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Show 04 | MyWeberMedia.com| November 06, 2020 Editor-in-Chief The four Utah U.S. House Representatives races are up for a vote during the 2020 elections. District 1: Looking to take the U.S. House seat in District 1 from Rob Bishop after he did not run for reelection were Republican Blake Moore and Democrat Darren Parry. The New York Times declared Moore the winer at 8:46 p.m. By MARISA NELSON Section Editor Republican candidate Spencer Cox was elected as the new Utah governor on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m., according to the Associated Press. Cox received 69.5 percent of votes. Democratic candidate Chris Peterson took 26.3 percent. Other candidates included Daniel Cottam of the Libertarian Party and Greg Duerden of the Independent American Party. Cottam took 2.9 percent of the vote, and Duerden took 1.5 percent of the vote. Spencer Cox was the eighth lieutenant governor of Utah and has been on many other city councils and acted as mayor in Fairview. Cox says he believes that the best days of Utah are yet to come. The most recent vote tally put Moore at 68.2 percent of the vote and Parry had 31.8 percent of the vote. District 2: Incumbent Republican Christ Stewart is in a race against Democrat Kael Weston. The race was not called as of 10 p.m. on Nov. 3 by the Associated Press or New York Times. Stewart had taken 61.9 percent of the vote and Weston took 34.1 percent. Cox is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He graduated from USU with a Bachelor’s of Political Science and has a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law. Chris Peterson is a fifth generation Utah resident who currently lives in Salt Lake City. He is a father of three and dedicated most of his platform to fighting for families. Peterson earned his bachelors and Juris Doctor from the University of Utah. In 2012 to 2018, Peterson worked in many offices in Washington, D.C. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com District 3: Republican candidate and incumbent John Curtis and Democratic candidate Devin D. Thorpe fought in the District 3 House race. Thorpe conceded early in the evening with 27.8 percent of the vote to Curtis’s 68.2 percent of the vote. District 4: In a campaign with national attention, incumbent Democrat Ben McAd- ams has been in a drag-out fight with Republican Burgess Owens in District 4. In a tight race, the race had not been called as of 6 p.m. Nov. 5. Owens led McAdams at 6 p.m. by less than .1 percentage point. Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By JENNIFER GREENLEE Spencer Cox will be Utah’s next governor after a huge electoral win on Nov. 3 |