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Utah lawmakers Stuart Adams (senate president), Dan McCay and Trevor Lee all bounced in GOP primary
Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 6/24/26 | Emily Anderson Stern

Posted on 06/24/2026 2:48:42 AM PDT by cotton1706

Republican voters ousted Utah’s most powerful lawmaker, state Senate President J. Stuart Adams, Tuesday after a series of controversies and mounting criticism for his role as one of the key decision-makers advancing a proposal to build a controversial data center in Box Elder County.

Two other key GOP lawmakers — Sen. Daniel McCay and Rep. Trevor Lee — were voted out as well.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into the competition pitting Adams of Layton against Weber State University’s ex-general counsel, Stephanie Hollist, and former Legislature attorney Braden Hess.

Hollist held the lead around 11:30 p.m. with 43% of the vote, according to unofficial returns, followed by Adams, who conceded defeat late Tuesday, at 35% and Hess with 22%.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: elections

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A lot of Utah "Republicans" are really Democrats.

Taking out the Senate president is major!

1 posted on 06/24/2026 2:48:42 AM PDT by cotton1706
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