Utah, State Senate, District 14

Utah State Senate District 14
Current incumbent	Daniel Hemmert
Population	98,499
Race	94% White, 0% Black, 0% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1% Other, 2% Two or more races
Ethnicity	95% Not Hispanic, 5% Hispanic
Voting age	60% age 18 and over

Utah's fourteenth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Daniel Hemmert.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 98,499 civilians reside within Utah's fourteenth state senate district. Utah's state senators represent an average of 95,306 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 77,006 residents.

About the office

Members of the Utah State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Half of the Senators are up for re-election every two years. Utah legislators assume office the first or second day of session (January).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Utah State Senate, a candidate must be:

A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
25 years old at the filing deadline time
A three-year resident of Utah at the filing deadline time
A resident for 6 months of the senate district from which elected at the filing deadline time
No person holding any public office of profit or trust under authority of the United States, or of this State, can be a member of the state senate, provided, that appointments in the State Militia, and the offices of notary public, justice of the peace, United States commissioner, and postmaster of the fourth class, shall not, within the meaning of this section, be considered offices of profit or trust.
A qualified voter. A qualified voter is someone who is:

* A U.S. citizen

* A resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the next election

* At least 18 years old by the next election

* His or her principal place of residence is in a specific voting precinct in Utah.

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$273/day	Up to $100 plus tax/calendar day for lodging allotment; Up to $42/date meal reimbursement. Tied to in-state lodging and meal reimbursement rates.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor is responsible for selecting a replacement. A liaison for the political party that last held the seat must recommend a successor to the Governor. The vacancy must be filled immediately. The person who is selected to the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.

If the vacancy happens after the nomination deadline in a election year, a new candidate must file papers in order to be on the ballot. This is only if the vacancy happens after September 1st and the unfilled term is set to expire at the end of the election. Nominating papers must be filed within 21 days after the vacancy happened.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Utah State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline is March 19, 2020.

2016

Elections for the Utah State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016. Incumbent Alvin B. Jackson (R) did not seek re-election. Daniel Hemmert was appointed to the seat to fill Jackson's remaining term.

Incumbent Daniel Hemmert defeated Joe Buchman and Curt Crosby in the Utah State Senate District 14 general election.

Utah State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Daniel Hemmert Incumbent	86.29%	34,681
	Libertarian	Joe Buchman	9.40%	3,776
	Independent American	Curt Crosby	4.31%	1,732
Total Votes			40,189
Source: Utah Secretary of State

Daniel Hemmert defeated Morgan Philpot in the Utah State Senate District 14 Republican primary.

Utah State Senate District 14, Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Daniel Hemmert	60.66%	5,861
	Republican	Morgan Philpot	39.34%	3,801
Total Votes			9,662

2012

Elections for the office of Utah State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 26, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Republican incumbent John Valentine was unchallenged in the general election. Valentine defeated Craig Frank in the Republican convention.

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for Utah State Senate District 14 raised a total of $839,713. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $55,981 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Utah State Senate District 14

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$139,493	5	$27,899
2012	$229,642	2	$114,821
2010	$19,050	1	$19,050
2008	$209,978	1	$209,978
2006	$135,088	1	$135,088
2004	$76,048	2	$38,024
2000	$30,414	3	$10,138
Total	$839,713	15	$55,981