With 6,700 requested, Democratic primary ballots are a hot item in Utah’s 1st District ^38%

KUER - By Hugo Rikard-Bell - 6/17/2026, 4:53 PM

Biased Writer Voice 25.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15.2% - Negativity Bias 13.4%

Since Utah is a Republican supermajority-led state, there have long been gripes about party raiding, Democratic voters who register with the GOP as a moderating force in primaries, or voters who may prove to be RINOs — a political acronym for “Republican in name only.” The effect of party raiding is still debatable, but now Republican... more