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Utah Senate District 5
Utah State Senate · Utah
Christina Hernandez flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 11.6 points over Jill Koford.
Staggered Senate
Christina HernandezDemocrat · winner
55.8%17,198
Jill KofordRepublican
44.2%13,620
30,818 votes
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Christina HernandezJill Koford
$153.4K
Raised by the campaign
$184.3K
$82.8K
Spent by the campaign
$79.4K
$13.9K
Cash on hand
$22.9K
Campaign money: Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 14, 2026; Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 8, 2026.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Christina Hernandez
- 34%
- Jill Koford
- 66%
- Projected margin
- R+3.1