Republican lawmaker contests Utah’s election process in fight to upend governor

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A Utah state representative is challenging Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) in the state’s Supreme Court after losing his primary race to the Republican governor. 

Republican Phil Lyman filed a lawsuit requesting the state’s highest court to “annul the June 25, 2024, primary election” and rename himself as the Utah Republican Party nominee for governor.

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