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Elections for the office of Utah State Senate were held in Utah on November 6, 2012. A total of 16 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 15, 2012. The primary Election Day was June 26, 2012.

See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

Name | Party | Current office

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Karen Morgan |  Democratic | Senate District 8
Michael Waddoups |  Republican | Senate District 6
Ross Romero |  Democratic | Senate District 7

## Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Utah State Senate:

Utah State Senate

Party  | As of November 5, 2012  | After the 2012 Election
| Democratic Party | 7  | 5
| Republican Party | 22 | 24
Total |  29 |  29

## Campaign contributions[edit]

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Utah in past years and the cumulative amount of dollars raised in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]

Year  | Number of candidates  | Total contributions

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2010  | 39  | $1,612,394
2008  | 71  | $2,432,680
2006  | 60  | $2,241,882
2004  | 71  | $1,336,110
2002  | 34  | $935,931

In 2010, the candidates for state senate raised a total of $1,612,394 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[2]

Donor  | Amount

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Utah Association of Realtors  | $84,000
Senate Republican Campaign Cmte of Utah  | $83,315
2006 Mayne Candidate Account  | $60,248
Utah State Senate Democrats  | $46,000
Sorensen, Beverly T  | $39,500
Utah Republican Party  | $37,453
Comcast  | $32,050
Reagan Outdoor Advertising  | $31,487
Workers Compensation Fund of Utah  | $30,950
Consumer Lending Alliance  | $25,500

## Qualifications[edit]

To be eligible to serve in the Utah State Senate, a candidate must be:[3]

* A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
* 25 years old at the filing deadline time
* A three-year resident of Utah at the filing deadline time
* A resident for 6 months of the senate district from which elected at the filing deadline time
* No person holding any public office of profit or trust under authority of the United States, or of this State, can be a member of the state senate, provided, that appointments in the State Militia, and the offices of notary public, justice of the peace, United States commissioner, and postmaster of the fourth class, shall not, within the meaning of this section, be considered offices of profit or trust.
* A qualified voter. A qualified voter is someone who is:

* A U.S. citizen
* A resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the next election
* At least 18 years old by the next election
* His or her principal place of residence is in a specific voting precinct in Utah.

## Impact of redistricting[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Utah

In October 2011, the Republican-dominated Legislature passed and Gov. Gary Herbert (R) signed new legislative maps that were hailed as bipartisan successes, unlike the contentious congressional redistricting process. Only one pairing of incumbents occurred in the Senate; Democratic leader Ross Romero (D-Salt Lake City) -- who voted against the Senate map -- would have faced Pat Jones (D-Holladay) had the former not opted to run for Salt Lake County mayor.[4]

## List of candidates[edit]

### District 1[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Luz Robles a Incumbent Robles first assumed office in 2009.

June 26 GOP primary:

* Chelsea Woodruff a

November 6 General election candidates:

Luz Robles: 10,490
Chelsea Woodruff: 8,479

### District 6[edit]

Note: Incumbent Michael Waddoups (R) did not seek re-election.

June 26 Democratic primary:

* John Rendell a

Republican convention:

* Brandon Baker
* Wayne Harper a

November 6 General election candidates:

John Rendell: 13,049
Wayne Harper: 19,961

### District 7[edit]

Note: Incumbent Ross Romero (D) did not seek re-election.

June 26 Democratic primary:
Note: Aaron Davis was disqualified prior to the primary.

Republican convention:

* Deidre Henderson a
* Glen W. Roberts

November 6 General election candidates:

Deidre Henderson: 27,257

### District 8[edit]

Note: Incumbent Karen Morgan (D) did not seek re-election.

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Ty McCartney 1,093
* Josie Valdez 1,299 a

Democratic convention:

* R. Scott Baker
* Ty McCartney a
* Josie Valdez a

Republican convention:

* Jaren Davis
* Raymond J. Poole
* Brian Shiozawa a

Note: Lee Brinton withdrew before the primary.

November 6 General election candidates:

Josie Valdez: 16,864
Brian Shiozawa: 22,156

### District 10[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

Republican convention:

* Aaron Osmond a Incumbent Osmond first assumed office in 2011.
* Aleta Andersen Taylor

November 6 General election candidates:

Aaron Osmond: 33,171

### District 13[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

* Mark Madsen a Incumbent Madsen first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mark Madsen: 30,584

### District 14[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

Republican convention:

* Craig Frank
* John Valentine a Incumbent Valentine first assumed office in 1999.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Valentine: 36,225

### District 16[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Gregory Duerden a

Republican convention:

* Curtis Bramble a Incumbent Bramble first assumed office in 2001.
* Andrew Holmes

November 6 General election candidates:

Gregory Duerden: 5,184
Curtis Bramble: 19,350

### District 19[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Peter Conover Clemens a

Republican convention:

* Allen Christensen a Incumbent Christensen first assumed office in 2005.
* Dan Deuel

June 26 Libertarian primary:

* Courtney White a

November 6 General election candidates:

Peter Conover Clemens: 11,096
Allen Christensen: 19,941
Courtney White: 1,798

### District 20[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Brent Andrews a

June 26 GOP primary:

* Scott Jenkins a Incumbent Jenkins first assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

Scott Jenkins: 23,112

Note: Brent Andrews won the Democratic primary but was removed from the ballot on November 1 after he failed to file financial disclosure forms by the deadline.[5]

### District 23[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Breck England a

Republican convention:

* Lamont Peterson
* Todd Weiler a Incumbent Weiler first assumed office in 2012.

November 6 General election candidates:

Breck England: 14,027
Todd Weiler: 25,433

### District 24[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

* Ralph Okerlund 7,278 a Incumbent Okerlund first assumed office in 2009.
* Patrick Painter 4,626

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

* Trestin Meacham a

November 6 General election candidates:

Ralph Okerlund: 29,588
Trestin Meacham: 4,647

### District 25[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

* Lyle Hillyard a Incumbent Hillyard first assumed office in 1985.

November 6 General election candidates:

Lyle Hillyard: 30,220

### District 27[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Michael Binyon a

Republican convention:

* David Hinkins a Incumbent Hinkins first assumed office in 2009.
* Michael Stansfield
* Stephen Whyte

November 6 General election candidates:

Michael Binyon: 9,673
David Hinkins: 25,111

### District 28[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Geoffrey Chesnut a

June 26 GOP primary:

* Casey Anderson 3,370 Incumbent Anderson first assumed office in 2011.
* Evan Vickers 6,549 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Geoffrey Chesnut: 5,894
Evan Vickers: 28,073

### District 29[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

* Terence Moore a

June 26 GOP primary:

* Stephen Urquhart a Incumbent Urquhart first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Terence Moore: 8,398
Stephen Urquhart: 28,174

## See also[edit]

* Utah State Senate
* Utah State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2012

## External links[edit]

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* Utah Secretary of State - 2012 General Election Candidates by Office

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Follow the Money, Utah
2. ↑ Follow the Money: "Utah Senate 2010 Campaign Contributions"
3. ↑ Qualifications for running for Utah Senate
4. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Governor OKs new congressional maps," October 21, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2012
5. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Democrat kicked off the ballot," November 1, 2012

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Current members of the Utah State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Evan Vickers

Minority Leader:Luz Escamilla

Senators

District 1

Scott Sandall (R)

District 2

Chris Wilson (R)

District 3

John Johnson (R)

District 4

David Buxton (R)

District 5

Ann Millner (R)

District 6

Jerry Stevenson (R)

District 7

Stuart Adams (R)

District 8

Todd Weiler (R)

District 9

Jennifer Plumb (D)

District 10

Luz Escamilla (D)

District 11

Daniel Thatcher (R)

District 12

Karen Kwan (D)

District 13

Nate Blouin (D)

District 14

Stephanie Pitcher (D)

District 15

Kathleen Riebe (D)

District 16

Wayne Harper (R)

District 17

Lincoln Fillmore (R)

District 18

Dan McCay (R)

District 19

Kirk Cullimore (R)

District 20

Ronald Winterton (R)

District 21

Mike Kennedy (R)

District 22

Heidi Balderree (R)

District 23

Keith Grover (R)

District 24

Curtis Bramble (R)

District 25

Mike McKell (R)

District 26

David Hinkins (R)

District 27

Derrin Owens (R)

District 28

Evan Vickers (R)

District 29

Don Ipson (R)

Republican Party (23)

Democratic Party (6)

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