Vote results remain despite Utah county clerk's impropriety


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The results of a Republican primary race in southern Utah will stand despite the improper actions of a candidate's wife.

Judge Lyle Anderson ruled this week against overturning the results in the primary election for Wayne County commissioner.

Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox filed a lawsuit last month calling for the action.

In the suit, Cox alleged Wayne County Deputy Clerk Coral Brinkerhoff tried to manipulate the vote in husband David Brinkerhoff's favor.

Coral Brinkerhoff is accused of altering voter affiliations so they could receive Republican ballots in the closed primary and improperly accessing voter databases.

The losing candidate, Gary Hallows, and County Clerk Ryan Torgerson also joined the suit.

Anderson says Coral Brinkerhoff improperly used her position but that it didn't have a huge impact on the results.

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