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Navajo man leading county race in Utah after ballot fight

Navajo man leading county race in Utah after ballot fight

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Navajo man is winning a Utah county commission race where he fought get on the ballot for the first general election after a judge ruled that local voting districts were illegally drawn along racial lines. Votes counted as of Thursday show Democrat Willie Grayeyes […]

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Trump says Love ‘lost,’ but race still in play

Trump says Love ‘lost,’ but race still in play

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump is saying Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love lost her bid for another term in Utah because she kept him at arm’s length, even though the race remains too close to call. The president told reporters Wednesday that “Mia Love gave me no […]

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Democrat McAdams leads GOP Rep. Love, but race still tossup

Democrat McAdams leads GOP Rep. Love, but race still tossup

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A hard-fought House race remained too close to call amid reports of long voting lines in a Republican-leaning county late Tuesday, hours after Mitt Romney cruised to victory in his bid for a Senate seat. Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love was trailing her Democratic challenger […]

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Chris Stewart re-elected

Chris Stewart re-elected

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep Chris Stewart has won re-election to a fourth term in Congress by defeating Democratic challenger Shireen Ghorbani. Stewart represents Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, which covers a large portion of the state, including most of Salt Lake City west to the Nevada border […]

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Education ballot measure fails, marijuana too close to call

Education ballot measure fails, marijuana too close to call

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have boosted education funding through a gas tax in a state that has the lowest per pupil spending in the nation. Three other ballot initiatives were leading, but too close to be declared victorious at the […]

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Rep. John Curtis wins first full US House term

Rep. John Curtis wins first full US House term

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. John Curtis has defeated two challengers to win his first full term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The former Provo, Utah, mayor defeated Democrat college professor James Singer and United Utah Party candidate Tim Zeidner on Tuesday. Curtis joined Congress after […]

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US Rep. Rob Bishop re-elected to ninth term

US Rep. Rob Bishop re-elected to ninth term

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Rep. Rob Bishop has bested two opponents to win re-election to a ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bishop defeated Democrat Lee Castillo and Eric Eliason of the new United Utah Party on Tuesday. His opponents tried to paint him as a career […]

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Mitt Romney handily wins US Senate seat from Utah

Mitt Romney handily wins US Senate seat from Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney handily won a U.S. Senate seat in his adopted home state of Utah on Tuesday after a campaign where he backed off his once-fierce criticism of President Donald Trump. He will replace longtime Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is […]

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Election Day gets underway across nation

Election Day gets underway across nation

Voting is underway across Utah as polling sites open for Tuesday’s midterm election. Voters will decide a hotly contested congressional race, a high-profile medical marijuana proposal and a replacement for Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch. Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is the heavy favorite to win the race for Hatch’s seat […]

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US Justice Department to monitor election in san Juan County

US Justice Department to monitor election in san Juan County

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is sending a monitor to watch polls in a southeastern Utah county where Navajo voters form a slim majority. Tuesday marks the first general election in San Juan County since a federal judge ordered redistricting after finding racially gerrymandered districts illegally […]

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