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Controversies loom large as Republican voters reshape county politics in primary election
Republican primary voters reshaped Box Elder County government Tuesday, denying three incumbent county officeholders another term and selecting new nominees for sheriff and two county commission seats, according to unofficial election results. Mike Allred won the Republican nomination for sheriff, receiving 5,716 votes, or 61.1% of the unofficial vote, compared with 3,341 votes, or 35.7%, for three-term incumbent Kevin Potter. Vance Smith won the Republican nomination for Box Elder County Commission Seat A with 4,737 votes (50.7%) to incumbent Boyd Bingham’s 4,384 (46.9%), while Nathan…
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