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Donald Trump
Title/background • Businessman, reality TV star.
Polling data • 36 percent nationally among Republicans (first place).
Money raised in Utah: $6,188.
Prominent Utah supporters • Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife founder Don Peay; former Salt Lake Chamber President Stan Parrish; state Senate Majority Leader Ralph Okerlund; state Sen. Stuart Adams.
Utah-related factoid • Trump endorsed 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney, but the two have now become bitter foes. Romney, a Utah resident, gave a blistering anti-Trump speech at the University of Utah. Trump dismissed him as a loser.
Local Facebook group • https://www.facebook.com/UtahForDonaldTrump/
Ted Cruz
Title/background • U.S. senator from Texas, former Texas solicitor general and private attorney.
Polling data • 27 percent support (second place).
Money raised in Utah • $180,680.
Prominent Utah supporters • U.S. Sen. Mike Lee; gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Johnson; state Rep. Curt Oda, former state Reps. Chris Herrod, Ken Sumsion and Matt Throckmorton; former Assistant Secretary of Defense Chuck Williams; Utah Republican Party Vice Chairman Phill Wright; and Stefani Williams, former deputy chief of staff to conservative Alan Keyes.
Utah-related factoid • Cruz has depicted Mike Lee as his right-hand man and buddy. Some call them the Batman and Robin of the Senate. They were ringleaders of a partial government shutdown in 2013, when Cruz conducted a 23-hour filibuster to try to defund Obamacare.
Local Facebook group • Utah for Ted Cruz 45
John Kasich
Title/background • Governor of Ohio, former Ohio congressman.
Polling data • 19 percent nationally (third place).
Money raised in Utah • $26,200.
Prominent Utah supporters • Former Gov. Mike Leavitt; former Sen. Bob Bennett; former Rep. Jim Hansen; former Miss America Sharlene Hawkes; state Sen. Steve Urquhart and Rep. Kraig Powell, among 16 state lawmakers; former World Trade Center President Lew Cramer.
Utah-related factoid • This was his fourth visit to Utah in recent months, the most of any of the presidential candidates.
Local Facebook group • http://www.johnkasich.com
Hillary Clinton
Title/background • Former secretary of state, former senator from New York, former first lady.
Polling data • 51 percent support among national Democrats (first place).
Money raised in Utah • $307,841.
Prominent Utah supporters • Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski; Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams; Utah Democratic National Committeewoman and state Rep. Patrice Arent; Utah Democratic Chairwoman Breanne Miller.
Utah-related factoid • The last time Clinton visited Utah, for a fundraiser in August 2015, she said she enjoyed previous trips to the state to go skiing and river rafting.
Local Facebook group• Hillary for Utah
Bernie Sanders
Title/background • Independent senator from Vermont.
Polling data • 40 percent support nationally (second place).
Money raised in Utah • $135,926.
Prominent Utah supporters • State Rep. Angela Romero.
Utah-related factoid • Earlier this year, Sanders tweeted: "I hope Utah repeals the death penalty. There's enough violence in the world and the government shouldn't add to it." The state House didn't take up the repeal bill, so the death penalty stands.
Local Facebook group • Utah for Bernie Sanders