2026 Utah Senate election Utah Senate Map of incumbents: Republican incumbent Democratic incumbent Utah Forward incumbent No election
The2026 Utah Senate election is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, as part of the2026 United States elections . Fifteen of the twenty-nine seats in theUtah Senate are up for election to the67th Legislature . The elections will coincide with elections for other offices inUtah , including forU.S. House and thestate house . Newly-elected senators will take office on January 1, 2027.[ 1]
TheRepublicans currently hold a supermajority in the chamber, controlling twenty-two of the twenty-nine seats. TheDemocrats hold the second-most seats with six, and theUtah Forward has held one seat since SenatorDaniel Thatcher fromSalt Lake County switched from the Republican Party during the2025 legislative session. Thatcher is the first third-party state senator in Utah since Republican senatorMark B. Madsen switched to theLibertarian Party in 2016.[ 2] Emily Buss to fill his seat.[ 3] [ 4]
Districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 28 will be up for election in 2026.
District 5:Ann Millner is retiring.[ 5] District 6:Jerry Stevenson is retiring.[ 5] District 13:Nate Blouin is retiring torun for Congress inUtah's 1st congressional district .[ 5] Partisan background [ edit ] In the2024 presidential election in Utah , theRepublican nomineeDonald Trump won twenty-two state senate districts, while theDemocratic nomineeKamala Harris won seven districts.
2024 Presidential results by Senate district: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
This table lists which presidential candidate won each district in 2024 that is up for election in 2026.[ 7]
District County(ies) represented Incumbent 2024 Pres. margin District 1 Box Elder ,Cache ,Tooele Scott Sandall (R)R+54.8 District 5 Davis ,Morgan ,Weber Ann Millner (R)R+11.8 District 6 Davis Jerry Stevenson (R)R+33.9 District 7 Salt Lake J. Stuart Adams (R)R+25.2 District 9 Salt Lake Jen Plumb (D)D+56.7 District 11 Salt Lake, Tooele Emily Buss (FWD)R+34.9 District 12 Salt Lake Karen Kwan (D)D+6.4 District 13 Salt Lake Nate Blouin (D)D+39.0 District 14 Salt Lake Stephanie Pitcher (D)D+31.6 District 18 Salt Lake,Utah Daniel McCay (R)R+30.6 District 19 Salt Lake Kirk Cullimore Jr. (R)R+8.9 District 20 Daggett ,Duchesne ,Summit ,Uintah ,Wasatch Ronald Winterton (R)R+35.2 District 21 Utah Brady Brammer (R)R+42.6 District 23 Utah Keith Grover (R)R+31.0 District 28 Beaver ,Iron ,Washington Evan Vickers (R)R+58.5
District 1 election
District 5 election
Jill Koford , state representative from the 10th district (2025–present)[ 8] Christina Hernandez[ 8] Dakota Wurth[ 8] Utah Senate district 5 Democratic primary, 2026 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Christina Hernandez Democratic Dakota Wurth
District 6 election
Utah Senate district 6 Republican primary, 2026 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tami Tran Republican Robert Wanlass
District 7 election
Constitution nominee [ edit ]
District 9 election
District 11 election
Brooks Benson[ 8] John Knotwell , former state representative from the 52nd district (2013–2019)[ 8] Chris Sloan[ 8]
District 12 election
District 13 election
Silvia Catten[ 8] Evan Done[ 8] Taylor J. Paden[ 8] Richard T. Whitney[ 8]
District 14 Democratic primary election
Utah Senate district 14 election, 2026 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic TBD
District 18 election
Doug Fiefia , state representative from the 48th district (2025–present)Tracie Halvorsen Daniel McCay , incumbent state senator
District 19 election
Shana Anderson[ 8] Salvador Giove[ 8] Utah Senate district 19 Democratic primary, 2026 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Shana Anderson Democratic Salvador Giove
District 20 election
District 21 election
District 23 election
District 28 election
^ "Utah State Senate elections, 2026" .Ballotpedia . RetrievedMarch 9, 2025 .^ Gehrke, Robert (March 7, 2025)."Sen. Dan Thatcher is leaving Utah's Republican Party to 'break the deadlock' in politics" .Salt Lake City Tribune . RetrievedMarch 9, 2025 . ^ Gehrke, Robert." .The Salt Lake Tribune . RetrievedDecember 31, 2025 . ^ Beal-Cvetko, Bridger (December 12, 2025)."Emily Buss wins preference poll to replace state Sen. Daniel Thatcher of the Forward Party" .www.ksl.com . RetrievedDecember 31, 2025 . ^a b c Anderson Stern, Emily; Baird, Addy; Gehrke, Robert (January 14, 2026)."13 Utah lawmakers won't seek reelection in 2026 — but nearly every open seat is contested" .The Salt Lake Tribune . RetrievedJanuary 14, 2026 . ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 22, 2026)."Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2026 . ^ "Utah - State Navigate" .State Navigate . RetrievedNovember 26, 2025 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "2026 Candidate Filings" .Vote.Utah.Gov . RetrievedFebruary 7, 2026 .
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