2014 Utah Senate election
November 4, 2014
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The 2014 Utah Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to determine which party would control the Utah State Senate for the following two years in the 61st Utah State Legislature. Fourteen out of the 29 seats in the Utah State Senate were up for election and the primary was held on June 24, 2014. Prior to the election, 24 seats were held by Republicans and 5 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw neither party gain nor lose any seats, thereby meaning that Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.[1][2]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[3] | Safe R | October 20, 2014 |
Retirements
Democrats
- District 4: Patricia W. Jones retired.
Republicans
- District 18: Stuart Reid retired.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Dabakis (incumbent) | 16,446 | 74.18% | |
| Republican | Jacquie Nielson | 5,724 | 25.82% | |
| Total votes | 22,170 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Davis (incumbent) | 12,961 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 12,961 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jani Iwamoto | 19,602 | 59.97% | |
| Republican | Sabrina R. Petersen | 13,084 | 40.03% | |
| Total votes | 32,686 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karen Mayne (incumbent) | 10,225 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 10,225 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne L. Niederhauser (incumbent) | 15,822 | 61.41% | |
| Democratic | Kathryn C. Gustafson | 9,943 | 38.59% | |
| Total votes | 25,765 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Howard A. Stephenson (incumbent) | 13,195 | 63.11% | |
| Democratic | Michele Weeks | 7,713 | 36.89% | |
| Total votes | 20,908 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Thatcher (incumbent) | 8,548 | 58.76% | |
| Democratic | Clare Collard | 5,998 | 41.24% | |
| Total votes | 14,546 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Margaret Dayton (incumbent) | 11,290 | 81.59% | |
| Democratic | Emmanuel Kepas | 2,548 | 18.41% | |
| Total votes | 13,838 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter C. Knudson (incumbent) | 14,431 | 74.69% | |
| Democratic | Scott Totman | 2,949 | 15.27% | |
| Constitution | Kirk D. Pearson | 1,939 | 10.04% | |
| Total votes | 19,319 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ann Millner | 11,603 | 73.63% | |
| Democratic | Mat Wenzel | 4,155 | 26.37% | |
| Total votes | 15,758 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Stevenson (incumbent) | 11,950 | 78.31% | |
| Democratic | Sherri Tatton | 3,309 | 21.69% | |
| Total votes | 15,259 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stuart Adams (incumbent) | 16,605 | 73.26% | |
| Democratic | Kip Sayre | 4,417 | 19.49% | |
| Libertarian | Brent Zimmerman | 1,643 | 7.25% | |
| Total votes | 22,665 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin T. VanTassell (incumbent) | 15,249 | 69.72% | |
| Democratic | Wayne Stevens | 6,622 | 30.28% | |
| Total votes | 21,871 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Evan Vickers (incumbent) | 16,613 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 16,613 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
- ^ "Utah State Senate elections, 2014". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Historical Election Results". vote.utah.gov. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved December 4, 2025.