Utah voters are still lining up as national media outlets call the state for Donald Trump

Multiple national media outlets reported Tuesday evening that former President Donald Trump won the presidential election in Utah for the third straight time, as voters continued to line up at numerous polling stations.

The lieutenant governor's office, which oversees Utah's elections, has not yet released early results.

While the ex-president was expected to win by a significant margin in the Beehive State, how his vote share in Utah compares to the previous two presidential elections will only be seen after the final ballots are counted in the coming days, state officials confirm Results on November 25th.

Trump made a stop in Utah during his campaign – his first since 2017 – and spoke to supporters at a fundraiser in a hangar at Salt Lake City International Airport. The campaign's planned fundraiser was canceled and postponed several times.

In 2016, when independent candidate and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Evan McMullin challenged Trump, about 45.5% of Utah voters voted for Trump. This number increased to 58.13% in 2020.

When Utah Republicans were asked at caucus meetings this spring by the Utah Republican Party who they thought the party should nominate for president, 56.4% chose Trump, compared to 42.7% for the former governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley.

However, voter turnout at caucus meetings among active, registered Republicans was less than 10%. GOP lawmakers have repeatedly canceled hearings on the Utah Republican Party's chaotic Super Tuesday because of low turnout, long lines, questions about the integrity of the poll and allegations of disenfranchising disabled Republicans.

Trump's win in Utah comes just over three months after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox first endorsed the former president, a reversal from previous criticism.

His lieutenant governor and vice president, Deidre Henderson, declined to endorse anyone in the presidential race, saying, “I have a real fight with people at the top of Republican politics who know better and should know better, who are sowing doubt and chaos.” and confusion for political reasons.”

Cox was criticized for sending a campaign email promoting an appearance with Trump at Arlington National Cemetery in August. The governor later apologized.

This story is current and will be updated.