2008Final resultsSpecial election
2008 special election for Utah Senate District 5
Utah State Senate · Utah
Karen Mayne (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Jonathan Fidler (R) by 34.6 points.
Karen MayneDemocrat · winner
67.3%13,676
Jonathan FidlerRepublican
32.7%6,641
20,317 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