2012Final results
2012 election for Utah Senate District 8
Utah State Senate · Utah
Brian E. Shiozawa (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Josie Valdez (D) by 13.6 points.
Brian E. ShiozawaRepublican · winner
56.8%22,156
Josie ValdezDemocrat
43.2%16,864
39,020 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET