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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

EvenR+13.81988D+2.31992D+8.71996R+6.72000R+12.62004D+6.52008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET