SALT LAKE (ABC 4 News) - Utah Senator Bob Bennett is urging voters not to write-in his name on the ballot.
On the eve of Utah's primary election, Bennett says some voters still want to support him.
Bennett says it took him about 24 hours to get over losing his senate seat at the Republican State Convention.
But apparently, it's taking some of Bennett's supporters a bit longer to deal with his defeat.
Monday, Bennett told ABC 4,
"There are a lot of people who come up to me and say we're going to write you in and I say please don't do that because
those votes will not be counted."
Now technically, Bennett could still run a write-in campaign in November but has said he won't.
And because he hasn't filed a declaration to run as a write-in candidate, any votes for him will simply be tossed out.
Bennett: "They can't be counted under Utah law. Even if I won the primary with write-in votes they could not be counted."
As for Bennett himself, he says he's already voted for Tim Bridgewater.
In fact, the man who's served 18 years in the senate won't even be in Utah when the votes are counted.
"I am getting on an airplane this (Monday) afternoon and going back to Washington this afternoon. I do have a day job still."
Bennett will serve in the U.S. Senate until his term ends early next year.
After that, he hints there are opportunities both here in Utah and in Washington D.C.
