Utah GOP

With Utah now poised to elect a new senator in 2024, will Romney’s successor continue in the “wise wing” of the GOP or subscribe to the Trump brand of politics?

“What Utahns might not realize is what you just lose when we don't have Chris Stewart,” said Jason Perry of the Hinckley Institute of Politics.

The plaintiffs argue the Utah lawmakers went too far. But the defendants claim the Legislature has equal power as the people.

Jorgensen will remain the GOP chair until delegates choose the next leader of the state Republican Party on April 22.

Lawmakers passed a record 575 bills this session. Democrats, however, felt like the session was historic for the wrong reasons.

Two Democratic female lawmakers lost their Salt Lake Valley races to male Republicans.

Utah candidates outside of the dominant Republican Party, or the Democratic Party, hope to carry the momentum started by Evan McMullin’s Senate campaign to future election wins.

Despite GOP support for the bill in the House, it’s sure to face an uphill battle in the U.S. Senate.

Plumb’s primary win was the easy part. There’s still an election, the rest of Senate District 9 and the Republican-led Legislature to worry about.

Washington County election officials say for the first time they’re holding a recount for a razor-thin race, and the losing candidate wants it to be done by hand.

“This is not a general election debate,” said GOP Chair Carson Jorgensen. “This is Republicans deciding on a Republican candidate.”

The latest Utah news for Monday morning, April 22, 2022