Utah State Senate District 18

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dan McCay Republican (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general (different candidates): Dan McCay (R) 66.4, Catherine Voutaz (D) 28.5, Jed C. Nordfelt (O) 5.1

Doug FiefiaRepublican2 years since first win

Last election: Dan McCay (Republican) won by 37.9 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

All State Senate districts

Side by side

Left column: AndersonRight column: Fiefia

Races: None listed; Won 1 of 1
Years since first win: Not available; 2

How these are counted

Wins and losses count the races in our results files, the same as each profile.

More about this race

Candidates on the ballot

Open seat

The current holder, Dan McCay, is not on the candidate list.

A, Dane AndersonDemocratic
Doug FiefiaRepublican

Source: utah.gov (PDF), dated Sep 21

Vote in Utah

Trouble voting? Election Protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE. A nonpartisan coalition of civil-rights and voting-rights groups, not a government service. 866ourvote.org

Official results for Utah

History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 35,961
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan McCayWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Daniel McCay	Republican	23,87366.4%	66.4%
DemocraticCatherine Voutaz	Democratic	10,24628.5%	28.5%
OtherJed C. Nordfelt	Other	1,8425.1%	5.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,862
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAnn MillnerWon(incumbent)	Republican	20,27863.6%	63.6%
DemocraticJason Yu	Democratic	9,48929.8%	29.8%
LibertarianKevin L. Bryan	Libertarian	2,0956.6%	6.6%

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAnn MilnerWon	Republican	11,60373.6%	73.6%
DemocraticMat Wenzel	Democratic	4,15526.4%	26.4%

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanStuart C. ReidWon	Republican	7,84960.2%	60.2%
DemocraticBetty Sawyer	Democratic	5,19139.8%	39.8%

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJon J. GreinerWon	Republican	6,48351.8%	51.8%
DemocraticStuart Reid	Democratic	6,03148.2%	48.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,088
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDavid L. ThomasWon	Republican	6,67251.0%	51.0%
DemocraticD. Edgar Allen(incumbent)	Democratic	6,41649.0%	49.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,161
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticD. Edgar AllenWon	Democratic	6,46753.2%	53.2%
RepublicanNathan Tanner(incumbent)	Republican	5,69446.8%	46.8%

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanNathan TannerWon	Republican	6,91550.6%	50.6%
DemocraticLawanna Shurtliff	Democratic	6,76049.4%	49.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,055
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWinn L. RichardsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,48863.0%	63.0%
RepublicanLewis Thorpe	Republican	5,56737.0%	37.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,010
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWinn L. RichardsWon	Democratic	8,97556.1%	56.1%
RepublicanDale Stratford(incumbent)	Republican	7,03543.9%	43.9%

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDale StratfordWon	Republican	9,54061.4%	61.4%
DemocraticDallas Buckway	Democratic	5,99738.6%	38.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,213
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRonald HalversonWon	Republican	6,51958.1%	58.1%
DemocraticFarrell Shepherd	Democratic	4,69441.9%	41.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,268
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanE. Lamar BucknerWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,14950.1%	50.1%
DemocraticBlaine Peterson	Democratic	7,11949.9%	49.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,772
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanE. Lamar BucknerWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,94456.0%	56.0%
DemocraticRalph M. Benowitz	Democratic	7,82844.0%	44.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,292
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Utah Senate District 18, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanErza T. ClarkWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,92458.4%	58.4%
DemocraticKent E. Spencer	Democratic	6,02239.4%	39.4%
OtherLoran Don Herbert	Other	3462.3%	2.3%

1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Only part of this chamber is up in a given cycle. Which districts vote on which date is not on file. Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

Download and cite

CC BY 4.0 State data (JSON)Share image (PNG)

Cite this page

Election Wrld. (2026). Utah State Senate District 18, election results 1970 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/ut/senate/18. Retrieved October 31, 2026.

Embed this seat

<iframe src="https://www.electionwrld.com/embed/ut/senate/18" title="Utah Senate District 18" width="100%" height="400" style="border:0;max-width:640px" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:13px">Data: <a href="https://www.electionwrld.com">Election Wrld</a>, CC BY 4.0</p>

Paste this into any web page. It shows the seat, its last result and the next election.

Sources

Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ut/sldu:18

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026