The groups now seek to get the measure off ballots before they are printed. With the election less than eight weeks away, they are up against a tight deadline without putting Utah's county clerks in the costly position of reprinting ballots. Salt Lake Count...
Politically, the state is staunchly Republican with a Western independent streak, leading 21 percent of the state’s voters to cast their ballots for third party candidate Evan McMullin in the last presidential election. Salt Lake City, meanwhile, is a liberal haven that has one of the largest...
Posted in Everything | Tagged imbalance, partisanship, redistricting, single member districts | Comments Off on Do single member districts hurt Democrats?Which counties have moved most to the right? Posted on June 1, 2011 by Adam Brown Every county (except Kane) became more Republican between...
With less than five months still before Election Day, 31 candidates effectively have their tickets punched for Capitol Hill. They are likely to be new members of Congress next year because they’ve already won primaries in districts or states that are either solidly Republican or solidly...
The 58-year-old former Provo mayor secured his nomination for re-election by beating businessman Chris Herrod by a wide margin. Curtis will be favored in the general election as he seeks his first full term in November against Democrat college professor James Singer and United Uta...
Victory at the close was found perched upon the standard of the moccasins, and the county seat of Smith became Carthage. This result was largely due to the personal popularity of Colonel William Walton, and to his abundant supply of refreshments during the days of the election. There was ill...
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Moore said the contributions skewed heavily toward the GOP because Republicans are most likely to represent districts where the company has uranium operations, and noted that several Democrats have also received donations. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, for example — a conservative ...
by church leaders to comply with federal requirements for statehood. Despite the overwhelming advantage Republicans have enjoyed in state and federal politics—Republican presidential candidates have won the state in all but one election since 1952, and Republicans have held the governorship for much ...