(Utah County, UT) — An independent candidate for U.S. Senate says a man chased him and his wife and then threatened them with a gun after a campaign event earlier this year. Evan McMullin says the man followed the couple for miles as they drove through Utah County in April. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mike Lee says he will debate independent challenger Evan McMullin at least once before the November election. The Utah Republican tweeted yesterday that he looks forward to a debate with McMullin and that his team is working with the Debate Commission to set a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republican Mike Lee is moving forward in his bid to win a third term in the U.S. Senate. Lee advanced to the November election by winning the GOP statewide primary last night. Unofficial results show Lee getting more than 60-percent of the vote, well ahead […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republican Senator Mike Lee faces pressure to get behind a bipartisan agreement on gun safety. Independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin praised Democrats and Republicans for coming together to pass something he believes will help prevent future gun deaths. McMullin noted that Republican Senator Mitt Romney […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The winner of the Republican primary for Utah’s Senate seat could face an uphill battle to keep that seat with the GOP. A new poll from the Hinckley Institute of Politics shows independent candidate Evan McMullin in striking distance of Senator Mike Lee, with Lee […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senate candidate Evan McMullin will not caucus with Republicans or Democrats should he win in the 2022 election. Campaign representatives for McMullin say the former CIA intelligence officer has pledged to serve as an independent representative. Over the weekend, the Utah Democratic Party voted to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful to instead get behind an independent, former presidential candidate Evan McMullin. Democrats were swayed by calls from prominent members who said McMullin was the best […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A former congressman is urging Utah Democrats to support an independent candidate in this fall’s U.S. Senate race. Ben McAdams issued a tweet yesterday urging Democrats to back independent Evan McMullin as he attempts to unseat two-term Senator Mike Lee. McAdams says McMullin has a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mitt Romney says he’s unlikely to issue an endorsement in Utah’s upcoming U.S. Senate race. Romney told Politico this week that he’s not getting involved in the primary battle between Senator Mike Lee and six other Republicans trying to win the GOP nomination. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An independent candidate challenging Sen. Mike Lee raised more than the incumbent Republican in the final quarter of 2021, setting the stage for a costly Senate race in Utah where sitting Republicans typically cruise to victory. Campaign finance filings detailing the final three months of […]
