John Curtis, the mayor of Provo, Utah, won the Republican primary in his state’s third congressional district Tuesday, capping a campaign that will see him advance to November’s general election after he collected over 15,000 signatures from party members simply to make the primary ballot.
The Associated Press projected Curtis to be the winner at 11:45 p.m. ET with 77 percent of precincts reporting.
Curtis’ victory comes in the course of the district’s special election to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz who officially resigned from his seat in May. He will face Democrat Kathie Allen and a collection of third party candidates in the general election on November 7.
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