John Curtis won Tuesday night's primary challenge in Utah, taking one step closer to potentially replacing retiring moderate Republican Sen. Mitt Romney.
Curtis was leading with 52% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race.
He will now proceed to the November general election and face Democratic nominee Caroline Gleich. Utah hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1970.
UTAH GOP CHOOSE TRUMP-BACKED CANDIDATE AS NOMINEE TO REPLACE SEN. ROMNEY, BUT PRIMARY...