Day two of voting in our “Political Power” challenge gave us our biggest upset to date.
So far, Democrats have lost every head-to-head matchup they’ve been involved in.
#15 seed Pamela Atkinson beat #2 seed Rep. Chris Stewart by pulling in 78% of the vote to Stewart’s 22%
Top seed Gov. Gary Herbert had no trouble taking down Dave Bateman, founder of Keep My Voice. Herbert got 62%.
UTA Board Chairman and former Lt. Gov. Greg Bell knocked off GOP political strategist Dave Hansen 72-28%.
Former Utah GOP chairman and current GOP national committee member Thomas Wright cruised past Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski 84-16%.
Marty Stephens, the top lobbyist for the LDS Church defeated Utah Democratic Party Chair Daisy Thomas 71-29%.
Rep. Stuart Adams pulled the upset over Salt Lake Chamber President Lane Beattie 74-26%
House Speaker Greg Hughes defeated the Utah GOP Central Committee 76-24%.
And, Utah GOP Chairman Rob Anderson defeated Senate Minority Leader Gene Davis 65-35%.
Here’s our updated bracket:
