Gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman said he was considering his legal options after losing to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox in Tuesday night’s Republican primary.
U.S. Senate candidate Trent Staggs has also yet to concede in his election, won by Rep. John Curtis. The Deseret News unsuccessfully attempted multiple times to obtain comment from Staggs.
At his primary election watch party, Lyman said he would not concede the race that night, and would not for a few more days until his team analyzed the election results. Lyman’s attorneys were working on more than one potential route for litigation over the two-path system to get on the primary ballot, he told supporters.
A few minutes after The Associated Press called the race for Cox, Lyman said on the phone, “It’s not fair to do that 30 minutes after the polls close.”
Read more about how Cox and Curtis responded to their opponents’ lack of concession.
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