2008Final results
2008 election for Utah Senate District 1
Utah State Senate · Utah
Luz Escamilla (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Carlton Christensen (R) by 14.4 points.
Luz EscamillaDemocrat · winner
57.2%8,918
Carlton ChristensenRepublican
42.8%6,674
15,592 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET