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Utah’s centrist third party eyes its prospects

Utah’s centrist third party eyes its prospects

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new moderate political party in Utah is gearing up for its first full election despite tough odds in the overwhelmingly Republican state. The United Utah Party nominated 19 candidates for races to the U.S. House and state Legislature at a suburban Salt Lake City […]

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Utah Democrats nominate McAdams for House race against Love

Utah Democrats nominate McAdams for House race against Love

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democrats nominated Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams Saturday for what is expected to be the only competitive congressional race in the largely Republican state. McAdams easily won the nomination against four challengers with 72 percent of delegates’ votes during the party’s convention in […]

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Utah Democrats look to mayor to flip GOP House seat

Utah Democrats look to mayor to flip GOP House seat

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrats in deep-red Utah are looking to Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams to flip one of the state’s four Republican-controlled congressional districts and help take control of the U.S. House. But first he has to win the party’s nomination against four challengers at the […]

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Romney uses $1M from presidential bid for Senate campaign

Romney uses $1M from presidential bid for Senate campaign

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney’s bid for the U.S. Senate in Utah is getting a big financial boost from leftover funds from his past two unsuccessful bids for president. Romney transferred $1 million from an account created a decade ago when he first ran for president and used […]

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Utah county to go back to mail-in ballots after pushback

Utah county to go back to mail-in ballots after pushback

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah County officials have decided to go back to mail-in ballots this year after receiving push back from residents and city leaders. The Deseret News reports Utah County commissioners announced Thursday that they will hold an all vote-by-mail election in 2018, reversing an earlier decision […]

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