Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) won the Utah Senate GOP primary on Tuesday, making him the odds-all-favorite to succeed retiring Sen. Mitt Romney next year.

Curtis, a three-term congressman and former mayor of Provo, Utah, defeated three other candidates, including Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, who was backed by former President Donald Trump .

Staggs touted his Trump endorsement in the closing days of the race by claiming that a Curtis election would mean a continuation of Mitt Romney in the Senate. He said that Utah deserved a senator who would get along with the former president who is running for another term in the White House.

Curtis said Trump bore responsibility for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and didnt back him during the presidential primary earlier this year. His wife was also a supporter of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) before she dropped out and endorsed Trump.