2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Utah election results
Every race on Utah's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races95
Changed party7
Unopposed2%2 races
Incumbents defeated2
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | John McCain (R) | 28.2 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Jon Huntsman Jr (R) | 59.5 |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT-1 | Rob Bishop (R) | 34.4 | |
| UT-2 | Jim Matheson (D) | 28.9 | |
| UT-3 | Jason Chaffetz (R) | 37.3 |
Utah State Senate
D 3 · R 12 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Luz Escamilla (D) | 14.4 | |
| SD-5 | Karen Mayne (D) | 34.6 | |
| SD-6 | Michael Waddoups (R) | 14.4 | |
| SD-8 | Karen W. Morgan (D) | 6.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | D. Chris Buttars (R) | 4.5 | |
| SD-13 | Mark Benson Madsen (R) | 47.3 | |
| SD-14 | John Valentine (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Curt Bramble (R) | 23.1 | |
| SD-19 | Allen M. Christensen (R) | 25.7 | |
| SD-20 | Scott K. Jenkins (R) | 27.0 | |
| SD-23 | Dan Liljenquist (R) | 44.2 | |
| SD-24 | Ralph Okerlund (R) | 44.7 | |
| SD-25 | Lyle Hillyard (R) | 46.5 | |
| SD-27 | David Hinkins (R) | 11.6 | Flipped |
| SD-29 | Stephen H. Urquhart (R) | 38.5 |
Utah House of Representatives
D 23 · R 52 · 5 changed party
Utah
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab