Democrat Ben McAdams has flipped a U.S. House seat in deep-red Utah, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love by fewer than 700 votes in a race that took two weeks to settle.
Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love lost a court challenge Friday to halt vote-counting in one key county, but took the lead with new vote tallies in a race so tight it's within the recount threshold.
Representative Mia Love and her campaign organization have filed suit against Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen, seeking to pause ballot counting until they can review, and potentially challenge, signatures on those ballots.
Mitt Romney and Ben McAdams are both in Washington, D.C., for orientation. McAdams is there in spite of the 4th Congressional District race not being called.
Voters in Utah County saw long lines and long wait times. This was due in part to the length of the ballot as well as the polling locations themselves.
President Donald Trump has called out Utah Representative Mia Love on her results in the midterm elections, saying, “Mia gave me no love, and she lost. Too bad.”