Results of the Utah governor's race in which GOP incumbent Spencer Cox faced Democrat Brian King and write-in challenger Phil Lyman in his bid for reelection — and in a contest most notable for Lyman's election denial and bogus claims of fraud and corruption.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox declared victory late Tuesday night after he said he received a call from Democratic challenger Brian King, conceding the race.
The first early returns were published nearly 2½ hours after polls closed. As of 10:55 p.m., Cox held a 23 percentage point lead over King. Approximately 55.3% of counted ballots had gone toward Cox, while King had 32.3% of the vote and Lyman 8%, according to unofficial, early returns.In the fight for the GOP nomination, it was a contest between Cox’s “disagree better” mantra vs. Lyman’s approach of just disagreeing.
Cann said going up against two Republicans, King should have done better. “That should be the recipe,” the political scientist said, “for Democratic success.”
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