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2000 election for Utah Senate District 8
Utah State Senate · Utah
Carlene M. Walker (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Jim McConkie (D) by 6.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Carlene M. WalkerRepublican · winner
53.3%13,704
Jim McConkieDemocrat
46.7%11,985
25,689 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