Kane County Republicans narrow local races at county convention

KANAB — Kane County Republicans gathered Saturday at the Kanab Center for the party’s county nominating conven­tion, where delegates narrowed several local races ahead of the June 23 primary election.

Delegates and attendees gather Saturday at the Kanab Center for the Kane County Republican nominating convention, where local party members selected candidates for the June primary election. Photo by Nicholas Meyeres.

Party officials said all 70 delegates from across Kane County were in attendance, giving the convention full county represen­tation.

The convention is used to help determine which Republican can­didates advance to the ballot in contested races. This year, only two county contests re­quired delegate action: county clerk/auditor and County Commis­sion Seat B.

In the race for Coun­ty Commission Seat B, incumbent Celeste Meyeres and challeng­er Matthew LeGrand Cox advanced, setting up a June primary contest.

For county clerk/ auditor, incumbent Chameill Lamb and opponent Martin Hep­worth moved forward to the primary ballot.

Kelly Lamb, who had also filed in the Seat B race, was eliminated during the convention process.

Uncontested Repub­lican races include Jeff Stott for county attor­ney and Tracy Glover for county sheriff. The race for Commission Seat A was resolved when incumbent Pat­ty Kubeja’s opponent withdrew before voting took place.

Several state and federal officeholders and candidates ad­dressed delegates dur­ing the event, includ­ing US Representative Celeste Maloy. Utah Representative Logan Monson also spoke to the group.

Primary election bal­lots are expected to be mailed several weeks before the June 23 elec­tion date. Candidates from other political parties, as well as unaf­filiated candidates who qualify, will appear on the general election ballot in November. The November ballot will also include un­contested school board races.