Several Democrats who collected signatures to reach the June 26 primary election ballot were glad they did on Saturday as others learned the hard way what happens when they try and fail to persuade party insiders to pick them as their top choice.
Salt Lake City Councilman Derek Kitchen and doctor Jennifer Plumb will be the only two Democrats battling for the liberal Salt Lake City Senate seat that’s being vacated by state Sen. Jim Dabakis. Both collected signatures but also were the top two choices, with more than 28 percent of the vote each, by delegates Saturday at the Salt Lake County Democratic Convention.