	100%

SD 22

No independent or Democratic candidate filed before the deadline.^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Heidi Balderree, incumbent state senator^[8]
• Garret Cammans^[8]
• Emily Lockhart^[8]

Utah's 22nd Senate District Republican primary, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heidi Balderree
	Republican	Garret Cammans
	Republican	Emily Lockhart
Total votes

General Election

Utah's 22nd Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heidi Balderree	43,951	100%
Total votes			43,951	100%

SD 24

Utah Forward primary

Candidate

• David Hinckley^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Curt Bramble, incumbent state senator^[8]
• Brad Daw, former state representative from the 60th district^[8]
• Dan Hemmert, former senator from the 14th district^[8]
• Keven Stratton, state representative from the 58th district^[8]

Utah's 24th Senate District Republican primary, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Bramble
	Republican	Brad Daw
	Republican	Dan Hemmert
	Republican	Keven Stratton
Total votes

General Election

Utah's 25th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keven Stratton	23,807	66.14%
	Independent	Lori Andersen Spruance	12,186	33.86%
Total votes			35,993	100%

SD 25

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Alan Hansen^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mike McKell, incumbent state senator^[8]
• Michael Cook (disqualified)^[8]

Concern over Michael Cook's candidacy initially occurred in January 2024 as the Lieutenant Governor's Office found that Cook had incorrectly filled out the candidate filing form, and that the Utah County Clerk had improperly amended Cook's form after the filing deadline.^[10] After the Utah County Republican Party leadership voted to allow Cook to participate in party events despite Cook's filing form indicating he was only going to seek candidacy via signatures, Mike McKell threatened a lawsuit against the Utah County Republican Party and the Utah County Clerk.^[11] Cook and the County Party leadership were notified by the Lieutenant Governor's Office would not be placed on the ballot if he were nominated at convention.^[11] Cook failed to obtain the necessary signatures to be placed on the ballot, and was also charged with criminal trespass and resisting arrest after attempting to solicit signatures inside a local post office.^[12]

General Election

Utah's 25th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike McKell	38,597	78.74%
	Democratic	Alan Hansen	10,420	21.26%
Total votes			49,017	100%

SD 26

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Corbin Frost^[8]

Republican primary

Candidate

• David Hinkins, incumbent state senator^[8]

General election

Utah's 26th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Corbin Frost	12,932	24.30%
	Republican	David Hinkins	37,182	69.86%
	Independent	Oran Stainbrook	3,112	5.85%
Total votes			53,226	100%

SD 27

The incumbent state senator, Derrin Owens, is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.^[8]

Republican primary

Candidate

• Derrin Owens, incumbent state senator^[8]

General election

Utah's 27th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Derrin Owens	51,664	100%
Total votes			51,664	100%

SD 29

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Deidra Ritchhart^[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Chad Bennion^[8]
• Cory Green^[8]
• Don Ipson, incumbent state senator^[8]

Utah's 29th Senate District Republican primary, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chad Bennion
	Republican	Cory Green
	Republican	Don Ipson
Total votes

General election

Utah's 29th Senate District General Election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deidra Ritchhart	12,989	23.56%
	Republican	Don Ipson	42,143	76.44%
Total votes			55,132	100%

See also

• 2024 Utah gubernatorial election
• 2024 United States Senate election in Utah
• 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

Notes