Note, Cannon has been ousted, so I'm changing the title of this post to "Cannon ousted in primary":

580 of 621 precincts reporting: 93%

Cannon, Chris 40%
16,252

Chaffetz, Jason 60%
24,009

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TheHill.com
Cannon apparently ousted in primary
By Aaron Blake
Posted: 06/25/08 12:43 AM [ET]

Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah) early Wednesday morning appeared on his way to becoming the third House incumbent to lose a primary this year, falling to former gubernatorial aide Jason Chaffetz.

Chaffetz, a former chief of staff to Gov. Jon Huntsman (R), led Cannon 60 percent to 40 percent with 78 percent of precincts reporting. The race has not yet officially been called for Chaffetz, but he sounded a victorious tone as the last precincts trickled in, according to local reports.

Chaffetz beat Cannon at the state party convention last month, taking 59 percent of the vote and coming up just shy of the 60 percent needed to win the race outright. In the head-to-head primary, he used a meagerly funded grassroots effort, but this was apparently enough to beat the incumbent, who had weathered tough primary challenges each of the past two cycles.

In February, Maryland Reps. Al Wynn (D) and Wayne Gilchrest (R) both fell to primary challengers.

Cannon’s district is strongly Republican, voting 77 percent for President Bush in 2004, meaning Chaffetz would be a huge favorite in the general election against Democrat Bennion Spencer.

Much of the opposition to Cannon has been based on his support for comprehensive immigration reform.

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