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Utah, State Senate, District 2

Utah State Senate District 2
Current incumbentDerek Kitchen Democratic Party
Population82,957
Race79% White, 3% Black, 1% American Indian, 5% Asian, 1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 8% Other, 2% Two or more races
Ethnicity84% Not Hispanic, 16% Hispanic
Voting age81% age 18 and over

Utah's second state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Derek Kitchen.


As of the 2010 census, a total of 82,957 civilians reside within Utah's second 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 2

Derek Kitchen (D) defeated Chase Winder (R) in the general election for Utah State Senate District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Derek Kitchen (D)
76.7
32,930

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Chase Winder (R)
23.3
10,030
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
1

Total votes: 42,961
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Utah State Senate District 2

Derek Kitchen defeated Jennifer Plumb in the Democratic primary for Utah State Senate District 2 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Derek Kitchen (D)
52.6
5,493

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Jennifer Plumb (D)
47.4
4,943

Total votes: 10,436
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Jim Dabakis was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Jacquie Nielson defeated George Chapman in the Republican primary. Dwight Barrett was eliminated in the Republican convention. Dabakis defeated Nielson in the general election.

Utah State Senate District 2, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Dabakis Incumbent 74.2% 16,446
Republican Jacquie Nielson 25.8% 5,724
Total Votes 22,170

Utah State Senate, District 2 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJacquie Nielson 60.3% 1,012
George Chapman 39.7% 666
Total Votes 1,678

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 Ben McAdams (D) defeated Melvin Nimer (R) in the general election. McAdams was unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Nancie Lee Davis was unopposed in the Republican primary election.

Note: Davis was disqualified after failing to file a financial disclosure and was replaced in the race by Melvin Nimer.

Utah State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBen McAdams Incumbent 73.7% 13,633
Republican Melvin Nimer 26.3% 4,863
Total Votes 18,496

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Utah State Senate District 2 raised a total of $511,326. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $36,523 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Utah State Senate District 2

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $147,963 4 $36,991
2012 $11,211 1 $11,211
2010 $98,474 2 $49,237
2008 $25,523 1 $25,523
2006 $173,211 2 $86,606
2004 $2,800 1 $2,800
2002 $30,992 1 $30,992
2000 $21,152 2 $10,576
Total $511,326 14 $36,523