Cox widens lead over Huntsman by about 500 votes in updated tally

An updated primary vote tally released Wednesday afternoon has slightly expanded Spencer Cox’s lead over Jon Huntsman in the race for Utah governor.The new count shows Cox pulling about 500 votes further ahead to attain a 11,600-vote lead on Huntsman. Cox has captured about 37% of the votes tallied so far, while Huntsman has about 34%.Earlier in the day, former House Speaker Greg Hughes conceded the GOP race, leaving Cox and Huntsman the only candidates still in contention after Tuesday&rs