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● UT-Sen, CO-05, SC-03: Donald Trump found himself in the rare and unhappy position on Tuesday of watching three candidates he'd backed in Republican primaries all lose on the same night.
The most high-profile of these defeats came in the race to succeed Mitt Romney as Utah's junior senator, which saw Rep. John Curtis decisively defeat Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs for the Republican nomination. Curtis holds a 51-30 advantage with the Associated Press estimating that 82% of the vote has been tabulated as of Wednesday morning, but while the margin may change as the remaining ballots are counted, Curtis’ victory is not in doubt.
