"Star Wars"actor Mark Hamill speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., July 19, 2019 | File photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia, licensed under CC2.0 unported, St. George News
SALT LAKE CITY — Mark Hamill weighed in on Utah’s U.S. Senate race on Monday, tweeting his support for independent candidate Evan McMullin.
The actor — best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” franchise — retweeted one of McMullin’s tweets from last week, chiming in with his own support for the candidate.
“I like @EvanMcMullin SO much, it makes me wish I lived in Utah so I could vote for him!” Hamill said. He added, “FUN FACT: Brigsby Bear was filmed in Utah,” referencing a 2017 comedy he appeared in.
McMullin is in a race against incumbent Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican.
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