Utah State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Utah Senate District 3
A district of about 110,000 people, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+16.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- John Johnson (R) · won57.5%
- Stacy Bernal (D)42.5%
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
16 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 | John Johnson (R) | Stacy Bernal (D) | 15.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Gene Davis (D) | Jeremy D. Egan (R) | 40.1 |
| 2014 | Gene Davis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Gene Davis (D) | Lee Brinton (R) | 1.1 |
| 2006 | Gene Davis (D) | Julene B. Oliver (R) | 11.9 |
| 2002 | Gene Davis (D) | Brad Probst (R) | 3.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Gene Davis (D) | Fred W. Jones (R) | 8.5 |
| 1994 | Blaze Wharton (D) | Marlow Draney (R) | 0.7 |
| 1992 | Blaze Wharton (D) | Stevens Pederson (R) | 7.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 special | Robert C. Steiner (D)Flip | Richard Carling (R) | 2.4 |
| 1986 | Richard Carling (R) | Rod Pooboy (D) | 12.8 |
| 1982 | Richard Carling (R) | Jo Brandt (D) | 15.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Richard Carling (R) | Craig Crandall (D) | 35.2 |
| 1974 | Richard Carling (R) | Thurlow W. Call (D) | 27.1 |
| 1972 | Allan E. Mecham (R) | Arthur C. Kimball (D) | 28.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Charles Welch Jr. (R) | G. Hal Taylor (D) | 34.6 |
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 3
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 3'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+15.5 |
| U.S. Senate | R+21.6 |
| Governor | R+19.7 |
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 3.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 75% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Less dense 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
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 1127% college gradsR+35.3Flipped RDistrict 2
41% college gradsR+32.4Not up in 2026District 6
35% college gradsR+35.8Held RDistrict 20
39% college gradsR+35.7Held R
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