Utah State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Utah Senate District 27
A district of about 110,000 people, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+69.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Derrin Owens (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 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Derrin Owens (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | David Hinkins (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | David Hinkins (R) | Heidi Redd (D) | 38.0 |
| 2012 | David Hinkins (R) | Michael L. Binyon (D) | 44.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | David Hinkins (R)Flip | Brad King (D) | 11.6 |
| 2004 | Mike Dmitrich (D) | Phillip O. Peay (R) | 8.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Mike Dmitrich (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Mike Dmitrich (D) | Julie Davies (R) | 9.8 |
| 1992 | Mike Dmitrich (D) | David Adams (R) | 5.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Omar Bunnell (D) | Calvin Black (R) | 11.1 |
| 1984 | Omar Bunnell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Omar Bunnell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Omar Bunnell (D) | Alberta Gibbons (R) | 36.5 |
| 1972 | Omar Bunnell (D) | Lester W. Rogers (R) | 25.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Glenn E. Snow (D) | Dixie Leavitt (R) | 31.3 |
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 27
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 27's area in each.
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+67.1 |
| U.S. Senate | R+65.2 |
| Governor | R+47.7 |
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 27.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Highest of 29 seats.
Lower than 89% of seats.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Lowest of 29 seats.
Less dense than 96% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2830% college gradsR+59.9Held RDistrict 1
31% college gradsR+57.3Held RDistrict 29
37% college gradsR+49.6Not up in 2026District 26
33% college gradsR+39.3Not up in 2026
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