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The Utah Republican primary to replace Rep. Chris Stewart will be held Sept. 5.

Becky Edwards officially qualified for the Republican primary ballot in the race to replace Rep. Chris Stewart in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, after gathering more than 7,000 signatures, Utah’s elections office said Friday. Edwards’ campaign sent out a press release Friday afternoon saying state Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s office had verified 7,000 signatures — the number required — out of the 12,500 submitted by the campaign. “This was truly a grassroots, volunteer-driven effort, and I’m incredibly grateful for the hundreds of Ut...

Rep. Chris Stewart will resign Sept. 15, and there are 3 Republicans and at least 4 candidates from other parties vying for his seat.

The deadline has now passed for candidates jockeying to qualify to run in the special election to replace 2nd Congressional District Rep. Chris Stewart. Following Stewart’s announcement that he would resign on Sept. 15, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox designated July 5 at 5 p.m. as the cutoff for political parties to submit the names of candidates chosen at party conventions and for signature-gathering candidates to submit their lists. Three Republican candidates — Celeste Maloy, Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough — have emerged, with the latter two still waiting for signature verifica...

Rep. Burgess Owens announced key staff changes Tuesday, including Lee Lonsberry as his new chief of staff and Devon Murphy as his new legislative director.