Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-Utah) and challenger Colby Jenkins appear headed for a recount in their too-close-to-call June 25 Utah Republican Congressional primary election.
The first-term incumbent, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, was clinging to a 214-vote lead with 107,282 ballots counted in the state’s Congressional District 2 (CD 2) race, according to the latest updated results posted by Utah’s Lieutenant Governor’s Office at 9:15 p.m. Rocky Mountain Time (RMT) on July 9.
With less than 0.2 percent separating Ms. Maloy and Mr. Jenkins, the tally would be within the 0.25 percent range necessary under state law to justify a recount, if requested by either campaign….