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Republican US Rep. John Curtis wins Mitt Romney's open Senate seat in Utah

Nov. 06, 2024 01:55 AM EST

PROVO, Utah (AP) — U.S. Rep. John Curtis will succeed Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate after the Republican breezed to victory over his Democratic opponent in deeply red Utah. Curtis defeated Democrat Caroline Gleich, a mountaineer and environmental activist from Park City, in a race...

AP Race Call: Republican Mike Kennedy wins election to U.S. House in Utah's 3rd Congressional District

Nov. 06, 2024 01:29 AM EST

Republican Mike Kennedy won election to Utah's only open U.S. House seat on Wednesday, holding the seat for his party. Kennedy handily defeated Democratic nominee Glenn Wright. This will be Kennedy's first term in Congress after serving in Utah's Legislature since 2013. His congressional district spans eastern...

Today in History: November 6, Abraham Lincoln wins presidency

Nov. 06, 2024 00:33 AM EST

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 6, the 311th day of 2024. There are 55 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected President of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge,...

AP Race Call: Republican John Curtis wins election to U.S. Senate from Utah

Nov. 05, 2024 22:12 PM EST

Republican U.S. Rep. John Curtis won a Utah U.S. Senate seat Tuesday. The office is being vacated by Sen. Mitt Romney. Curtis beat Democrat Caroline Gleich, a mountaineer and environmental activist. Curtis was heavily favored to win against the lesser-known Democrat in deeply Republican Utah. The moderate...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah on Election Day

Oct. 25, 2024 10:09 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah voters will cast ballots for the full range of federal and state offices in the Nov. 5 general election, including president, Congress, governor, state Legislature and others. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump...

The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Oct. 19, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — On a desolate slab of island tundra in western Alaska, a resident of Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president, continuing a 12-year tradition for the nation’s westernmost community. The honor of having the last...

Utah candidates for Mitt Romney's open US Senate seat debate approaches to climate change

Oct. 10, 2024 22:45 PM EDT

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Republican and Democratic candidates vying for Mitt Romney’s open U.S. Senate seat sought to convince Utah voters on Thursday that they have the better blueprint to tackle climate change and protect the state's vast natural resources. Republican U.S. Rep....

Utah governor says he's optimistic Trump can unite the nation despite recent rhetoric

Sep. 19, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump on Thursday even as the former president has continued to spread insults and inflammatory statements on the campaign trail — a behavior Cox said he hoped Trump would abandon when he endorsed him in July. ...

Long before gay marriage was popular, Kamala Harris was at the forefront of the equal rights battle

Sep. 15, 2024 10:41 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two decades ago, when a Democratic presidential nominee wouldn't dream of endorsing gay marriage, a newly elected district attorney named Kamala Harris was performing one of the first same-sex unions in the United States. It was the so-called Winter of Love in San...

Arlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's sudden embrace of Trump

Sep. 01, 2024 14:51 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his distance from Donald Trump, whose brash style seemed to be the antithesis of a brand of politics Cox had carefully cultivated that centered on unity and respect. ...