Mitt Romney reportedly announcing run for U-S Senate on Thursday

<p>According to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/14/mitt-romney-set-to-announce-his-utah-senate-bid-nbc-news.html" target="_blank">multiple news outlets</a>, Mitt Romney will formally announce Thursday that he's running for Utah's open U.S. Senate seat. </p><p>Unnamed sources told <a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mitt-romney-to-announce-senate-run-thursday-on-social-media/article/2649039" target="_blank">The Washington Examiner</a> the former presidential candidate's announcement will come in the form of a video message instead of at a staged rally. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/intel-chief-dan-coats-says-russia-may-target-2018-midterms/">US Intelligence Chief Thinks Russia Might Target The 2018 Midterms</a></b></p><p>We kind of knew this was coming. Earlier this month, <a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/mitt-romney-floats-utah-senate-race-announcement-soon/" target="_blank">Romney tweeted</a> that he'd be making an announcement Feb. 15 about the Utah Senate race. </p><p>The winner of the election will replace Sen. Orrin Hatch, who announced earlier this year he's <a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/utah-senator-orrin-hatch-announces-plans-to-retire-in-2018/" target="_blank">not running</a> for re-election.</p><p>Romney is pretty popular in Utah, which is a deep-red state. He's reportedly not expected to face stiff competition if he does run. </p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/florida-democrat-margaret-good-wins-gop-held-state-seat/">Democrats Flip Another State Seat - This Time In Florida</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/second-judge-temporarily-blocks-trump-ending-daca/">Another Federal Judge Blocks The Trump Administration From Ending DACA</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/rep-adam-schiff-we-won-t-revise-the-democratic-memo/">Rep. Adam Schiff Says There Won't Be Revisions To The Democratic Memo</a></li></ul>