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Poll: Gov. Spencer Cox leads Brian King by 40 percentage points in gubernatorial race

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox leads his general election opponent, Rep. Brian King , D-Salt Lake City, by 40 percentage points in a head-to-head contest, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.

Cox is running for reelection at the close of his first four-year term in office.

Cox defeated Lyman , his GOP challenger, in the June 25 election by 9 percentage points.

Lyman ran a relentless primary campaign accusing Cox of being overly welcoming to migrants and not aggressive enough on social issues.

In the four -way general election question, Cox received support from 75% of Republicans and 22% of Democrats .