State Sen. Kathleen Riebe won the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District's special election, where she will run to replace Rep. Chris Stewart.
SALT LAKE CITY — State Sen. Kathleen Riebe late Wednesday won the Democratic nomination to be the party's candidate for the 2ndDemocratic delegates used a ranked-choice election to choose their party's nominee. Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights, won 85.56% of the votes, cementing her position in the race to replace. The Republican congressman announced his resignation on May 31 citing his wife's health concerns.
Riebe ousted technology executive Guy Warner, who received 12.67% of delegates' votes, and former congressional candidate Archie Williams III, who received 1.76%., who received the Utah Republican Party's nomination last week. "I'm honored to accept the Democratic nomination for Utah's 2nd District. Now the work begins. I'm looking forward to a campaign focused on Utah families, workers, and all those who are more interested in building for a brighter future than clashing over political parties and issues designed to divide us," Riebe said in a statement after the nomination was decided.
Utah Democratic Party Chair Diane Lewis congratulated Riebe on securing the nomination and said the party is undivided in its support of her, seemingly referring to some"Unlike the Republican party, we are emerging from our convention united behind our nominee and ready to hit the ground running in the general election.
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