Utah voters are choosing their first new governor in more than a decade Tuesday, bringing to a close the contest where the Republican lieutenant governor is heavily favored to take over. The coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over the race, with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox defending the state’s approach of encouraging but not requiring masks even during a fall surge in cases. Democratic law professor Chris Peterson, on the other hand, has called for a mask mandate. Despite those differences, the two men joined together in an ad last week calling for civility despite political differences.