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Utah, State Senate, District 28

Utah State Senate District 28
Current incumbentEvan Vickers Republican Party
Population94,905
Race94% White, 0% Black, 2% American Indian, 0% Asian, 1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1% Other, 1% Two or more races
Ethnicity93% Not Hispanic, 7% Hispanic
Voting age67% age 18 and over

Utah's twenty-eighth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Evan Vickers.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 94,905 civilians reside within Utah's twenty-eighth 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
SalaryPer diem
$273/dayUp 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.

2018

General election
General election for Utah State Senate District 28

Incumbent Evan Vickers (R) defeated Mark Chambers (D) in the general election for Utah State Senate District 28 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Evan Vickers (R)
79.1
28,236

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Mark Chambers (D)
20.9
7,442

Total votes: 35,678

2014

Elections for the Utah State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Incumbent Evan Vickers defeated Casey Anderson in the Republican primary. Vickers was unopposed in the general election.

Utah State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEvan J. Vickers Incumbent 67% 5,390
Casey O. Anderson 33% 2,656
Total Votes 8,046

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 Evan Vickers defeated Democrat Geoffrey Chesnut in the general election. Vickers defeated Casey Anderson in the Republican primary election. Chesnut was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Utah State Senate, District 28, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEvan Vickers 82.6% 28,073
Democratic Geoffrey Chesnut 17.4% 5,894
Total Votes 33,967

Utah State Senate District 28 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEvan J. Vickers 63.7% 6,549
Casey O. Anderson 36.3% 3,730
Total Votes 10,279

2010

Elections for the office of Utah State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 22, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Dennis E. Stowell was unchallenged in the general election. Stowell defeated Matthew D. Carling and Mathew Nephi Sorensen in the Republican primary election.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Utah State Senate District 28 raised a total of $491,842. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $30,740 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Utah State Senate District 28

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $147,706 2 $73,853
2012 $170,980 3 $56,993
2010 $49,721 2 $24,861
2008 $1,250 1 $1,250
2006 $53,503 3 $17,834
2004 $3,600 1 $3,600
2002 $32,614 1 $32,614
2000 $32,468 3 $10,823
Total $491,842 16 $30,740