Utah Senate President Stuart Adams lost his GOP primary on Tuesday, according to election results, after his support for a proposed massive data center in Box Elder County drew voter backlash, local reports said.
Adams, one of Utah’s most powerful politicians, is the longest-serving president in the state Senate’s history, state records show. He had publicly backed the development project, the reports said.
The proposed data center became a central issue in the campaign, and opponents criticized Adams’ support, local reports said. Those criticisms were cited by voters as a factor in the primary outcome, according to post-election coverage.
Adams was defeated by a challenger in the Republican primary, ending his tenure as Senate president, election results showed.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
