Utah State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Utah Senate District 8
A district of about 104,000 people, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+1.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Todd Weiler (R) · won47.1%
- Aaron Wiley (D)32.3%
- Alisa Cox Van Langeveld (OTH)17.2%
- Laren C. Livingston (OTH)3.4%
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
17 races since 1970; the seat changed party 3 times. 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 | Todd Weiler (R) | Aaron Wiley (D) | 14.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Kathleen Riebe (D) | Brian Zehnder (R) | 13.2 |
| 2018 | No winner recorded | Kathleen Riebe (D) | — |
| 2018 special | Kathleen Riebe (D)Flip | Brian Zehnder (R) | 14.2 |
| 2016 | Brian E. Shiozawa (R) | Ash Anderson (D) | 14.5 |
| 2012 | Brian E. Shiozawa (R) | Josie Valdez (D) | 13.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Karen W. Morgan (D)Flip | Carlene M. Walker (R) | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Carlene M. Walker (R) | Lewis Richards Garrett (D) | 12.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Carlene M. Walker (R)Flip | Jim McConkie (D) | 6.7 |
| 1996 | Scott Newell Howell (D) | Robert Warnick (R) | 8.7 |
| 1992 | Scott Newell Howell (D) | Fred Finlinson (R) | 2.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Fred Finlinson (R) | Al Richardson (D) | 13.8 |
| 1984 | Fred Finlinson (R) | Elgin Hokansen (D) | 34.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Fred Finlinson (R) | Martin Schouten (D) | 50.0 |
| 1976 | Fred Finlinson (R) | J. Dennis Sullivan (D) | 27.4 |
| 1972 | Fred Finlinson (R) | Jean Taylor (D) | 9.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Wilmer L. Barnett (R) | R. D. Briggs (D) | 4.4 |
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 8
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 8'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 | D+2.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+13.1 |
| Governor | R+11.5 |
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 8.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Denser than 71% 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 1953% college gradsR+9.4Flipped DDistrict 15
42% college gradsD+18.0Not up in 2026District 17
46% college gradsR+16.6Not up in 2026District 24
50% college gradsR+24.0Not 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