Utah Senate president’s primary could hinge on massive data center project

Name: Utah Senate president’s primary could hinge on massive data center project
Uploaded: 2026-06-20T19:00:12.000Z
Duration: 7 min 36 s
Description: The re-election primary for Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is significantly impacted by a large-scale data center project in Box Elder County. The project dominated a recent candidate forum, indicating strong local interest and potential opposition. The debate was hosted by an advocacy group, Grow The Flow.

News Clip7:36KSL News Utah·Box Elder County, UT·6/20/2026

The re-election primary for Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is significantly impacted by a large-scale data center project in Box Elder County. The project dominated a recent candidate forum, indicating strong local interest and potential opposition. The debate was hosted by an advocacy group, Grow The Flow.

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As Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, navigates a complicated primary for re-election, he met a difficult crowd on Tuesday night.

He joined the two other Republican candidates for District 7 Senate seat at Sunset Junior High for an informal debate, hosted by a Great Salt Lake advocacy group, Grow The Flow.

Just one week out from Utah’s primary elections, the large-scale data center in Box Elder County was the focus of the candidates’ discussion.

Read: https://www.ksl.com/article/51512314/data-center-dominates-candidate-forum-in-utah-senate-presidents-reelection-bid

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