The 2022 Utah Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial

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. 15 of the 29 seats in the

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were up for election. The Democratic Convention was held on April 9, 2022. The Republican Convention was held on April 23, 2022. Primary elections were held on June 28, 2022. The elections coincided with elections for other offices in

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, including the

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, and the Utah House. Following the 2022 elections,

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maintained their

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with an unchanged 23-to-6 member advantage over Democrats.

Retirements

Democrats

#District 4:

Jani Iwamoto Jani Iwamoto is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate, representing the 4th District since 2014. Previously she served as a council member of the Salt Lake County Council. Personal life, education, and career Iwamoto was born and raised in ...

retired.

Predictions

Defeated Incumbents

Primary Election

#District 9: Democrat

Derek Kitchen Derek Kitchen (born August 30, 1988) is an American politician from Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a member of the Utah State Senate representing Utah's 2nd senate district, and formerly a Councilmember on the Salt Lake City Council representing C ...

lost renomination to Jennifer Plumb. #District 13: Democrat Gene Davis lost renomination to Nate Blouin.

Holdover Senators

Due to redistricting changing the districts for most incumbents, fourteen holdover Senators were not up for election in 2022, yet their district boundaries and numbers did change. These holdover Senators in 2022 were: #District 2: Republican Chris H. Wilson #District 3: Republican John Johnson #District 4: Republican

D. Gregg Buxton David Gregg Buxton is an American politician. A Republican, he has served in the Utah State Senate since January 2017. He was previously a member of the Utah House of Representatives The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the U ...

#District 8: Republican

Todd Weiler Todd Weiler (born 1967) is a Republican member of the Utah State Senate. He lives in Woods Cross, Utah. Weiler was first appointed to the state Senate in January 2012. Early life, education, and career Weiler received his business degree fr ...

#District 10: Democrat

Luz Escamilla Luz Robles Escamilla is the Senator for the Utah State Senate's 1st Districtmap, defeating Republican Carlton Christensen for the seat November 4, 2008 after having beaten incumbent Sen. Fred Fife for the party nomination earlier that year. Ear ...

#District 15: Democrat

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#District 16: Republican

Wayne Harper Wayne A. Harper (born February 27, 1956) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 16 since 2023. Prior to redistricting he represented District 6 starting in 2013. Harper served in the Utah ...

#District 17: Republican Lincoln Fillmore #District 22: Republican

Jake Anderegg Jacob 'Jake' L. Anderegg (born in Sandy, Utah) is an American politician. A Republican, he has represented District 22 in the Utah State Senate since 2023. Prior to redistricting he represented District 13 starting in January 2017. He previously ...

#District 24: Republican

Curt Bramble Curtis Scott Bramble is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant serving as a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 16th senate district in Provo. Early life and career Bramble was born and raised in Chicago, ...

#District 25: Republican

Mike McKell Mike K. McKell is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party, McKell is a member of the Utah State Senate serving the 25th district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 7th District. He also ...

#District 26: Republican

David Hinkins David P. Hinkins is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 26. Prior to redistricting he represented District 27. since January 1, 2009. Personal life, education, and career Hinkins attende ...

#District 27: Republican

Derrin Owens Derrin R. Owens is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate who represents Senate district 27 and previously district 24. He previously served Utah House of Representatives representing District 58 from August 10, 2 ...

#District 29: Republican Don Ipson

Results

Summary of Results by State Senate District

*Note: Incumbent Senators with gray backgrounds were not up for election in 2022; however, they may have been redistricted to new district numbers. *Elections were held in 2022 in districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 28. Election Results Source:

Retirements

Democrats

Predictions

Defeated Incumbents

Primary Election

Holdover Senators

Results

Summary of Results by State Senate District

Detailed Results

District 1

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 9

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 18

District 19

District 20

District 21

District 23

District 28

References

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