Two-term Republican Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, is winning the 4th Congressional District for the first time since Election Day after an updated vote count in Utah County pushed her narrowly over Democratic challenger and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams.
Love is currently ahead by 419 votes, reversing Thursday's 1,002-vote lead for McAdams, who has spent the past week in Washington going to House orientation meetings and appearing in the freshman class photo with new lawmakers from across the country.
McAdams had briefly expanded his lead Friday after Salt Lake County updated its vote totals.
Those gains were eroded by Utah County, where Love lives and is the heavy favorite.
Rew Roberts, McAdams' campaign manager, said the results from Utah County - which released more total votes in the district Friday than Salt Lake County - are unsurprising and track with earlier trends.
Thousands of provisional ballots remain uncounted in the district ahead of both counties' official canvass Tuesday.
Love sued Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swenson on Wednesday, seeking a halt to vote counting there to allow her campaign the ability to challenge the verification of ballot signatures.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/11/16/mia-love-takes-lead-first/
Love is currently ahead by 419 votes, reversing Thursday's 1,002-vote lead for McAdams, who has spent the past week in Washington going to House orientation meetings and appearing in the freshman class photo with new lawmakers from across the country.
McAdams had briefly expanded his lead Friday after Salt Lake County updated its vote totals.
Those gains were eroded by Utah County, where Love lives and is the heavy favorite.
Rew Roberts, McAdams' campaign manager, said the results from Utah County - which released more total votes in the district Friday than Salt Lake County - are unsurprising and track with earlier trends.
Thousands of provisional ballots remain uncounted in the district ahead of both counties' official canvass Tuesday.
Love sued Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swenson on Wednesday, seeking a halt to vote counting there to allow her campaign the ability to challenge the verification of ballot signatures.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/11/16/mia-love-takes-lead-first/
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