Utah Democrats achieved a single blue blip in this year’s election

In what turned out to be a disappointing election for Utah Democrats, one bright spot shown through. Her name is Ashlee Matthews.The 34-year-old West Jordan resident defeated Rep. Eric Hutchings of Kearns, the longest-serving Republican in the Utah House.Matthews, a working mother of two, was among several Democratic challengers ahead of veteran Republican legislators on election night, when it looked like the minority party might pick up as many as a half-dozen seats to put a dent in the GOP&rs