Utah voters were more enthusiastic about getting Donald Trump back into the White House than returning Spencer Cox to the governor’s mansion.
more than they did Gov. Spencer Cox in all but two of Utah’s 29 counties, based on early returns from the 2024 election.
Trump and running mate U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio had about 53,000 more votes statewide than Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, according to early, unofficial returns from Wednesday evening.and endorsed the twice-impeached former president after not voting for him in 2016 or 2020. The governor later used a photo with Trump and the Utah family of a fallen Marine at Arlington National Cemetery in.
Support for Cox only surpassed Trump in two of Utah’s bluest counties. As of Wednesday afternoon, early returns show the governor’s margin of support in Salt Lake County was more than 7,500 votes over Trump, while about 500 votes separated the two in Summit County.
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