Another big batch of poll results posted Friday did little to change Provo Mayor John Curtis’ already lofty lead in the Republican primary to replace retired Rep. Jason Chaffetz. His claim on the party’s nomination now appears incontestable.
The Associated Press had called the race for Curtis on Tuesday night. But the second place finisher, former state lawmaker Chris Herrod, was holding out hope that the outstanding mail-in ballots could tip the scales in his favor.
“It’s John’s time in the limelight,” Herrod said. “We’ll see if there’s a time for me sometime again.”
While acknowledging it wasn’t likely to change the results, Herrod believed that conservatives who waited until the last minute to vote would have been more likely to pick him.