Spencer Cox wins Utah Republican primary for Governor

Spencer Cox emerged with the victory in the battle for the GOP nomination in Utah's governor's race, besting Phil Lyman in one of the more surprising primary challenges in the country.

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Lyman, a loyal supporter of former President Donald Trump's, mounted the primary challenge against Cox despite the incumbent's popularity in the state, with many conservative members of the state party becoming...