1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 Utah State Senate election results, district by district
Every Utah State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 29 seats
After the electionD 16 · R 13
Races15
Changed party2
Unopposed13%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 9 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Frances Farley (D) | 0.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-2 | Wilford Black (D) | 31.2 | |
| SD-5 | Arthur L. Kimball (D) | 22.7 | |
| SD-6 | Moroni L. Jensen (D) | 25.1 | |
| SD-7 | Douglas G. Bischoff (R) | 30.3 | |
| SD-8 | Fred Finlinson (R) | 27.4 | |
| SD-16 | Karl N. Snow Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Robert O. Bowen (D) | 16.6 | |
| SD-19 | Darrell Renstrom (D) | 27.8 | |
| SD-20 | Kenneth E. Pace (D) | 28.7 | |
| SD-23 | Jack Bangerter (R) | 25.8 | |
| SD-25 | Charles Bullen (R) | 46.0 | |
| SD-27 | Omar Bunnell (D) | 36.5 | |
| SD-28 | Thorpe Waddingham (D) | 10.2 | Flipped |
| SD-29 | Ivan Matheson (R) | Unopposed |
Utah State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner