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Jon Huntsman Trails In Comeback Bid

April 10, 2020 at 12:07 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A Utah Policy/KUTV poll find Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox (R) leading the GOP gubernatorial primary at 40%, followed by former Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) at 33% and former state House Speaker Greg Hughes (R) at 16%.

All other candidates received 5% or less.

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