2008Final results
2008 election for Utah Senate District 23
Utah State Senate · Utah
Dan Liljenquist (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Watson (D) by 44.2 points.
Dan LiljenquistRepublican · winner
70.4%25,392
Richard WatsonDemocrat
26.2%9,455
Jorgina HancockConstitution
3.3%1,198
36,045 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