Elections

Missouri Senator...
MARY CLARE JALONICK

Missouri senator to contest Biden’s Electoral College win

A Republican senator says he'll object when Congress meets next week to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the election
6 years ago
Trump Supreme Court election...
JILL COLVIN and MARC LEVY

Pres. Trump wants Supreme Court to overturn Pa. election results

The petition released Sunday seeks to reverse a trio of Pennsylvania Supreme Court cases having to do with mail-in ballots.
6 years ago
GSA Biden transition...
MATTHEW DALY and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transiton begin

The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election.
6 years ago
vote by mail ballot...
Lindsay Aerts and Simone Seikaly

Record-breaking election year in Utah, officials say

Utah election officials certified Utah's election results on Monday, leading the lieutenant governor to call the results "bonkers!"
6 years ago
Biden cabinet picks 2020...
ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press

Biden’s 1st Cabinet picks expected Tuesday amid roadblocks

President-elect Joe Biden's first Cabinet picks are coming Tuesday and planning is underway for a pandemic-modified inauguration in January.
6 years ago
4th Congressional District, Burgess Owens pulls ahead 2,095 votes in Utah’s 4th District...
Ryan Meeks

Burgess Owens pulls ahead 2,095 votes in Utah’s 4th District

new results from Utah County and Salt Lake County on Friday show that Republican Burgess Owens pulled ahead significantly by 2,095 votes.
6 years ago
Mitt Romney...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Romney says changing presidential election outcome ‘just not reality’

Sen. Mitt Romney said he doesn't see enough substantiated evidence of voter fraud to alter the outcome of the presidential election.
6 years ago
media call races...
ALEXANDRA OLSON and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Why do the media call races in US elections?

Fifty-one separate elections — one in each state and one in Washington, DC. Each with different rules and regulations, and no national elections commission to tell the world who wins on Election Day. How, then, to determine who won the highest office in the land?
6 years ago
Tillus beats Cunningham in NC...
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press

Democrat Cunningham concedes to US Sen. Tillis in North Carolina

Democrat Cal Cunningham has conceded to incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina. Tillis leads Cunningham by 94,500 votes.
6 years ago
Romney voter fraud 2020...
Devan Cole and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

Romney calls for nation to ‘get behind’ Biden, says he has seen “no evidence of voter fraud”

On Sunday, Sen. Mitt Romney said he's seen no evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election, and that implying such could be "destructive."
6 years ago
AP explainer why called race Biden...
BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Why AP called the 2020 election for Joe Biden

On Saturday, The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the victor after he garnered Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes, which pushed him over the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to win.
6 years ago
Stop Steal Trump Biden...
ANITA SNOW, DAVID GOLDMAN and LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press

‘This isn’t over!’: Trump supporters protest apparent Biden win

Hundreds and in some cases thousands of Pres. Trump supporters protested at state capitols across the country on Saturday.
6 years ago
Michigan election challengers...
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press

Trump backers demand Michigan vote center ‘Stop the count!’

Dozens of supporters of President Trump chanting "Stop the count!" descended on a vote-tallying center in Detroit angry over the undecided election.
6 years ago
post-election violence...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Political science professor says post-election violence unlikely

A political science professor believes post-election violence after Tuesday's presidential vote would be unlikely, but he expects voters to stay polarized.
6 years ago
Morgan County Primary Election Coin Toss...
Lindsay Aerts

A coin flip could decide Morgan County commissioner seat

There's another day of waiting for candidates that tied in Utah's Primary Election. After that something like a coin toss will decide who'll run for District 3 in Morgan County.
6 years ago
jon huntsman jr. is pictured...
Colby Walker

Jon Huntsman says he will not run as a write-in candidate

Former Utah Governor and ambassador to China and Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. says he will not run as a write-in candidate in Utah's November election. 
6 years ago
Blake Moore, speaks during the 1st Congressional District Republican debate at the PBS Utah studios...
The Associated Press

Blake Moore wins GOP primary in race to replace Bishop

Businessman Blake Moore won the GOP primary in northern Utah’s 1st Congressional District Monday in the race to replace retiring longtime Congressman Rob Bishop.
6 years ago
Generic image of signature counting. The man hired by Bruce Hough's campaign to gather signatures f...
Mark Jackson and Saige Miller

Thousands of Utah ballots yet to be counted

State elections officials said on Wednesday night that in Salt Lake County alone there are still nearly 53,800 ballots yet to be counted.
6 years ago
Utah primary election results...
Saige Miller

Utah Primary results still too close to call; Burgess Owens wins 4th congressional district

Results continue to trickle in for the Utah primary. Only one race has been called: Burgess Owens, who will challenge Democrat Ben McAdams for Congress.
6 years ago
4th Congressional District...
Cami Mondeaux

GOP candidates seek to unseat Utah’s sole Democrat Rep. Ben McAdams

Unseating the only Democrat will be a challenge -- but first, Republicans in Utah's 4th Congressional District will have to choose their candidate.
6 years ago
Image of a generic vote by mail envelope....
Lindsay Aerts

You’re not the only one in quarantine, your ballot is too

Like school, work, and travel, the way our votes will be counted in the upcoming primary election is going to be different thanks to COVID-19. In addition to holding primary elections strictly by mail this year, each ballot will also be held for a 24-hour quarantine.
6 years ago
super tuesday utah...
Kelli Pierce

Super Tuesday votes and delegate counts could take time in Utah

Democratic party leaders say it will take time to determine final voting numbers and delegate counts from Super Tuesday in Utah.
6 years ago
New Hampshire primary update: Voters wanted a more familiar candidate...
AP

New Hampshire primary update: Sanders leading Buttigieg in NH, Klobuchar 3rd

The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential contest and the New Hampshire primary
7 years ago
Caucus goers check in at a caucus at Roosevelt Hight School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, I...
Madeleine Porter

Amid irregularities, AP unable to declare winner in Iowa

The Associated Press is unable to declare a winner of Iowa’s Democratic caucuses. Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders are locked in a tight race.
7 years ago