From Deseret News archives:
7 rounds of balloting decided GOP gubernatorial winners
Round one: Gary Benson
Round two: State Sen. Parley Hellewell
Round three: Former U.S. Rep. Jim Hansen
Round four: Utah House Speaker Marty Stephens
Round five: Gov. Olene Walker
Round six: Business executive Fred Lampropoulos
Round seven (finalists): Board of Regents chairman Nolan Karras; Former ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr.
In the end, Huntsman garnered 51 percent of the vote and Karras 49 percent. They now face each other in a June 22 Republican primary. In the sixth round of voting, Karras eliminated Lampropoulos by 273 votes, according to unofficial results.










