It may have been a 2020 vote for Biden that did her in.
Celeste Maloy beat former state Rep. Becky Edwards and former state party chair Bruce Hough for the nomination. | Rick Bowmer/AP PhotoUtah Republicans blocked an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump from the nomination for soon-to-be-vacant UT-02 on Tuesday., who is resigning from Congress later this month to care for his ailing wife. Maloy, a former aide to Stewart, beat former state Rep.
Maloy had the backing of the Utah Republican Party. She spent much of her campaign introducing herself as the only candidate from rural southern Utah — a message that ultimately drew voters in. Edwards, who has been critical of the former president, had name ID from an unsuccessful challenge against Trump ally Sen.
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