2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Utah Senate District 8
Utah State Senate · Utah
Karen W. Morgan (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Carlene M. Walker (R) by 6.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Karen W. MorganDemocrat · winner
52.2%16,688
Carlene M. WalkerRepublican · incumbent
45.7%14,608
Liz PhalpConstitution
2.1%657
31,953 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