Spencer Cox won the Republican nomination for Utah governor Monday, as the lieutenant governor successfully staved off a comeback attempt by former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr.
Cox started his gubernatorial campaign sooner and his visibility was boosted by his leadership role in responding to the state’s COVID-19 pandemic. He was also endorsed by incumbent Republican Gov. Gary Herbert, who isn’t running again.“The next four years will be critically important to Utah’s future,” Cox said Monday, referring to the rebuilding of the state’s economy hit hard by the pandemic and growth in both rural and urban parts of the state.
The pandemic stymied traditional campaigning, especially for Huntsman, who caught the virus in June. He continued rallying supporters remotely, and got back on the trail after a quarantine and recovery. Huntsman, 60, has one of the most well-known names in Utah, where buildings are named for his billionaire industrialist and philanthropist father Jon Huntsman Sr.Cox, 44, is a political newcomer by comparison, having been first elected to statewide office in 2012 and named the state’s second-in-command the following year.
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