2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for Utah Senate District 27
Utah State Senate · Utah
David Hinkins (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Brad King (D) by 11.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David HinkinsRepublican · winner
54.4%17,693
Brad KingDemocrat
42.8%13,917
Michael MartinConstitution
2.8%915
32,525 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