Utah Republican who cried foul about primary election allies himself with Democrat to defeat Cox

Published August 16, 2024 1:42pm ET



Two gubernatorial challengers to Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) formed an alliance in a bid to unseat the popular incumbent Utahn. 

Utah state Reps. Phil Lyman and Brian King are on opposite sides of the aisle. They are even competitors in a bid to knock Cox out of office. But in a new campaign pitch, they teamed up to tell voters there is one thing they agree on.

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