Utah State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Utah Senate District 22
A district of about 118,000 people, 49% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+38.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Heidi Balderree (R) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
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 1970. 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 | Heidi Balderree (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Stuart Adams (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2014 | Stuart Adams (R) | Kip Sayre (D) | 53.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Stuart Adams (R) | Charlie Parker (D) | 51.8 |
| 2006 | Gregory S. Bell (R) | David L. Rowland (D) | 48.6 |
| 2002 | Gregory S. Bell (R) | David L. Rowland (I) | 73.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Terry R. Spencer (R) | Gregory J. Sanders (D) | 36.5 |
| 1994 | Craig L. Taylor (R) | Lawrence D. Buhler (D) | 57.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Haven Barlow (R) | Glen Hunt (I) | 43.5 |
| 1986 | Haven Barlow (R) | George L. Miles (D) | 25.9 |
| 1982 | Haven Barlow (R) | M. J. Clegg (D) | 46.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Haven Barlow (R) | Rebecca Nalder (D) | 40.2 |
| 1974 | Haven Barlow (R) | Calvin J. Udy (D) | 8.7 |
| 1972 | Haven Barlow (R) | J. Duffy Palmer (D) | 15.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Robert F. Clyde (R) | Victor C. Brown (D) | 11.1 |
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 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22's area in each.
- U.S. House
- UT-4 100%
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+36.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+45.2 |
| Governor | R+35.0 |
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 22.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Denser than 75% 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