SALT LAKE CITY, Utah ( ABC4 ) — It has been nearly a week since Utah’s primary election, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman says he doesn’t plan to concede.
This comes despite unofficial election results showing Gov. Spencer Cox with a nearly 40,000 vote lead over Lyman. Lyman said he and his supporters want election data and Gov. Cox’s signatures to be looked at by an independent third party.
“I’d like to verify signatures. It’s not for myself. I’m not trying to get into the governor’s seat. I think the people of Utah deserve a fair election,” explained Lyman. “I get calls constantly saying that, ‘Hey, what we’re seeing does not match up with what is being reported we want to know if this election has been conducted fairly.’ And I think it’s a fair question.”
Lyman also questioned ABC4’s line of questioning, “I don’t know who you’re asking these questions on behalf of. If those are your questions or what?” He continued, “You’re part of it. You are part of the cover-up.”