All 13 counties in the 2nd Congressional District GOP race report recount numbers
Jul 31, 2024, 5:15 PM | Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:36 pm
FILE - Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, speaks as Colby Jenkins looks on during Utah's 2nd Congressional district debate June 10, 2024, at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City. Jenkins formally requested the recount in the election on Monday, July 29, but followed it up late Tuesday, July 30, with a lawsuit contesting the certification of results over 1,171 ballots that had been disqualified for late postmarking. (Scott G. Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, Pool, File)
(Scott G. Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, Pool, File)
SALT LAKE CITY—All 13 counties have reported their numbers in the 2nd Congressional District GOP race, and the lieutenant governor congratulated incumbent Rep. Celeste Maloy on her victory on Monday.
Recount complete with Washington County’s canvass. Final numbers coming shortly, but results did not change. Congratulations to Congresswoman Celeste Maloy.
— Deidre Henderson (@DeidreHenderson) August 5, 2024
On July 29, Colby Jenkins formally called for a recount in the race as the gap between him and incumbent Maloy was only 214 votes, which was within Utah law to call for a recount. The next day, several counties confirmed they would begin the recounting process and report their new numbers by the end of the week.
On Thursday, Washington County officials said they have to extend the recount process to Monday due to “an error message was received that the adjudicated ballots were not reflected in the total results.”
On Friday, the lieutenant governor’s office reported that the Tooele County clerk discovered an issue with the recounting process that affected 55 adjudicated ballots that were tallied. Iron County initially reported that its recount process would have been completed by Thursday, but moved it to Monday.
Here is what counties are reporting according to the official Utah election results website as of Monday afternoon:
Total Numbers with 13 out of 13 counties reporting:
- Jenkins: 53,601 votes / 49.92% – Original Numbers: 53,534 / 49.90%
- Maloy: 53,777 votes / 50.08% – Original Numbers: 53,748 / 50.10%
Beaver County, no change:
- Jenkins: 412 votes / 27.89%
- Maloy: 1,065 votes / 72.11%
Davis County, two votes for Jenkins:
- Jenkins: 9,744 votes / 45.13%
- Maloy: 11,845 votes / 54.87%
Garfield County, no change:
- Jenkins: 355 votes / 29.39%
- Maloy: 853 votes / 70.61%
Iron County, one less vote for Jenkins:
- Jenkins: 4,509 votes / 46.50%
- Maloy: 5,187 votes / 53.50%
Juab County, no change:
- Jenkins: 75 votes / 54.74%
- Maloy: 62 votes / 45.26%
Kane County, no change:
- Jenkins: 883 votes / 44.96%
- Maloy: 1,081 votes / 55.04%
Millard County, no change:
- Jenkins: 1,564 votes / 48.33%
- Maloy: 1,672 votes / 51.67%
Piute County, no change:
- Jenkins: 215 votes / 42.57%
- Maloy: 290 votes / 57.43%
Salt Lake County, two votes for Jenkins & three votes for Maloy:
- Jenkins: 7,387 votes / 42.62%
- Maloy: 9,944 votes / 57.38%
Sevier County, one less vote for Maloy:
- Jenkins: 2,272 votes / 46.78%
- Maloy: 2,585 votes / 53.22%
Tooele County, 37 votes for Jenkins & 18 votes for Maloy:
- Jenkins: 4,413 votes / 52.50% – Original Numbers: 4,376 votes / 52.41%
- Maloy: 3,992 votes / 47.50% – Original Numbers: 3,974 votes / 47.59%
Washington County, 26 votes for Jenkins & 10 votes for Maloy:
- Jenkins: 21,438 votes / 59.29% – Original Numbers: 21,412 votes
- Maloy: 14,722 votes / 40.71% – Original Numbers: 14,712 votes
Wayne County, no change:
- Jenkins: 335 votes / 41.21%
- Maloy: 478 votes / 58.79%
This is a developing story and may be updated when more information is provided.
