Utah Voters Head To Polls, Split Over Which Republican to Pick for Senate

SPANISH FORK, Utah—Utah County primary voters went to the polls on June 28 to choose between incumbents or to chart a new direction with candidates for change in the U.S. House and Senate.

At the Spanish Fork Senior Centern in the heavily Republican county, voting was steady and consistent throughout most of the morning.

Chris Merrill of Mapleton, a registered Republican, said he voted for incumbent U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) because, “I like what he’s done.”

Chris Merrill, a Republican, voted for incumbent U.S. Sen. Mike Lee in Utah’s June 28 primary. (Allan Stein/The Epoch Times)

“I’d like him to continue doing it,” Merrill told The Epoch Times in an exit poll. “I didn’t feel a lot of sincerity in [Republican opponent] Becky Edwards. I feel that if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. I feel he’s doing good work.”

Merrill said he votes in every election, but in this election, the driving issue is “the economy.”

“I believe the economy is important. I think voting is important. I’m not a big fan of red flag [gun control] laws.”

A red flag law allows someone to petition a state court to order the confiscation of firearms if a person is considered dangerous to himself or others.

Merrill said he’s also pro-life, which factored into his decision to vote in this election.

A woman who didn’t want her name used voted mail-in ballot for Lee as a Trump Republican.

“My daughter and I did it together. I did Republican all the way,” the woman told The Epoch Times.

The voter said there was no reason to vote for Edwards, a former Utah state representative, or business executive Ally Isom.

“[Lee] has been doing a pretty good job,” she said. “I’m satisfied with everything.”

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