Republican delegates selected Rob Bishop, the Utah House majority leader, as their candidate for the 2nd District legislative seat.
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Bishop won 75 percent of the delegate votes at the Box Elder County Republican convention, exceeding the 70 percent needed to eliminate his Republican opponent, Pam Gorman, without a primary. Bishop will face Democrat Gene Thompson, a Brigham City resident who works for Thiokol Corp., in the general election Nov. 3.The 2nd District covers southern Box Elder County, including Brigham City, Corinne, Honeyville, Mantua, Perry and Willard.