1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Utah State Senate election results, district by district
Every Utah State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 29 seats
After the electionD 9 · R 20
Races14
Changed party1
Unopposed29%4 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 4 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Pete Suazo (D) | 29.5 | |
| SD-5 | R. Mont Evans (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Michael Waddoups (R) | 11.4 | |
| SD-8 | Scott Newell Howell (D) | 8.7 | |
| SD-14 | Craig Peterson (R) | 81.0 | |
| SD-16 | Howard C. Nielson (R) | 84.4 | |
| SD-17 | Robert W. Muhlestein (R) | 0.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-19 | Robert F. Montgomery (R) | 1.6 | |
| SD-20 | Joseph Hull (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Lane Beattie (R) | 43.9 | |
| SD-25 | Lyle Hillyard (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Mike Dmitrich (D) | 9.8 | |
| SD-28 | Leonard M. Blackham (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Lorin V. Jones (R) | 76.8 |
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