{"id":2283661,"date":"2024-06-25T22:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T02:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/curtis-wins-utah-primary-to-replace-mitt-romney-in-the-senate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T22:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T02:55:47","slug":"curtis-wins-utah-primary-to-replace-mitt-romney-in-the-senate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/curtis-wins-utah-primary-to-replace-mitt-romney-in-the-senate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtis wins Utah primary to replace Mitt Romney in the Senate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcurtis-wins-utah-primary-to-replace-mitt-romney-in-the-senate-washington-examiner%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=2283661&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jean-pierre-insists-white-house-not-involved-with-twitter-censorship-psaki-said-the-opposite-last-year\/\" title=\"Jean-Pierre Insists White House \u2018Not Involved\u2019 With Twitter Censorship. Psaki Said The Opposite Last Year.\">summary provided<\/a> is incomplete and does not contain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/probe-zero-racial-bias-within-alleged-eating-while-dark-incident-janitor-was-positioned-on-leave-over-claims\/\" title=\"PROBE: Zero Racial Bias WITHIN Alleged \u2018Eating While Dark\u2019 Incident. Janitor Was POSITIONED ON Leave Over Claims.\">sufficient information<\/a> to detail the content\u200c accurately. \u2064It \u2064mentions\u2064 that\u2062 Rep. John \u2064Curtis (R-UT) has won\u200d a four-way \u200dGOP primary, presumably to replace\u2064 the retiring Senator Mitt Romney. Further\u2063 details\u2064 or confirmations from the original source would be required to complete\u200d the \u200bsummary \u200beffectively. To\u200d complete the summary accurately, \u2062additional\u200c information\u2064 is \u200bindeed needed \u2064from the original source or through subsequent reporting. Details such\u200b as the names of the opponents \u200din the primary,\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-again-total-vote-counts-in-georgia-senate-race-reported-at-79-then-suddenly-reduced-to-76-2\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Happening Again \u2013 Total Vote Counts in Georgia Senate Race Reported at 79% Then Suddenly Reduced to 76%\">vote percentages<\/a>, any key issues or platforms Curtis emphasized during the \u2064campaign, and any statements he made following his victory would enrich the summary and provide a more \u200dcomprehensive overview of \u2062the political context and implications of\u2062 Curtis&#8217; victory in the GOP primary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2710353\/rep-john-curtis-to-run-for-utah-senate-seat-to-replace-retiring-mitt-romney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. John Curtis (R-UT)\">Rep. John Curtis (R-UT)<\/a> has won a four-way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"GOP \">GOP <\/a>primary to replace outgoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitt-romney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT)\">Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT)<\/a>, dealing a blow to former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Donald Trump\">President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s endorsement record after he supported an opponent in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis, who currently represents the 3rd Congressional District, received 51.6% of the vote with 50% of ballots counted when the primary was called at 10:23 pm ET, according to the <em>Associated Press. <\/em>Meanwhile, Mayor Trent Staggs, whom Trump endorsed shortly before the Utah GOP convention in April, received 28.1% of the vote. Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson and businessman Jason Walton received 14.1% and 6.2%, respectively. <\/p>\n<p>Curtis had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-rage-in-defeat-after-barrett-confirmation-revolting-disgraceful-unconscionable\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebs Rage in Defeat After Barrett Confirmation: 'Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable'\">raised<\/a> the most of any candidate in the campaign homestretch, pulling in just under $970,000 between April 8 and June 5, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-watch-for-in-utahs-primary-elections-how-influential-is-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What to watch for in Utah\u2019s primary elections: How influential is Trump? - Washington Examiner\">recent campaign finance disclosures<\/a>. He was also the only candidate who had not endorsed Trump\u2019s reelection bid directly, though he has pledged to support the party\u2019s nominee. Disclosures showed Staggs raised $260,000 in the last quarter, significantly less than Curtis. <\/p>\n<p>Romney has been the face of the party\u2019s centrist wing, prompting speculation on whether his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2443569\/sen-mitt-romney-to-retire-from-senate-instead-of-seeking-second-term\/\">retirement<\/a> from the Senate would usher in another candidate in a similar mold or someone more conservative like Utah\u2019s other Republican senator, Mike Lee (R-UT).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Curtis will go on to face Democrat Caroline Gleich, a professional skier in November. <br \/>The general election for Utah\u2019s Senate seat is not expected to be competitive because the state is reliably Republican and has not elected a Democratic senator since 1970.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) triumphed in a four-way GOP primary, succeeding Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and undermining former President Trump&#8217;s endorsement record. Curtis, representing Utah&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District, secured 51.6% of the vote with half the ballots counted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2283662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24176826809055-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[11917,32772,3740,32771,32076],"class_list":["post-2283661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-curtis","tag-mitt-romney","tag-senate","tag-utah-primary","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24176826809055-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2283661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2283662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}