Congressional map splitting Salt Lake County 4 ways heads to Gov. Spencer Cox

The Utah Senate on Wednesday morning voted 21-7 to approve a map that would set Utah’s congressional district boundaries for the next 10 years.

The Senate vote gave the congressional map the final approval it needed to clear the full Republican-controlled Utah Legislature, after the House voted to approve the map after swift debate Tuesday.

It now goes to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk for his consideration. The governor, a Republican, said Tuesday evening he’s not likely to veto that map or any of the Legislature’s favored maps, saying he’s not a “bomb thrower.”

Senate Democrats fought to replace the congressional map — which splits Salt Lake County into four congressional districts — with one that was recommended by the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission but was not accepted by the GOP-controlled Legislative Redistricting Committee.

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