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Are Republicans Souring on Data Centers?

In recent elections, Republican voters have expressed their dissatisfaction with policies responding to the construction of data centers—the rapidly expanding physical infrastructure that supports the internet.

At the same time, Republican governors are increasingly arguing that their party has to start listening to constituents who are upset with how they believe data centers are affecting their lives, physical environment, and costs.

In the Tuesday primary in Utah, the issue loomed large.

The state’s Republican Senate president, J. Stuart Adams, lost his primary to an opponent, Stephanie Hollist, who targeted him for supporting the construction of the 40,000-acre Stratos data center in Box Elder County. The data center will take up 2.5 times as much area as the New York City borough of Manhattan.

Adams has been a Utah elected official for decades. 

Additionally, two Box Elder County commissioners who voted to approve the project in May lost their primaries.

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ICYMI: It's pretty unmistakable that the Box Elder data center controversy had a hand in ousting Utah's Senate President and two county commissioners. And what happens next for Senate leadership? My colleague @JordanTracyTV with the story. pic.twitter.com/2cPCn5LzYF— Lindsay Aerts (@LindsayOnAir) June 25, 2026

ICYMI: It's pretty unmistakable that the Box Elder data center controversy had a hand in ousting Utah's Senate President and two county commissioners. And what happens next for Senate........

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