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Utah judge rejects US Rep. Mia Love’s bid to stop vote count

Utah judge rejects US Rep. Mia Love’s bid to stop vote count

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Friday rejected a bid by Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love to halt vote counting in a Democratic-leaning county that’s key to the outcome of a tight House race. Judge James Gardner made the decision a day after a court hearing on […]

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Judge to hear arguments in GOP Rep. Love’s vote-halt lawsuit

Judge to hear arguments in GOP Rep. Love’s vote-halt lawsuit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit involving a contested U.S. House race in Utah (all times local): 3:50 p.m. A Utah judge has reserved a decision on a lawsuit in a tight House race filed by a Republican incumbent who is seeking to halt vote counting […]

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love walks to greets supporters during an election night party, in Lehi, Utah. Love has cut into Democratic challenger Ben McAdams' lead as vote-counting continues in the race that remains too close to call a week after Election Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah Republican behind in tight race sues to halt vote count

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love sued Wednesday to halt vote counting in the Utah race where she is narrowly trailing her Democratic challenger. Love’s campaign said in a lawsuit Salt Lake County clerk isn’t allowing poll-watchers to challenge findings during the verification process for mail-in […]

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GOP Rep. Mia Love cuts into McAdams’ lead, no winner yet

GOP Rep. Mia Love cuts into McAdams’ lead, no winner yet

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love has cut into Democratic challenger Ben McAdams’ lead as vote-counting continues in the race that remains too close to call a week after Election Day. Results released Tuesday slice McAdams’ lead from just under 3 percentage points to a razor-thin […]

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Governor calls out county’s long lines at polling places

Governor calls out county’s long lines at polling places

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has harsh words for election officials in a county with long voting lines and uncounted ballots in a still-undecided Congressional race. Herbert said in a statement Thursday that Utah County is the “the epicenter of dysfunction” anytime glitches are reported on […]

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Trump: Mia Love is trailing, but AP hasn’t called the race

Trump: Mia Love is trailing, but AP hasn’t called the race

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Utah Rep. Mia Love is trailing in her re-election bid because she’s kept him at arm’s length. The Associated Press has not yet called the race, but Trump claimed his fellow Republican “lost” after a campaign where she stressed […]

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Democrat McAdams leads GOP Rep. Love, but race still tossup

Democrat McAdams leads GOP Rep. Love, but race still tossup

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on elections in Utah (all times local): 5 p.m. Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love remains locked in a tight race with Democratic challenger Ben McAdams as she fights to keep her House seat in a largely suburban, politically mixed district. McAdams’ lead inched […]

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Polls open across Utah for midterm election

Polls open across Utah for midterm election

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday’s midterm election in Utah (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Utah election officials say 50 percent of all active, registered voters had already voted by early ballot as of Tuesday morning. The Lieutenant Governor’s office, which runs elections, reported that 700,444 ballots […]

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Mitt Romney, Mia Love and marijuana headline Utah election

Mitt Romney, Mia Love and marijuana headline Utah election

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters on Tuesday will elect a new U.S. Senator to replace Orrin Hatch, choose whether U.S. Rep. Mia Love earns a third term and decide if the state should make medical marijuana legal. Many voters have already sent in their ballots, with 27 of […]

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Candidates hit Utah streets in last days of close House race

Candidates hit Utah streets in last days of close House race

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Days before voters decide a razor-thin contest for one of Utah’s U.S. House seats, Republican Rep. Mia Love and challenger Ben McAdams hit the streets to bring out every last voter in the race Democrats are targeting as they push for control of the chamber. […]

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