‘Party raiding’ by Democrats had little effect on 2020 Utah Republican primary, study finds
Nearly 100,000 voters registered as Republicans before the primary, but most of those were independents, not Democrats.
(Ivy Ceballo | Deseret News, file pool photo) Then-Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, former House Speaker Greg Hughes and former Gov. Jon Huntsman participate in the Utah governor primary debate at the PBS Utah studio at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, June 1, 2020. A new study says voters switching parties had a minimal effect on the outcome of the race, which Cox won by just over 6,300 votes.
