Race for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District still too close to call

Jun 28, 2024, 4:18 PM | Updated: 6:14 pm

Utah’s 2nd Congressional district debate, celeste maloy and colby jenkins...

FILE: Utah’s 2nd Congressional district debate between Colby Jenkins and Congresswoman Celeste Maloy at the KUED studios at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in June. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)

(Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)

BY CLAYRE SCOTT

KSLNewsRadio

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s 2nd Congressional District House race is still too close to call.

Congresswoman Celeste Maloy still has a slight lead, but, challenger Colby Jenkins has chipped away at it every day since the primary election.

There are still some ballots outstanding, but as of 6:14 p.m., Maloy had a lead of 382 votes.

Maloy only leads by .36%.

At .25%, a candidate can request a recount.

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