Democrat Ben McAdams takes 739 vote lead over Mia Love before county canvasses on Tuesday will complete 2 weeks of vote counting
In the latest twist just before two long weeks of counting votes will officially end Tuesday, Democrat Ben McAdams regained his lead over GOP Rep. Mia Love.
He now is ahead by 739 votes, or by a 50.14 percent to 49.86 percent margin, after updates posted Monday by Salt Lake and Utah counties.
County clerks say only a relative few votes remain to be counted, so overcoming even that small lead may prove difficult before county vote canvasses Tuesday, which certify results.
According to Salt Lake City Tribune political guru, Robert Gehrke, that should be more than enough to hold up.
Ben has been in D.C. meeting his new colleagues. His campaign posted this a few minutes ago:
Congratulations, Ben!