Jon Huntsman tests positive for COVID-19
Utah gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman said Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
“After a second try, test results came back positive for Covid-19,” Huntsman wrote. “Have been experiencing classic symptoms..like so many others, my goal is to keep my family safe. Though isolated temporarily, we’ve never been more energized in this important race for Governor. The work goes on!”
Huntsman — the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination — had to take a second COVID-19 test after being given the wrong results to an earlier test.
He previously served as Utah’s governor from 2005 to 2009 and resigned to become ambassador to China.
A GOP primary in Utah’s governor’s race is scheduled for June 30. Among Republican candidates, Huntsman is running neck-and-neck with Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox.
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