The 2026 Utah Senate election is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 United States elections. Fifteen of the twenty-nine seats in the Utah Senate are up for election to the 67th Legislature. The elections will coincide with elections for other offices in Utah, including for U.S. House and the state house. Newly-elected senators will take office on January 1, 2027.
The Republicans currently hold a supermajority in the chamber, controlling twenty-two of the twenty-nine seats. The Democrats hold the second-most seats with six, and the Utah Forward has held one seat since Senator Daniel Thatcher from Salt Lake County switched from the Republican Party during the 2025 legislative session. Thatcher is the first third-party state senator in Utah since Republican senator Mark B. Madsen switched to the Libertarian Party in 2016. Thatcher announced his resignation in October 2025, with the Utah Forward Party electing Emily Buss to fill his seat.
Districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 28 will be up for election in 2026.
Retirements Republicans District 5: Ann Millner is retiring. District 6: Jerry Stevenson is retiring.
Democrats District 13: Nate Blouin is retiring to run for Congress in Utah's 1st congressional district.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball January 22, 2026 State Navigate August 27, 2026
Partisan background In the 2024 presidential election in Utah, the Republican nominee Donald Trump won twenty-two state senate districts, while the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris won seven districts.
By seat This table lists which presidential candidate won each district in 2024 that is up for election in 2026.
District County(ies) represented Incumbent 2024 Pres. margin District 1 Box Elder, Cache, Tooele Scott Sandall (R) District 5 Davis, Morgan, Weber Ann Millner (R) District 6 Davis Jerry Stevenson (R) District 7 Salt Lake J. Stuart Adams (R) District 9 Salt Lake Jen Plumb (D) District 11 Salt Lake, Tooele Emily Buss (FWD) District 12 Salt Lake Karen Kwan (D) District 13 Salt Lake Nate Blouin (D) District 14 Salt Lake Stephanie Pitcher (D) District 18 Salt Lake, Utah Daniel McCay (R) District 19 Salt Lake Kirk Cullimore Jr. (R) District 20 Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch Ronald Winterton (R) District 21 Utah Brady Brammer (R) District 23 Utah Keith Grover (R) District 28 Beaver, Iron, Washington Evan Vickers (R)
Summary + Summary of the 2026 Utah Senate election results Party Candidates Votes % Seats Before Up Won After +/– Republican 14 % 22 10 Democratic 13 % 6 4 Forward 7 % 1 1 Constitution 1 % 0 0 Total 100.0% 29 15 29
District 1
Republican primary Nominee Scott Sandall, incumbent state senator Out at convention Fred Hayes Democratic nominee Claudia Bigler Forward nominee Julie Quinlan General election Results
District 5
Republican nominee Jill Koford, state representative from the 10th district (2025–present)
Democratic primary Nominee Christina Hernandez Out at convention Dakota Wurth Endorsements
General election Results
District 6
Republican primary Nominee Tami Tran Eliminated in primary Robert Wanlass Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error TamiTran RobertWanlass UndecidedState Navigate/Doers NetworkJune 4–7, 2026326 (LV)± 5.4%56%20%24%50%18%32%State Navigate/Doers NetworkApril 10–12, 2026401 (LV)± 5.1%28%12%60%23%7%71% Results
Democratic nominee Jared Neal Forward nominee Josh Smith General election Results
District 7
Republican primary Nominee Stephanie Hollist Eliminated in primary Stuart Adams, incumbent state senator Braden Hess Out at convention Jennifer Garner Results
Democratic nominee Garret Rushforth Constitution nominee Jeffrey Ostler General election Results
District 9
Democratic nominee Jen Plumb, incumbent state senator Republican nominee Thaddeus A. Evans Forward nominee J. Lowry Snow General election Results
District 11
Forward nominee Emily Buss, incumbent state senator
Republican primary Nominee Brooks Benson Out at convention John Knotwell, former state representative from the 52nd district (2013–2019) Chris Sloan
Democratic nominee MacKenzie Miller (withdrawn)
General election Results
District 12
Democratic nominee Karen Kwan, incumbent state senator Republican nominee Deidre Tyler
General election Results
District 13
Democratic primary Nominee Silvia Catten Eliminated in primary Evan Done Taylor J. Paden Out at convention Richard T. Whitney Declined Nate Blouin, incumbent state senator (ran for U.S. House)
Endorsements
Results
Republican nominee Ryan L. Mahoney Forward nominee Colin Smith
General election Results
District 14
Democratic primary Nominee Stephanie Pitcher, incumbent state senator Out at convention Tayler Khater Results
General election Results
District 18
Republican primary Nominee Doug Fiefia, state representative from the 48th district (2025–present) Eliminated in primary Daniel McCay, incumbent state senator Out at convention Tracie Halvorsen Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DougFiefia DanielMcCay UndecidedState Navigate/Doers NetworkJune 11–14, 2026366 (LV)± 5.1%63%22%14%62%20%18%State Navigate/Doers NetworkMay 5–7, 2026497 (LV)± 4.4%39%21%40%33%16%51% Results
Democratic nominee A. Dane Anderson
General election Results
District 19
Republican nominee Kirk Cullimore Jr., incumbent state senator
Democratic primary Nominee Shana Anderson Out at convention Salvador Giove
General election Results
District 20
Republican nominee Ronald Winterton, incumbent state senator Forward nominee Annette McRae General election Results
District 21
Republican primary Nominee Brady Brammer, incumbent state senator Eliminated in primary Kelly Smith Withdrawn Seth Stewart Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BradyBrammer KellySmith UndecidedState Navigate/Doers NetworkJune 11–14, 2026374 (LV)± 5.1%37%44%20%36%41%23%State Navigate/Doers NetworkMay 5–7, 2026781 (LV)± 3.5%21%18%59%17%15%68% Results
Democratic nominee Kandee Myers Forward nominee Wayne Woodfield General election Results
District 23
Republican nominee Keith Grover, incumbent state senator Democratic nominee Tucker Smith
General election Results
District 28
Republican nominee Evan Vickers, incumbent state senator Democratic nominee Richard S. Robillard
General election Results
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