Spencer Cox defeats Jon Huntsman in Utah GOP governor primary

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox fended off former Gov. Jon Huntsman in the Republican primary race to succeed Gov. Gary Herbert (R).

Cox prevailed in a crowded June 30th Republican primary with 36.4 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press. Huntsman received 34.6 percent of the vote. Results were out on Monday after the state accounted for a surge in mailed-in ballots.

A former state representative, Cox has served as Utah's lieutenant governor under Herbert since 2013.

Cox will be the favorite to replace retiring Herbert, who endorsed his lieutenant governor. The state last elected a Democratic governor in 1980.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/504873-cox-wins-gop-primary-to-replace-utah-gov-gary-herbert

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Not surprised one bit.

The Cox Family is part of the States Major Religious magical Blood Line.

[Marcuse]

2. Having worked for President Obama was the kiss of death.

[rocktivity]

4. Which Obama knew.

Which is why Obama offered him a job in the first place.


rocktivity

[Polybius]

3. Huntsman too liberal?

Can we defeat Herbert?

[JI7]

5. Huntsman and most of his family got Covid 19

many of them were in quarantine together and he ended up getting it and it spread to most of the others .