Utah State Senate District 23

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Keith Grover Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Keith GroverRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Keith Grover (R) 100.0

Tucker SmithDemocratic

Last election: Keith Grover (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeGroverNo published score for Smith
Races: Won 8 of 9; None listed
Years since first win: 4; Not available

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Candidates on the ballot

Keith GroverIncumbentRepublican
Tucker SmithDemocratic

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

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKeith GroverWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,931100.0%	100.0%

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTodd WeilerWon(incumbent)	Republican	40,575100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,836
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTodd WeilerWon(incumbent)	Republican	29,88368.2%	68.2%
DemocraticSteve Hartwick	Democratic	13,95331.8%	31.8%

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTodd WeilerWon	Republican	25,43364.5%	64.5%
DemocraticBreck England	Democratic	14,02735.5%	35.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,045
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan LiljenquistWon	Republican	25,39270.5%	70.5%
DemocraticRichard Watson	Democratic	9,45526.2%	26.2%
OtherJorgina Hancock	Other	1,1983.3%	3.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,222
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan R. EastmanWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,21872.4%	72.4%
DemocraticDean W. Collinwood	Democratic	9,33225.8%	25.8%
OtherThomas L. Rodgers	Other	6721.9%	1.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,167
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan R. EastmanWon	Republican	18,05469.0%	69.0%
DemocraticKathryn R. Rowley	Democratic	8,11331.0%	31.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,726
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLane BeattieWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,07672.0%	72.0%
DemocraticD. Michael Bingham	Democratic	6,65028.0%	28.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,312
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLane BeattieWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,72385.8%	85.8%
LibertarianDouglas R. Roach	Libertarian	3,58914.2%	14.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,630
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLane BeattieWon	Republican	13,86061.3%	61.3%
DemocraticNelda Bishop	Democratic	8,21936.3%	36.3%
OtherTim Seeley	Other	5512.4%	2.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,158
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack BangerterWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,35490.6%	90.6%
OtherReldon White	Other	9565.0%	5.0%
LibertarianVera Edwards	Libertarian	8484.4%	4.4%

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack BangerterWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,164100.0%	100.0%

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack BangerterWon	Republican	11,73262.9%	62.9%
DemocraticH. Ralph Klemm	Democratic	6,92737.1%	37.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,214
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanErza T. ClarkWon(incumbent)	Republican	10,37460.3%	60.3%
DemocraticJohn C. Evans Jr.	Democratic	6,43737.4%	37.4%
OtherDaniel L. Worthington	Other	4032.3%	2.3%

Utah Senate District 23, 1968 to 2022, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticOmar BunnellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,752100.0%	100.0%

1968 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

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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.

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