SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump won Utah again, defeating Democrat Joe Biden in the deeply conservative state. Utah hasn’t elected a non-Republican presidential candidate since 1964. State voters also elected Republican Spencer Cox as Utah’s first new governor in more than a decade Tuesday. U.S. House races […]
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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rival candidates vying to become Utah’s next governor joined together in new ads Tuesday urging people to accept the results of the November elections and maintain decency with one another despite political differences. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican who is the heavy favorite to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox criticized the Salt Lake City School District for not mandating in-person learning, the district reaffirmed its commitment to online learning. School district spokesperson Yandary Chatwin says the district will continue with remote, online learning in order to keep faculty, staff, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox went head to head with Democratic law professor Chris Peterson in Utah’s gubernatorial debate Tuesday. The two candidates are competing to succeed Republican Gov. Gary Herbert, who isn’t running again after more than a decade in office. Cox is heavily […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jon Huntsman Jr. was an enormously popular governor, scion of a prominent family and ambassador under two presidents to America’s biggest global rivals, so he should be a political force to be reckoned with. But his comeback attempt fell short in a GOP primary as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Spencer Cox won the Republican nomination for Utah governor on Monday, as the lieutenant governor successfully staved off a comeback attempt by former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. The competitive four-way contest was conducted entirely by mail during the coronavirus pandemic, which also shaped the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The hotly contested four-way GOP primary in the race for Utah governor ended Tuesday, but no winner was immediately declared as vote-counting continued during the coronavirus pandemic. The other two candidates were trailing behind. Greg Hughes is a former ex-House speaker and vocal supporter of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The four Republicans in the race for Utah governor clashed Tuesday over the response to a police-brutality protest that included the burning of a police car. The Deseret News reports that former House Speaker Greg Hughes said the National Guard should have been called in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The hotly contested race for the GOP nomination in the Utah governor’s race is showcasing conservative fault lines over the coronavirus crisis response. The four-way June 30 vote will be a test of whether the state leaders’ approach to the pandemic embodied by Lt. Gov. […]
