Utah's 2nd State Senate district

The 2nd Utah Senate District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah and includes Utah House Districts 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33 and 35. The previous State Senator representing the 2nd district was Derek Kitchen. Kitchen was elected to the Utah Senate in 2018 to replace Jim Dabakis.

Previous Utah State Senators (District 2)

Further information: List of Utah State Legislatures

Name	Party	Term
Derek Kitchen	Democratic	2018–present
Jim Dabakis	Democratic	2012–2018
Ben McAdams	Democratic	2009–2012
Scott D. McCoy	Democratic	2005–2009
Paula Julander	Democratic	2003–2005
Alicia Suazo	Democratic	2001–2002
Pete Suazo	Democratic	1997–2001
W. Rex Black	Democratic	1973–1997
Richard V. Evans	Democratic	1967–1972
Reed Bullen	Republican	1955–1966
Vern B. Muir	Republican	1951–1954
Hyrum Gibbons	Republican	1947–1950
James A. McMurrin	Democratic	1939–1946
William H. Griffin	Republican	1927–1938
Clarence L. Funk		1923–1926
Joseph E. Quinney		1921–1922
James W. Funk		1911–1920
Herschel Bullen	Republican	1907–1910
Alonzo G. Barber	Democratic	1903–1906
Joseph Howell	Republican	1899–1902
Joseph Monson	Democratic	1897–1898
Warrun Noble	Democratic	1896

Election results

Utah State Senate election, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Dabakis	16,446	74.18
	Republican	Jacquie Nielsen	5,724	25.82

Utah State Senate election, 2010^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ben McAdams	13,663	73.59
	Republican	Melvin D. Nimer	4,863	26.19

In December 2009, Scott McCoy resigned from his position because he "simply cannot find the necessary time to be a successful attorney and give the time and energy to fully represent the residents of my district." This resulted in the appointment of Ben McAdams to represent the district. In 2010, Ben McAdams was elected to a four-year term.^[3]

Utah State Senate election, 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Scott D. McCoy	12,614	68.58
	Republican	Joseph Q. Jarvis	4,999	27.18
	Personal Choice	Ken Larsen	443	2.41
	Constitution	Ken A. Bowers	322	1.75

See also

• Ben McAdams
• Scott D. McCoy
• Utah Democratic Party
• Utah Republican Party
• Utah Senate