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Election 2012

Ryan Combe and his wife, Alicia, look at voting results at Rooster's in Ogden on Tuesday. Donna McAleer will face incumbent Rob Bishop for the District 1 seat. (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

McAleer to face Bishop for District 1 seat on Nov. 6

Last updated Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 11:21pm

Donna McAleer easily defeated challenger Ryan C. Combe on Tuesday to win the Democratic Party primary for Utah’s 1st Congressional District seat.

With 89 percent of the precincts reporting at 10:30 p.m., McAleer had 3,357 votes compared to 1,574 votes for Combe.

As a result, McAleer will face Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, in November’s general election.

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Dan Liljenquist and Sen. Orrin Hatch participate in a debate at KSL in Salt Lake City on Friday.

Hatch-Liljenquist square off in debate

Staff The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, June 18, 2012 - 9:27am

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch faced his challenger Friday in the pair’s only debate ahead of the June 26 primary when voters will decide whether to send the longtime senator back to Washington for a seventh and final term.

Hatch rebuffed efforts by former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist to face off in televised debates, and turned down an offer by KSL for a primetime event, instead agreeing only to appear on a morning political radio show. Hatch said he wanted to focus more on town hall meetings.

The hour-long debate was broadcast live on KSL Newsradio with host Doug Wright, who served as the moderator.

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Many Davis voters already mailing in ballots

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 6:27pm

FARMINGTON — Davis County election clerks set a goal of receiving 10,000 mail-in ballots this election cycle, hoping to thin the number of voters going to the polls for the June 26 primary and Nov. 6 general election.

It looks like that goal is easily in reach.

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Public can meet GOP candidates in Farr West Park

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 10:58pm

FARR WEST — The public will have an opportunity to meet the 2012 Republican candidates from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday in Farr West Park, 2090 N. 2000 West.

Current elected officials will also be attending. Light refreshments will be served.

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Weber commission OKs November election workers

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 10:09pm

OGDEN — The Weber County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved the poll workers hired for the 2012 primary elections and discussed the election plan.

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U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (center) debates Republican candidates for U.S. Senate Chris Herrod (left), who is now a state representative, and Dan Liljenquist, of Bountiful, earlier this month in Salt Lake City. (Associated Press file photo)

Learn truth of advocacy groups' U.S. Senate race ads

Josh Loftin, Kevin Freking The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 10:57pm

WASHINGTON — Interest groups spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to influence Utah’s U.S. Senate race are making claims that often skirt the truth.

This week, delegates at the state Republican convention will attempt to wade through the numerous ads and campaign speeches and select a nominee to represent the GOP in November’s general election.

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Surprises highlight Davis County GOP nominating convention

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 7:58am

WOODS CROSS — Any notion that the Republican Party has been in power so long in Davis County that the results of elections are almost scripted, was turned on its ear Friday night in the party’s nominating convention.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the spring reception for the Republican Committee of Chester County Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Mendenhall, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Obama-Romney showdown starts with a harsh tone

Charles Babington The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 8:49am

MENDENHALL, Pa. — The 2012 presidential general election has begun. It won’t be pretty.

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Meet congressional candidates tonight in Huntsville

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 11:19pm

HUNTSVILLE — A Meet the Candidates Night for Republican 1st Congressional District candidates will be held tonight the Ogden Valley Library, 131 S. 7400 East.

The candidates are incumbent Rob Bishop and challengers Leonard Fabiano and Jacqueline Smith.

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the event begins at 7:30. The Weber County 9/12 Project is hosting the event.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., Friday, March 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Romney wealth in focus on campaign trail

Beth Fouhy, Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 3:50pm

APPLETON, Wis. — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney on Friday defended his personal wealth amid intensifying criticism from his main GOP rival and President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, unlikely allies working to portray the former businessman as out of touch with most Americans.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses an audience during a campaign stop on the campus of Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wis., Friday, March 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Mitt Romney campaigns as a winner in Wisconsin

Michael Finnegan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 3:45pm

APPLETON, Wis. - Mitt Romney opened his campaign Friday for Wisconsin’s Republican presidential primary as though victory were a foregone conclusion.

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Clark bows out of Davis commission race

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 10:38pm

FARMINGTON — Democratic candidate Platte Evans Clark has withdrawn from the Davis County Commission race.

Clark was challenging Steve Andersen, of Farmington, for the Democratic Party nomination.

Andersen, now unopposed for the party nomination, will face the Republican Party nominee in the Nov. 6 general election.

The Davis Democratic Party convention will be held at 2 p.m. April 14 at Farmington Junior High, 150 S. 200 West.

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People head to their respective meetings Saturday during the Weber County Democratic Convention at the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College in Ogden. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Democrats turn out to select delegates, hear candidates

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 2:45pm

OGDEN — More than 300 Democrats turned out Saturday to choose their state delegates, listen to candidates’ speeches and get revved up for November.

“We’re going to go out and change this state,” said Jim Dabakis, Utah State Democratic Party chairman.

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Morgan candidates seek to improve county, education

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 7:17pm

MORGAN — All three candidates for the Morgan County Council will be unopposed, and none of the incumbents is running for his or her current seat.

But one face won’t be new. Robert Kilmer, who has filled an at-large council seat since 2011, filed for the four-year District 3 seat. He will be replacing Howard Hansen, who has served on the board for four years.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop on Saturday, March 17, 2012, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. At left is Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuno, and at right is Ann Romney. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Romney wins Puerto Rico, GOP campaign continues

Ben Fox, Phil Elliott The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 5:51pm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island even as the two rivals looked ahead to more competitive contests this week in Illinois and Louisiana.

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