According to unofficial returns late Tuesday night, voters in the conservative southeastern Utah city rejected a proposal to allow beer and wine sales within the city limits.
The preliminary tally, posted on the city’s website, showed 573 votes (66 percent) against allowing alcohol sales and 299 (34 percent) in favor of lifting the 50-year-old prohibition.
Blanding, a gateway to some of Utah’s favorite scenic attractions — including Lake Powell, Natural Bridges National Monument, Edge of the Cedars State Park and the new Bears Ears National Monument — lures thousands of tourists a year.
But the city has been “dry” since 1967.