{"id":1531554,"date":"2022-06-28T17:34:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1531554"},"modified":"2022-06-28T17:34:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:34:57","slug":"utah-voters-head-to-polls-split-over-which-republican-to-pick-for-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-voters-head-to-polls-split-over-which-republican-to-pick-for-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Voters Head To Polls, Split Over Which Republican to Pick for Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futah-voters-head-to-polls-split-over-which-republican-to-pick-for-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1531554&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>SPANISH FORK, Utah\u2014Utah County primary voters went to the polls on June 28 to choose between incumbents or to chart a new direction with candidates for change in the U.S. House and Senate.<\/p>\n<p>At the Spanish Fork Senior Centern in the heavily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-republican\">Republican<\/a> county, voting was steady and consistent throughout most of the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Merrill of Mapleton, a registered Republican, said he voted for incumbent U.S. Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-mike-lee\">Mike Lee<\/a> (R-Utah) because, \u201cI like what he\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/06\/28\/IMG_2459-1200x1600.jpg\"><\/a> Chris Merrill, a Republican, voted for incumbent U.S. Sen. Mike Lee in Utah\u2019s June 28 primary. (Allan Stein\/The Epoch Times) <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like him to continue doing it,\u201d Merrill told The Epoch Times in an exit poll. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel a lot of sincerity in [Republican opponent] Becky Edwards. I feel that if it\u2019s not broken, don\u2019t fix it. I feel he\u2019s doing good work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Merrill said he votes in every election, but in this election, the driving issue is \u201cthe economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the economy is important. I think voting is important. I\u2019m not a big fan of red flag [gun control] laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A red flag law allows someone to petition a state court to order the confiscation of firearms if a person is considered dangerous to himself or others.<\/p>\n<p>Merrill said he\u2019s also pro-life, which factored into his decision to vote in this election.<\/p>\n<p>A woman who didn\u2019t want her name used voted mail-in ballot for Lee as a Trump Republican.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy daughter and I did it together. I did Republican all the way,\u201d the woman told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>The voter said there was no reason to vote for Edwards, a former Utah state representative, or business executive Ally Isom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Lee] has been doing a pretty good job,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m satisfied with everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to know the truth [why<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPANISH FORK, Utah\u2014Utah County primary voters went to the polls on June 28 to choose between incumbents or to chart a new direction with candidates for change in the U.S. House and Senate. At the Spanish Fork Senior Centern in the heavily Republican county, voting was steady and consistent throughout most of the morning. 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