The 5th Utah Senate District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The current State Senator representing the 5th district is Karen Mayne. Mayne was appointed to the Utah Senate on January 16, 2008, to fill a seat that was recently vacated when her husband Senator Ed Mayne died. Mayne won her re-election bid on November 4, 2008, against Republican candidate Jonathan Fidler and Constitution candidate James E. Peverelle, Jr.

History

The 2001 Utah State Legislature passed legislation redistricting Utah's Senate Districts. This legislation took effect during the 2002 General election and Ed Mayne became the Senator for the current 5th Senate District. Prior to the 2002 General Election he represented Senate District 11 from 1995 to 2002.

Ed Mayne died on Sunday, November 25, 2007. His wife Karen Mayne was appointed to replace him.

Previous Utah State Senators (District 5)

NamePartyTerm
Karen MayneDemocrat2008–Present
Ed MayneDemocrat2003–2007
Brent C. RichardsRepublican1993–1995
Dix H. McMullinRepublican1983–1992
James F. ConsidineDemocratic1982
Arthur L. KimballDemocratic1977–1981
Donald G. BrookeDemocrat1973–1976
Douglas G. BischoffRepublican1971–1972
C. Taylor BurtonRepublican1967–1970
Gordon E. HarmstonDemocrat1963–1965
Bennie SchmiettDemocrat1961
Glen M. HatchDemocrat1957–1959
B. H. StringhamRepublican1953–1955
Lynn OrserDemocrat1949–1951
H. Grant VestDemocrat1945–1947
Lynne AshtonDemocrat1941–1943
G. Victor BillingsDemocrat1937–1939
Hyrum B. CalderDemocrat1933–1935
Ray E. Dillman1929–1931
Thomas W. O'Donnell1925–1927
William H. Smart1921–1923
James W. Clyde1917–1919
L. B. Wight1913–1915
James B. Wilson1909–1911
Frederick Rasband1905–1907
Joseph R. Murdock1901–1903
Robert C. Chambers1896–1899

Election results

2008 General Election

Utah State Senate election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Karen Mayne 13,676 67.27 -32.73
Republican Jonathon Fidler 6,641 32.67 32.67
Write-In Unknown 13 0.06 0.06

2006 General Election

Utah State Senate election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ed Mayne 10,067 100.0

Current Candidates

Note: See footnote for candidate listing guidelines.[1]

District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes  % Change from 2008
5 Democratic Karen Mayne (Salt Lake County) Running Constitution James E. Peverelle, Jr.
Democratic Karen Mayne
Republican Samuel Fidler

See also

References

  1. ↑ Candidates are listed alphabetically by party and name to avoid partisanship towards a single party and/or candidate.
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