2016 Utah Senate election
U.S. Senate election in Utah
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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 | |
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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 | % | ||
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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
References
- ^ "2016 Candidate Filings". Utah Lieutenant Governor. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "2016 General Election - Statewide Canvas" (PDF). Lieutenant Governor's Office. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Incumbent listing from "Full Senate Roster". Utah Senate. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.