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Questions relating to the government or politics of Utah, a state of the United States.

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What Is Behind The Puzzling Timing of the U.S. House Vacancy Election In Utah?

U.S. Representative Chris Stewart (R), of Utah's 2nd Congressional District, will resign on September 15, 2023, citing his wife's health concerns. A special election will be held on November 21, 2023, ...
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What explains the big "D" shift in Utah in the last 4 years?

The following map kinda makes sense from the "why" perspective in most places, but one area that kind of threw me off as hard to explain was Utah experiencing major shift towards Democrats, in nearly ...
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What happens in Utah, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote?

In Utah (and most states) the winning candidate gets all delegates. Generally, a candidate must get more than 50% of the vote in order to win an election. But in the case of a multi-party race, what ...
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Utah State Teacher Sexual Conduct [closed]

Recently Ms. Jarrel, a former Utah high school teacher, was found guilty of sexual relations with a student. The student was expelled from school and, as for the teacher, she was sentenced to 18 ...
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