Pro-Biden Republican Falls Short In Utah Special Election
Huff PostFormer state legislator Becky Edwards, a Republican critic of Donald Trump, has lost a special election in Utah. Rick Bowmer/Associated Press A Republican critic of former President Donald Trump who voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 lost Tuesday’s special election for a Utah congressional seat. Maloy was endorsed by Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, whose resignation to care for his sick wife set into motion the Sept. 5 special election for Utah’s reliably conservative 2nd Congressional District. His district is one of four safe Republican seats in Utah, a deep-red state where Republicans have nonetheless embraced Trump critic, Mitt Romney, the state’s junior senator, and Evan McMullin, a third-party candidate who managed to peel away significant support from Trump in the 2016 presidential race.