SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican race to fill a Utah congressional seat abandoned by Jason Chaffetz is pitting the party establishment, which is backing a popular mayor with a Democratic past, against further-right conservatives who are divided between two candidates with support from national GOP heavy-hitters. The winner of Tuesday's primary will be the overwhelming favorite in the November special election in a district where Republican voters outnumber Democrats five-to-one. John Curtis, the Provo mayor who has drawn support from the GOP's more moderate flank, is the only candidate who didn't vote for Trump, saying he had significant moral concerns about supporting the billionaire businessman. Tanner Ainge, the son of Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge endorsed by Sarah Palin, said he voted for Trump because he always votes for the Republican candidate in presidential elections. Herrod, who backed Cruz and later Trump in the presidential election, was known in the Utah Legislature for his hard-line immigration positions, including punishing businesses that hired workers in the U.S.
Utah Republicans Divided In Battle For Chaffetz's House Seat
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle
Sun, 08/13/2017 - 9:21am
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