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15 of the 29 seats in theUtah State Senate 15 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 41.67% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican hold Democratic hold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Utah | ||||||
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Ballot measures
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The2020 Utah Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect state senators in 15 of the 29Utah State Senate districts. These coincided with otherelections in Utah, including forgovernor and theHouse of Representatives. State senators serve four-year terms in theUtah State Senate.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||||
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| No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||
| Republican | 15 | 546,124 | 77.90% | 23 | 13 | 13 | 23 | |||||||
| Democratic | 7 | 136,448 | 19.46% | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| United Utah | 1 | 11,351 | 1.62% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Independent | 2 | 7,097 | 1.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 701,020 | 100.0% | 29 | 15 | 15 | 29 | ||||||||
| Source:Utah Elections Results | ||||||||||||||
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| State senate district[1] | Incumbent | Party | Elected senator | Party | ||
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| 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 | ||
Three incumbents did not seek re-election in 2020.
One Republican lost renomination.
Republicans held three of their open seats.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[2] | Safe R | October 21, 2020 |
| District | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| District 6 | Republican | 11.2% |
| District 8 | Democratic | 13.2% |
| District 19 | Republican | 14.2% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Luz Escamilla (incumbent) | 17,764 | 64.7% | ||
| Republican | Jim Whited | 9,681 | 35.3% | ||
| Total votes | 27,445 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Harper (incumbent) | 23,525 | 55.6% | ||
| Democratic | Erika Larsen | 18,774 | 44.4% | ||
| Total votes | 42,299 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike McKell | 39,515 | 77.7% | ||
| United Utah | Emily Bergeson | 11,351 | 22.3% | ||
| Total votes | 50,866 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathleen Riebe (incumbent) | 28,811 | 56.6% | ||
| Republican | Brian Zehnder | 22,078 | 43.4% | ||
| Total votes | 50,889 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lincoln Fillmore (incumbent) | 44,126 | 65.2% | ||
| Democratic | Dan McClellan | 23,586 | 34.8% | ||
| Total votes | 67,712 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jake Anderegg (incumbent) | 63,825 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 63,825 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Hemmert (incumbent) | 47,716 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 47,716 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curt Bramble (incumbent) | 27,227 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 27,227 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Johnson | 27,728 | 57.1% | ||
| Democratic | Katy Owens | 20,857 | 42.9% | ||
| Total votes | 48,585 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | D. Gregg Buxton (incumbent) | 42,693 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 42,693 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| 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% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Derrin Owens | 41,010 | 90.2% | ||
| Independent | Warren Rogers | 4,441 | 9.8% | ||
| Total votes | 45,451 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris H. Wilson | 32,677 | 71.4% | ||
| Democratic | Nancy Huntly | 13,075 | 28.6% | ||
| Total votes | 45,752 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Hinkins (incumbent) | 38,205 | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 38,205 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Don Ipson (incumbent) | 45,543 | 77.0% | ||
| Democratic | Chuck Goode | 13,581 | 23.0% | ||
| Total votes | 59,124 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||