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Jeremy Hales cinches lead in race for Wasatch County sheriff, preliminary results show

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Preliminary general election results are in for Wasatch County, with Republican candidate Jeremy Hales leading the vote for sheriff. Hales, Wasatch County's emergency management director, was running against unaffiliated candidate Paul Moore.

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