Evan McMullin, a former CIA agent and congressional aide to Republicans, settled in Utah after capturing more than 20% of the state’s presidential vote in 2016.
SALT LAKE CITY — Former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin launched a campaign Tuesday to challenge Republican Sen. Mike Lee in Utah, a conservative state where McMullin made inroads with voters uncomfortable with then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016.
The brand of conservatism popular in Utah, by contrast, tends to seek more of a middle ground and values politeness — qualities that initially made many voters uncomfortable with Trump. Two Republican women also challenging Lee — former state lawmaker Becky Edwards and former gubernatorial spokeswoman Ally Isom — have been Trump skeptics in the past.
McMullin did make a strong showing in Utah in 2016, and was later mentioned as a possible successor to longtime Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, though Romney later won the seat.
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