Candidates in Crowded GOP Utah House Race Vow to Fight Feds for Control of Public Lands

Published on March 18, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY–The race to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in the U.S. Senate pits prominent Utah party rivals against each other in a Senate primary while also setting the stage for a competitive GOP battle for an open U.S. House seat. Like most Utah elections, both contests will essentially be determined in the June 25 Republican general primaries. There are nearly 1 million registered GOP voters in Utah; and fewer than 300,000 registered Democrats. Mr. Romney was a former Massachusetts governor; he led the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics and was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee. He announced in September 2023 that he wouldn’t seek a second Senate term....

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