2026 Utah Senate election


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 [Utah Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party|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

  1. District 5: Ann Millner is retiring.
  2. District 6: Jerry Stevenson is retiring.

Democrats

  1. District 13: Nate Blouin is retiring to run for Congress in Utah's 1st congressional district.

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.
DistrictCounty representedIncumbent2024 Pres. margin
District 1Box Elder, Cache, TooeleScott Sandall
District 5Davis, Morgan, WeberAnn Millner
District 6DavisJerry Stevenson
District 7Salt LakeJ. Stuart Adams
District 9Salt LakeJen Plumb
District 11Salt Lake, TooeleEmily Buss
District 12Salt LakeKaren Kwan
District 13Salt LakeNate Blouin
District 14Salt LakeStephanie Pitcher
District 18Salt Lake, UtahDaniel McCay
District 19Salt LakeKirk Cullimore Jr.
District 20Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, WasatchRonald Winterton
District 21UtahBrady Brammer
District 23UtahKeith Grover
District 28Beaver, Iron, WashingtonEvan Vickers