Gov. Jon Huntsman said Wednesday he intends to serve two terms as governor and that his support for U.S. Sen. John McCain's possible presidential bid isn't an attempt to secure a spot in a future presidential administration.

Huntsman made the comments Thursday at his monthly KUED news conference.

Huntsman has signed up to serve as one of the co-chairmen of McCain's political-action committee, Straight Talk America. That has led to widespread speculation that Huntsman is positioning himself for a cabinet-level position in a possible McCain administration. There is a precedent for that in Utah with former Gov. Mike Leavitt now serving in President Bush's administration as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Huntsman dismissed the idea that he has similar ambitions Thursday.

"There's zero truth to that," he said. "I have no idea who's going to be a candidate at the end of the day."

Huntsman had previously said he would support Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, a fellow Mormon who served as chief organizer of the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics.

But Thursday, Huntsman said his ideas matched more closely with McCain's, especially on immigration, Western issues and the war in Iraq.

"I think 2008 is going to be a wartime election," he said.

Huntsman is nearing the completion of his second year in office. He said he is happy with his job and that his family was eager to return to Utah after living in Washington, D.C. for several years.

But with Huntsman supporting McCain while saying he'll seek a second term, one legislator is concerned by the possibility voters could be misled as to who their governor actually will be following the 2008 election.

House Majority Whip Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, expressed his concerns on his blog, www.steveu.com/blog.

Urquhart wrote that he is seeking an opinion from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel on whether the state constitution needs to be amended to protect against such a scenario.

"People can't take the chance that they might not be able to vote for the person who intends to govern them," Urquhart wrote.

Messages to Urquhart were not immediately returned Thursday.

This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page B5.