2000Final results
2000 election for Utah Senate District 5
Utah State Senate · Utah
D. Chris Buttars (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Bennion L. Spencer (D) by 32.9 points.
D. Chris ButtarsRepublican · winner
64.2%23,717
Bennion L. SpencerDemocrat
31.3%11,556
Kent L. SheltonIndependent
4.6%1,698
36,971 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET