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Utah, State Senate, District 17

Utah State Senate District 17
Current incumbentScott Sandall Republican Party
Population102,922
Race94% White, 0% Black, 0% American Indian, 1% Asian, 0% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 3% Other, 2% Two or more races
Ethnicity91% Not Hispanic, 9% Hispanic
Voting age64% age 18 and over

Utah's seventeenth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Scott Sandall.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 102,922 civilians reside within Utah's seventeenth 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 17

Scott Sandall (R) defeated Michael Keil (D) in the general election for Utah State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Scott Sandall (R)
77.8
28,471

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Michael Keil (D)
22.2
8,110

Total votes: 36,581
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 17

Scott Sandall defeated Clark Davis in the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 17 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Scott Sandall (R)
52.8
7,251

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Clark Davis (R)
47.2
6,478

Total votes: 13,729

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. Scott Totman was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Peter Knudson was unopposed in the Republican convention. Knudson defeated Totman and Kirk Pearson (Constitution) in the general election.

Utah State Senate District 17, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPeter C. Knudson Incumbent 74.7% 14,431
Democratic Scott Totman 15.3% 2,949
Constitution Kirk D. Pearson 10% 1,939
Total Votes 19,319

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 Peter C. Knudson (R) defeated Richard "Rick" Kent (D) and Sherry Phipps (Constitution Party) in the general election. Knudson defeated Jeff McNeill in the Republican primary election. Kent was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Utah State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Knudson Incumbent 71.3% 16,806
Democratic Richard Kent 18.2% 4,299
Constitution Party Sherry Phipps 10.5% 2,463
Total Votes 23,568

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Utah State Senate District 17 raised a total of $411,292. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $24,194 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Utah State Senate District 17

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $113,582 3 $37,861
2012 $8,700 1 $8,700
2010 $90,864 4 $22,716
2008 $8,600 1 $8,600
2006 $69,237 3 $23,079
2004 $1,551 1 $1,551
2002 $23,851 1 $23,851
2000 $94,907 3 $31,636
Total $411,292 17 $24,194