Utah's eighth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Kathleen Riebe.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 74,996 civilians reside within Utah's 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

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

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

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 Brian Shiozawa defeated Ash Anderson in the Utah State Senate District 8 general election.

Utah State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016

Ash Anderson ran unopposed in the Utah State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.
Incumbent Brian Shiozawa ran unopposed in the Utah State Senate District 8 Republican primary.

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. Brian Shiozawa (R) defeated Josie Valdez (D) in the general election. Shiozawa defeated Jaren Davis and Raymond J. Poole in the Republican convention. Valdez and Ty McCartney defeated R. Scott Baker in the Democratic convention. Valdez defeated McCartney in the Democratic primary election.

Utah State Senate, District 8, General Election, 2012

Utah State Senate District 8 Democratic Primary, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for Utah State Senate District 8 raised a total of $760,088. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $47,506 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Utah State Senate District 8