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UTAH |
Nov. 8,
2016 U.S. Senate |
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Plurality: 458,381 votes (41.09 percentage points). UT
Lt Gov. Elections
Notes: Sen. Mike Lee easily won a second term, gaining 68.15% of the vote and defeating grocery store cashier Misty K. Snow (D) as well as Stoney Fonua (IAP) and Bill Barron (I). Snow, a millennial and a progressive, won the June 28 Democratic primary becoming the first transgender nominee of a major party for U.S. Senate. A debate between Lee and Snow, hosted by the Utah Debate Commission, took place on Oct. 12 in KBYU studios at Brigham Young University (>). According to the FEC, for 2015-16 the Lee campaign reported disbursements of $4.0 million compared to $35,706 for the Snow campaign (>). Campaign Managers: Mike Lee: Jordan Hess (Dec. 2015) Policy advisor on the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Steering Committee, Mar.-Dec. 2015. Legislative assistant to Sen. Lee, Jan. 2013-Mar. 2015. Victory field director for the Utah Republican Party, June-Dec. 2012. Master's degree in political science and government from The George Washington University, 2014; bachelor's degree in political science and government from Brigham Young University, 2011. Misty Snow: Genevra Prothero (July 2016) Prothero has worked for over a decade for Discover Financial Services in the Greater Salt Lake City area. She studied floral and interior design at Ricks College. . |
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