SALT LAKE CITY — Despite the incumbent pulling out at the last hour, the challengers for Burgess Owens' seat in congress faceD off in a debate in the 4th Congressional District.
Democrat Darlene McDonald and January Walker with the United Utah Party met on the campus of the University of Utah, while an empty lectern will remained on stage in case Owens decided to appear.
Earlier Wednesday, Owens announced he would not participate in the debate because of a political cartoon published by the Salt Lake Tribune that he deemed to be racist. The debate is scheduled to be moderated by a member of the newspaper's management team.
