The 2022 Utah Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. 15 of the 29 seats in the Utah Senate were up for election. The Democratic Convention was held on April 9, 2022. The Republican Convention was held on April 23, 2022. Primary elections were held on June 28, 2022. The elections coincided with elections for other offices in Utah, including the US Senate, US House, and the Utah House.
Following the 2022 elections, Republicans maintained their supermajority with an unchanged 23-to-6 member advantage over Democrats.
Retirements Democrats District 4: Jani Iwamoto retired.
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal BallMay 19, 2022
Defeated incumbents Primary election District 9: Democrat Derek Kitchen lost renomination to Jennifer Plumb. District 13: Democrat Gene Davis lost renomination to Nate Blouin.
Holdover senators Due to redistricting changing the districts for most incumbents, fourteen holdover Senators were not up for election in 2022, yet their district boundaries and numbers did change. These holdover Senators in 2022 were: District 2: Republican Chris H. Wilson District 3: Republican John Johnson District 4: Republican D. Gregg Buxton District 8: Republican Todd Weiler District 10: Democrat Luz Escamilla District 15: Democrat Kathleen Riebe District 16: Republican Wayne Harper District 17: Republican Lincoln Fillmore District 22: Republican Jake Anderegg District 24: Republican Curt Bramble District 25: Republican Mike McKell District 26: Republican David Hinkins District 27: Republican Derrin Owens District 29: Republican Don Ipson
Results + Summary of the November 8, 2022 Utah State Senate election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % Before Up Won After +/– Republican 13 305,987 63.59% 23 10 8 23 Democratic 8 151,169 31.41% 6 4 6 6 United Utah 5 20,077 4.17% 0 0 0 0 Libertarian Party 1 3,766 0.78% 0 0 0 0 Independent 1 (write-in) 213 0.04% 0 0 0 0 Total 481,212 100.00% 29 14 14 29 Source: Utah Elections Results
Close races District Winner Margin District 14 Democratic 14.46%
Summary of results by State Senate district Note: Incumbent senators with gray backgrounds were not up for election in 2022; however, they may have been redistricted to new district numbers. Elections were held in 2022 in districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 28. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1Luz Escamilla Dem Scott Sandall Rep 2 Derek Kitchen DemChris H. Wilson Rep 3 Gene Davis DemJohn Johnson Rep 4 Jani Iwamoto DemD. Gregg Buxton Rep 5 Karen Mayne Dem F. Ann Millner Rep 6Wayne Harper Rep Jerry Stevenson Rep 7Mike McKell Rep J. Stuart Adams Rep 8Kathleen Riebe DemTodd Weiler Rep 9 Kirk Cullimore Jr. Rep Jennifer Plumb Dem 10Lincoln Fillmore RepLuz Escamilla Dem 11 Daniel McCay Rep Daniel Thatcher Rep 12 Daniel Thatcher Rep Karen Mayne Dem 13Jake Anderegg Rep Nate Blouin Dem 14 Mike Kennedy Rep Stephanie Pitcher Dem 15 Keith Grover RepKathleen Riebe Dem 16Curt Bramble RepWayne Harper Rep 17 Scott Sandall RepLincoln Fillmore Rep 18 F. Ann Millner Rep Daniel McCay Rep 19John Johnson Rep Kirk Cullimore Jr. Rep 20D. Gregg Buxton Rep Ronald Winterton Rep 21 Jerry Stevenson Rep Mike Kennedy Rep 22 J. Stuart Adams RepJake Anderegg Rep 23Todd Weiler Rep Keith Grover Rep 24Derrin Owens RepCurt Bramble Rep 25Chris H. Wilson RepMike McKell Rep 26 Ronald Winterton RepDavid Hinkins Rep 27David Hinkins RepDerrin Owens Rep 28 Evan Vickers Rep Evan Vickers Rep 29Don Ipson RepDon Ipson Rep Election results source:
Detailed results District 1 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 23 • District 28__NOTOC__ Election results source:
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District 5
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District 9
District 11
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District 14
District 18
District 19
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District 21
District 23
District 28
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