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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City-area woman running as a Democrat to unseat Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love next year could result in Utah's first congressional race where both the Republican and Democratic nominees are black women.
Darlene McDonald, a technical engineer and first-time candidate who lives in Millcreek, says she won't shy away from talking about racial issues on the campaign trail but she thinks it's not a big issue for voters. She instead thinks they want to talk about issues like health care, one the reason's she's running.
Dave Hansen, Love's longtime campaign adviser, agreed, saying there are more important issues than race that voters look at.
Love, who was first elected in 2014, represents Utah's 4th Congressional District, where about two percent of residents are black.
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