Draper • Richard Davis, state chairman of the fledgling United Utah Party that formed this year, looked at the 35 people at its first Salt Lake County organizing convention Saturday and said, “What a great turnout.”
It was, considering the party has only 66 official registered-voter members in Salt Lake County — meaning more than half attended at the Draper Library.
The party has only 166 registered members statewide. But its nominee for the special 3rd Congressional District race — Jim Bennett, son of the late U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett — is attracting 9 percent support in recent polls, far beyond what its tiny numbers might predict.