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April 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah will
face a Republican challenger in a June 26 primary run-off
election, after failing to get the required 60 percent of votes
in a Republican nominating convention held on Saturday.
Hatch, a senior stalwart of the Republican party, got 59.2
percent of the vote compared to 40.8 percent for his strongest
challenger, former state Senator Dan Liljenquist who had the
support of Tea Party activists.
(Reporting by Debbie Hummel; Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis;
Editing by Vicki Allen)
