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Ex-Raiders, Jets Safety Burgess Owens Wins Republican Primary for US House Seat

The Associated Press declared former NFL safety Burgess Owens the victor in the Republican primary for a U.S. House of Representatives seat in Utah's fourth congressional district Wednesday.

Burgess Owens

WE DID IT! Thank you for all your support over the last few months. Now, onto November! https://t.co/2zRwJ5rZyK

The state of Utah has tallied 34,090 votes (43.53 percent of the popular vote) for Owens, with Kim Coleman in second with 18,675 votes (23.85 percent). Coleman announced Wednesday she was conceding the race:

Ben Winslow

JUST IN: @kimfcoleman concedes the #UT4 race to @BurgessOwens.