Utah Legislature primary results: Longtime Sen. Gene Davis appears headed for defeat
Only 114 votes separated incumbent Sen. Derek Kitchen from Dr. Jennifer Plumb in a rematch of the 2018 Democratic primary.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Gene Davis at the Capitol, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
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