Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has won reelection, beating a Democratic state lawmaker to secure his second term in office.Cox, long seen as a moderate Republ
FILE - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at his monthly news conference held at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City, Sept. 19, 2024.
Cox, long seen as a moderate Republican, was heavily favored to win in deep-red Utah. But his unexpected choice to back Donald Trump for the first time this year risked his reputation with his moderate voting base. Cox suddenly endorsed Trump after the July assassination attempt on the former president at a Pennsylvania rally. He wrote in a letter of support that he believed Trump could save the country "by emphasizing unity rather than hate."
The governor has dug in his heels in the months since the endorsement, leading political observers to believe that his shift to the right might be more than an election-year stunt.
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