2016 Utah Senate election

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.

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 2017-01-07.
3. Incumbent listing from "Full Senate Roster". Utah Senate. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.