2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Utah State Senate election results, district by district
Every Utah State Senate district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 29 seats
After the electionD 8 · R 21
Races15
Changed party2
Unopposed7%1 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 3 · R 12
| 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 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