s ▁state ▁convention . ▁Mike ▁Lee ▁proceeded ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁against ▁Tim ▁Bridge water ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁against ▁Dem ocrat ▁Sam ▁Gran ato . ▁ ▁Process ▁ ▁The ▁fil ing ▁period ▁for ▁candidates ▁began ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ended ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁C andid ates ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁file d ▁by ▁that ▁date ▁cannot ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁in ▁November . ▁Ele ven ▁candidates ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Republican ▁Party ▁held ▁state wide ▁c au cus ▁meet ings ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁C au cus ▁meet ings ▁are ▁grouped ▁by ▁legisl ative ▁district ▁and ▁divided ▁by ▁prec inct s ▁with ▁each ▁prec inct ▁elect ing ▁deleg ates ▁who ▁attend ▁their ▁respective ▁party ' s ▁state ▁nomin ating ▁convention . ▁ ▁The ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Democratic ▁and ▁Republican ▁Part ies ▁held ▁their ▁convent ions ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁Republican ▁convention , ▁inc umb ent ▁Senator ▁Bob ▁Ben nett ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁ball oting ▁among ▁deleg ates ▁and ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁the ▁race . ▁Business ▁owner ▁Tim ▁Bridge water ▁finished ▁first ▁and ▁att orney ▁Mike ▁Lee ▁finished ▁second , ▁but ▁Bridge water ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁enough ▁votes ▁( he ▁needed ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ) ▁to ▁avoid