Cox grows his lead over Huntsman by another 700 votes

Gubernatorial hopeful Spencer Cox gained another 700 votes on Jon Huntsman on Thursday, as state elections officials released another update in the hotly contested Republican primary.Cox, the current lieutenant governor, is about 12,400 votes ahead of Huntsman and is in first place with 37% of the current vote total. The updated tally shows Huntsman with 34% support.State elections officials Wednesday evening estimated that about 112,000 ballots — for which no party breakdown was available