Utah held its general election on November 8, 2016, deciding 90 legislative seats and 5 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Republicans kept their trifecta and two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers; Democrats netted a single House seat, leaving Republicans ahead 62-13, and the Senate stayed at 24-5.
- Gov. Gary Herbert (R) won a final term, beating Mike Weinholtz (D) by about 38 points. Weinholtz, who put $2.5 million of his own money into the race, backed a modest income tax increase for schools that Herbert said would stall economic growth. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox (R) was elected on Herbert's ticket, and the other three Republican statewide incumbents also won easily.
- Democrats picked up two Salt Lake County House seats and lost one in the Price area:
- Beyond the flips, three House Republicans held on narrowly. Rep. LaVar Christensen (R) kept House District 32 over Suzanne Harrison (D) by a handful of votes, and a county recount upheld his win. Rep. Craig Hall (R) won House District 33 by about 120 votes, and Rep. Bruce R. Cutler (R) won House District 44 by about 280 votes.
- Voters approved 2 of 3 constitutional amendments: Amendment A, on the oath of office, and Amendment B, on school fund distributions. They rejected Amendment C, which would have allowed property tax exemptions for equipment and other personal property leased by governments.
Legislature
- House (75 seats): 12 D, 63 R before the election, 13 D, 62 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (29 seats): 5 D, 24 R before the election, 5 D, 24 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Statewide races
Legislative races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|
| House 1 | Scott Sandall (R) 82.85% | Sherry Phipps (Constitution Party) 17.15% | |
| House 2 | Jefferson Moss (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 3 | Val Potter (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 4 | Edward Redd (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 5 | Curt Webb (R) 80.37% | David Clark (D) 19.63% | |
| House 6 | Cory Maloy (R) 78.2% | Donna Gibbons (D) 16.36%, Aaron M. Davis (L) 5.44% | |
| House 7 | Justin L. Fawson (R) 70% | Floyd Handley (D) 30% | |
| House 8 | Gage Froerer (R) 66.16% | Matthew Frandsen (D) 33.84% | |
| House 9 | Jeremy Peterson (R) 55.68% | Kathie Darby (D) 44.32% | |
| House 10 | Dixon Pitcher (R) 55.27% | Jesus Garcia (D) 37.74%, Derryck Gordon (L) 6.99% | |
| House 11 | Kelly Miles (R) 64.85% | Amy Steed Morgan (D) 35.15% | |
| House 12 | Mike Schultz (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 13 | Paul Ray (R) 72.65% | Bob Buckles (D) 27.35% | |
| House 14 | Karianne Lisonbee (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 15 | Brad Wilson (R) 80.49% | Rich Miller (D) 19.51% | |
| House 16 | Steven Handy (R) 68.02% | Tiffany Kopp (D) 23.53%, Brent Zimmerman (L) 8.45% | |
| House 17 | Stewart Barlow (R) 72.7% | Christine Stenquist (D) 27.3% | |
| House 18 | Timothy D. Hawkes (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 19 | Ray Ward (R) 71.98% | Kurt Weiland (D) 28.02% | |
| House 20 | Becky Edwards (R) 72.29% | Jon Marsh (D) 27.71% | |
| House 21 | Douglas Sagers (R) 64.39% | Rick Pollock (D) 35.61% | |
| House 22 | Sue Duckworth (D) 51.96% | Jamie White (R) 48.04% | |
| House 23 | Sandra Hollins (D) 68.97% | Scott Hawkins (R) 31.03% | |
| House 24 | Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 25 | Joel Briscoe (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 26 | Angela Romero (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 27 | Mike Kennedy (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 28 | Brian King (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 29 | Lee B. Perry (R) 82.88% | Angela Urrea (D) 17.12% | |
| House 30 | Mike Winder (R) 58.68% | Frank Bedolla (D) 41.32% | |
| House 31 | Elizabeth Weight (D) 51.46% | Sophia DiCaro (R) 48.54% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| House 32 | LaVar Christensen (R) 50.01% | Suzanne Harrison (D) 49.99% | |
| House 33 | Craig Hall (R) 50.71% | Peter Tomala (D) 49.29% | |
| House 34 | Karen Kwan (D) 54.45% | Macade Jensen (R) 45.55% | Flipped R to D |
| House 35 | Mark Wheatley (D) 62.06% | Patricia Phaklides (R) 28.5%, Chelsea Travis (L) 9.44% | |
| House 36 | Patrice Arent (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 37 | Carol Spackman Moss (D) 59.68% | Kris Kimball (R) 40.32% | |
| House 38 | Eric Hutchings (R) 55.11% | Charles Henderson (D) 44.89% | |
| House 39 | Jim Dunnigan (R) 57% | Paul Schulte (D) 43% | |
| House 40 | Lynn Hemingway (D) 67.29% | Joseph Breault (R) 32.71% | |
| House 41 | Dan McCay (R) 77.19% | Chad Harrington (D) 22.81% | |
| House 42 | Kim Coleman (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 43 | Adam Gardiner (R) 61.64% | Edgar Harwood (D) 38.36% | |
| House 44 | Bruce R. Cutler (R) 50.94% | Christine Passey (D) 49.06% | |
| House 45 | Steve Eliason (R) 55.08% | Nikki Cunard (D) 44.92% | |
| House 46 | Marie Poulson (D) 76.14% | Lee Anne Walker (L) 23.86% | |
| House 47 | Ken Ivory (R) 58.26% | John Rendell (D) 41.74% | |
| House 48 | Keven Stratton (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 49 | Robert Spendlove (R) 57.27% | Zach Robinson (D) 42.73% | |
| House 50 | Susan Pulsipher (R) 75.21% | Patty Rich (D) 24.79% | |
| House 51 | Greg Hughes (R) 66.92% | Kyle Waters (D) 33.03%, Gordon Jones 0.05% | |
| House 52 | John Knotwell (R) 74.67% | Garr Smith (D) 25.33% | |
| House 53 | Logan Wilde (R) 68.63% | Cole Capener (D) 31.37% | |
| House 54 | Tim Quinn (R) 52.29% | Rudi Kohler (D) 47.71% | |
| House 55 | Scott Chew (R) 89.2% | Wayne Stevens (D) 10.8% | |
| House 56 | Kay Christofferson (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 57 | Brian Greene (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 58 | Derrin Owens (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 59 | Val Peterson (R) 79.46% | Rachel Nelson (D) 20.54% | |
| House 60 | Bradley Daw (R) 75.82% | B. Swallow-Fenton (D) 20.19%, Tommy Williams (Independent American Party) 3.99% | |
| House 61 | Keith Grover (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 62 | Jon Stanard (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 63 | Dean Sanpei (R) 79.2% | Nathan Smith Jones (D) 20.8% | |
| House 64 | Norm Thurston (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 65 | Francis Gibson (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 66 | Mike McKell (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 67 | Marc Roberts (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 68 | Merrill Nelson (R) 70.81% | Cindee Beard (D) 18.63%, Kirk D. Pearson (Constitution Party) 10.56% | |
| House 69 | Christine Watkins (R) 51.35% | Brad King (D) 48.65% | Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated |
| House 70 | Carl Albrecht (R) 78.42% | William Groff (D) 21.58% | |
| House 71 | Brad Last (R) 81.62% | Chuck Goode (D) 18.38% | |
| House 72 | John R. Westwood (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 73 | Mike Noel (R) 66.9% | Ty Markham (D) 33.1% | |
| House 74 | Lowry Snow (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 75 | Walt Brooks (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 1 | Luz Escamilla (D) 58.82% | Fred Johnson (R) 41.18% | |
| Senate 6 | Wayne Harper (R) 56.39% | Celina L. Milner (D) 37%, Jim Dexter (L) 6.61% | |
| Senate 7 | Deidre Henderson (R) 83.65% | Andrew Apsley (D) 16.35% | |
| Senate 8 | Brian Shiozawa (R) 57.24% | A. Dane Anderson (D) 42.76% | |
| Senate 10 | Lincoln Fillmore (R) 70.26% | Daniel Paget (D) 29.74% | |
| Senate 13 | Jake Anderegg (R) 99.97% | David (Dave) Lifferth (write-in) 0.03% | |
| Senate 14 | Daniel Hemmert (R) 86.29% | Joe Buchman (L) 9.4%, Curt Crosby (Independent American Party) 4.31% | |
| Senate 16 | Curtis Bramble (R) 80.84% | Jason Christensen (Independent American Party) 19.16% | |
| Senate 19 | Allen Christensen (R) 56.17% | Deana Froerer (D) 43.83%, Michael Joseph Seguin (write-in) 0% | |
| Senate 20 | Gregg Buxton (R) 69.31% | Alan Yorgason (D) 30.69% | |
| Senate 23 | Todd Weiler (R) 68.17% | Steve Hartwick (D) 31.83% | |
| Senate 24 | Ralph Okerlund (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 25 | Lyle Hillyard (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 27 | David Hinkins (R) 69.26% | Heidi Redd (D) 30.74% | |
| Senate 29 | Don Ipson (R) 77.93% | Dorothy A. Engelman (D) 22.07% | |
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|
| Amendment A | Oath of office taken by all state elected and appointed officials | Passed (65.29% yes) |
| Amendment B | Investment, distribution, and expenditures for the State School Fund | Passed (64.08% yes) |
| Amendment C | Exemption on personal property leased by the State | Failed (42.66% yes) |