President of the Senate
legislative
Election name2018 Utah Senate election
CountryUtah
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 Utah Senate election
Previous year2016
Next election2020 Utah Senate election
Next year2020
Seats for election15 of the 29 seats in the Utah State Senate
Majority seats15
Election dateNovember 6, 2018
Leader 1Wayne L. Niederhauser
(retired)
Party 1Utah Republican Party
Leaders seat 19th district
Seats before 124
Seats after 123
Seat change 11
Popular vote 1306,354
Percentage 157.29%
Leader 2Gene Davis
Party 2Utah Democratic Party
Leaders seat 23rd district
Seats before 25
Seats after 26
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 2216,893
Percentage 240.56%
PosttitlePresident
Before electionWayne L. Niederhauser
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionJ. Stuart Adams
After partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 2018 Utah Senate election was held on November 6, 2018. Fourteen Senate seats were up for election. Prior to the election, the Republicans held a majority.

Overview

AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats wonSeats after
Republican15306,35457.29%10 (1)23
Democratic13216,89340.56%4 (1)6
United Utah35,4211.01%0
Independent American12,7380.51%0
Libertarian12,0950.39%0
Green11,2250.23%0
Total32534,726100.0%1429

Close races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 8Democratic (flip)14.17%
District 12Republican5.22%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing[1]October 8, 2018

Results

The election took place on November 6, 2018.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jacobson, Louis (2018-10-08). "A Month Before Election Day, Democrats Poised for Legislative Gains". Governing. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  2. ^ Utah Election Preliminary Results