Cox widens lead over Huntsman by about 600 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 600 votes further ahead to attain a 11,700-vote lead on Huntsman. Cox has captured about 37% of the votes tallied so far, while Huntsman has about 34%.The update posted around 3 p.m. includes new results from jurisdictions including Salt Lake and Utah counties. However, the day’s counting is still in