Utah GOP nominates Lyman for governor's race, but incumbent Cox still seen as primary favorite
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Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs, a U.S. Senate candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, addresses delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)A campaign display for former Utah state House Speaker Brad Wilson, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, shows a tractor clearing away concrete blocks labeled "Biden Agenda" at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)A campaign display for former Utah state House Speaker Brad Wilson, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, shows a tractor clearing away concrete blocks labeled "Biden Agenda" at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)FILE - Mitt Romney smiles during a campaign event, June 20, 2018, in American Fork, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)Jason Walton, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, speaks to delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)Carolyn Phippen, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, addresses delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)Brent Orrin Hatch, the son of Utah's longest serving U.S. senator, the late Orrin Hatch, speaks to delegates about his bid to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)U.S. Rep. John Curtis, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, speaks to delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)U.S. Rep. John Curtis, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, speaks to delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)Utah's former state House Speaker Brad Wilson, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, speaks to delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)Utah state Rep. Phil Lyman, a candidate for governor, addresses nearly 4,000 delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)Supporters of Utah state Rep. Phil Lyman, a candidate for governor, and other Republican delegates, boo incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox as he takes the stage at the Utah Republican Party Convention, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)Utah Gov. Spencer Cox smiles at the crowd of nearly 4,000 Republican delegates as they greet him with loud boos at the state Republican Party Convention, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)Robert Axson, chairman of the Utah Republican Party, addresses nearly 4,000 delegates at the opening session of the party's annual convention, Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)U.S. Rep. John Curtis, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, speaks at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)Utah's former state House Speaker Brad Wilson, a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat Mitt Romney is vacating, speaks to delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, April 27, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
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Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs, a U.S. Senate candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, addresses delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)