Utah State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Utah Senate District 2
A district of about 108,000 people, 41% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+32.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Chris Wilson (R) · won69.8%
- Nancy Huntly (D)30.2%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 29 seats
Every Utah State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Chris Wilson (R) | Nancy Huntly (D) | 39.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Derek Lloyd Kitchen (D) | Chase Winder (R) | 53.2 |
| 2014 | Jim Dabakis (D) | Jacquie Nielsen (R) | 48.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Ben McAdams (D) | Melvin Dean Nimer (R) | 47.5 |
| 2006 | Scott McCoy (D) | Joe Jarvis (R) | 41.4 |
| 2002 special | Paula Julander (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Pete Suazo (D) | Sandra Richter (I) | 60.7 |
| 1996 | Pete Suazo (D) | James A. Waters (R) | 29.5 |
| 1992 special | Wilford Black (D) | Larry D. Garske (R) | 32.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Wilford Black (D) | B. G. Bill Bates (R) | 31.5 |
| 1984 | Wilford Black (D) | Richard Harding (R) | 16.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Wilford Black (D) | Robert Edwards (R) | 4.1 |
| 1976 | Wilford Black (D) | Tone R. Tippetts (R) | 31.2 |
| 1972 | Wilford Black (D) | Joseph F. Steenblik (R) | 18.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Richard V. Evans (D) | Robert B. Harden (R) | 28.2 |
Primaries: 2014 Republican primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 2
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 2's area in each.
- U.S. House
- UT-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+30.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+39.5 |
| Governor | R+35.5 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 29 seats. Small marks are other seats in Utah. The black marker is District 2.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Higher than 57% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Less dense than 79% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET