Utah Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) won his Republican primary race on Tuesday to succeed retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT).
Curtis received 149,152 votes, or 51.7 percent of the vote in the race, while Riverton Mayor Staggs received 82,393 votes, or 28.6 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press (AP).
Another candidate, Brad Wilson, received 39,100 votes, or 13.6 percent of the vote, while Jason Walton received 17,654 votes, or 6.1 percent.
The race was called at 10:23 p.m.
While former President Donald Trump had endorsed Staggs in the election, climate change donors supported Curtis with millions in donations.
Curtis raised more money compared to his opponents, according to records from the Federal Election Commission, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
The outlet noted that FEC records showed Curtis raised just under $970,000 between April 8 and June 5, while Staggs had…
