Poll: Romney leads big in U.S. Senate primary race

Mitt Romney has a commanding lead over State Rep. Mike Kennedy among likely Republican primary voters according to a new UtahPolicy.com survey.

Romney outpaces Kennedy by more than a 2.5-to-1 margin in our survey, with 67% of Utah Republicans saying they plan to vote for Romney in the June primary election, while just 24% say they will vote for Kennedy. 9% are undecided.

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Among undecided voters, 27% say they “lean” toward voting for Kennedy, while 22% say they are leaning toward Romney.

Kennedy narrowly bested Romney at the April GOP convention to force him into a primary.

If the results hold, it will be another kick in the teeth for Republican delegates, who endorsed the eventual primary loser twice previously. In 2016, GOP delegates gave Jonathan Johnson the convention victory over Gov. Gary Herbert. Herbert went on to handily defeat Johnson in the GOP primary. Last year, GOP delegates in the 3rd CD endorsed former State Rep. Chris Herrod at the special convention. Then-mayor John Curtis won the GOP primary even though he was knocked out early in the convention vote.

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