With problems including acquiring legitimate ballot qualification petition signatures, an uncertain run at the party nominating convention, and recent tightening poll results, former Governor and US Ambassador Jon Huntsman appears to be locked in a tight battle for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, which will be decided in the statewide June 30th primary election.
First, more than 10,000 ballot petition signatures were rejected as illegitimate forcing the Huntsman campaign to scramble in trying to replace them. The other alternative to accessing the ballot is through the state convention, a venue where moderate Republicans like Huntsman have not done particularly well. Two candidates will advance to the primary from the convention if no one receives 60% of the vote. Republican state chairman Derek Brown has just announced, however, that the nominating confab will move to an online format with details forthcoming. Additionally, a new Scott Rasmussen poll for the Deseret News and the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah confirms that the race has significantly tightened since Rasmussen found Mr. Huntsman leading Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox (R), 32-20% in early March. Now, the firm’s March 23-28 survey of 326 Utah likely Republican primary voters finds Mr. Huntsman barely holding onto a 26-24% lead with the momentum clearly in Mr. Cox’s favor. Former state House Speaker Greg Hughes and businessman Jeff Burningham both record 7% support. This race is clearly a long way from being decided. Comments are closed.
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