The Utah Republican Party is set to select a nominee in the race to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate at its annual convention
FILE - Utah's 3rd Congressional District Republican incumbent John Curtis speaks during an election night party, Nov. 3, 2020, in Sandy, Utah. Curtis announced he is jumping into the race Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, for the Utah U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney. A dozen Utah Republicans vying to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S.
The crowded race, which includes a congressman, a former state legislative leader and the lawyer son of a former senator, will not only set the tone for the post-Romney era of Utah conservatism, but likely will serve as a litmus test for Trump's popularity in the Beehive State. While Trump has made inroads in the state party, he has long been unpopular among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, who make up about half of the state’s 3.4 million residents.
Curry expects the party nomination will carry little weight in a state where Republican delegates are often not representative of the party's broader membership. Romney himself was booed by delegates at past conventions and even lost the nomination in 2018, but he still won the statewide popular vote.
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