SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman says he will not attempt a write-in campaign to reclaim his old job.Huntsman made the announcement Friday evening in a Facebook message.Huntsman in July narrowly lost the GOP primary contest to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. Huntsman left the governor’s post in […]
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) — A competitive four-way contest for the GOP nomination in the Utah governor’s race ends Tuesday as the final mail-in ballots are sent on their way. That much-discussed race is far from the only one on the ballot. Republicans will choose a candidate to challenge the […]
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. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Peterson has named a health care advocate as his running mate. Peterson announced Monday that he has chosen Karina Brown of Nibley to share the Democratic ticket with him. Nibley helped sponsor a successful Medicaid expansion ballot initiative known as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah governor’s race is filling out, with another Republican candidate choosing a running mate. Salt Lake County Council member Aimee Winder Newton announced Tuesday that her lieutenant governor pick is State Auditor John Dougall. She says his knowledge of tax policy and history of pushing […]
Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop said Monday he won’t run for Utah governor. He told the Deseret News that he is too old at 68 to run for another office, and he doesn’t need to be governor to validate his feeling of self worth. Bishop instead endorsed former Utah GOP […]
Abby Huntsman says she’s leaving as a panelist on the daytime talk show ‘The View’ to help run her father’s campaign for governor of Utah. She’s been one of the five regular panelists on the show since September 2018, and her absence will leave Meghan McCain as the sole conservative […]
A former chair of the Utah Republican party is the latest candidate to enter the race for governor. Thomas Wright said in a Facebook post Thursday that no other candidates have the right mix of experience, imagination and energy that he believes the state needs. Wright is also the president […]
