2020 Utah Senate election explained

Election Name:2020 Utah Senate election
Country:Utah
Flag Year:2011
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Utah Senate election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Utah Senate election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:15 of the 29 seats in the Utah State Senate
Majority Seats:15
Turnout:41.67%
Image1:Utah Senate President Stuart Adams - 2022 (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Stuart Adams
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Seats Before1:23
Seats After1:23
Popular Vote1:546,124
Percentage1:77.90%
Leader2:Karen Mayne
Party2:Utah Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:5th district
Seats Before2:6
Seats After2:6
Popular Vote2:136,448
Percentage2:19.46%
Map Size:300px
President of the Senate
Posttitle:President
Before Election:J. Stuart Adams
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:J. Stuart Adams
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2020 Utah Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect state senators in 15 of the 29 Utah State Senate districts. These coincided with other elections in Utah, including for governor and the House of Representatives. State senators serve four-year terms in the Utah State Senate.

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Utah State Senate election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican15546,12477.90%23131323
Democratic7136,44819.46%6226
United Utah111,3511.62%0000
Independent27,0971.01%0000
Total701,020100.0%29151529
Source: Utah Elections Results

District results

State Senate District[1] IncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
Utah 1Luz EscamillaDemLuz EscamillaDem
Utah 6Wayne HarperRepWayne HarperRep
Utah 7Deidre HendersonRepMike McKellRep
Utah 8Kathleen RiebeDemKathleen RiebeDem
Utah 10Lincoln FillmoreRepLincoln FillmoreRep
Utah 13Jake AndereggRepJake AndereggRep
Utah 14Dan HemmertRepDan HemmertRep
Utah 16Curt BrambleRepCurt BrambleRep
Utah 19Allen M. ChristensenRepJohn D. JohnsonRep
Utah 20D. Gregg BuxtonRepD. Gregg BuxtonRep
Utah 23Todd WeilerRepTodd WeilerRep
Utah 24Ralph OkerlundRepDerrin OwensRep
Utah 25Lyle W. HillyardRepChris H. WilsonRep
Utah 27David HinkinsRepDavid HinkinsRep
Utah 29Don IpsonRepDon IpsonRep

Retirements

Three incumbents did not seek re-election in 2020.

Republicans

  1. District 7: Deidre Henderson retired to run for lieutenant governor.
  2. District 19

Allen M. Christensen retired.

  1. District 24

Ralph Okerlund retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Republicans

One Republican lost renomination.

  1. District 25

Lyle W. Hillyard lost renomination to Chris H. Wilson.

Open seats that parties held

Republican seats held by Republicans

Republicans held three of their open seats.

  1. District 7: Won by Mike McKell.
  2. District 19

Won by John D. Johnson.

  1. District 24

Won by Derrin Owens.

Close races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 6data-sort-value=1 Republican11.2%
District 8data-sort-value=1 Democratic13.2%
District 19data-sort-value=1 Republican14.2%

Results by district

District 1

See also: Utah's 1st State Senate district.

District 10

See also: Utah's 10th State Senate district.

District 19

See also: Utah's 19th State Senate district.

District 20

See also: Utah's 20th State Senate district.

District 23

See also: Utah's 23rd State Senate district.

District 24

See also: Utah's 24th State Senate district.

District 25

See also: Utah's 25th State Senate district.

District 27

See also: Utah's 27th State Senate district.

District 29

See also: Utah's 29th State Senate district.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Regular Primary Canvass . State of Utah.gov . September 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.