Lieutenant governor certifies results from Utah’s June primary elections

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson certified the statewide June 25 primary election Monday, solidifying victories for incumbent Republicans such as Gov. Spencer Cox, Rep. Blake Moore and Rep. Celeste Maloy.

Maloy, who represents Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, narrowly defeated challenger Colby Jenkins by 214 votes, although the margin is close enough for a recount, and Jenkins’ campaign has signaled it is likely to request one. Jenkins has seven days to request a recount following Monday’s statewide election canvass.

The results reflect the final tallies reported by each county a little less than two weeks ago and make official the victories projected for Cox, Moore, congressional candidate Mike Kennedy and U.S. Senate candidate John Curtis on election night. In statewide races, Derek Brown secured the GOP nomination for attorney general and Tina Cannon earned the nod for state auditor.

The 2nd Congressional District race was the only major election that was too close to call on election night, and only got closer as ballots continued to be counted over the following two weeks with Jenkins, a combat veteran, winning by large margins in his home of Washington County.

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