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Mitt Romney spends $5.2M in route to US Senate victory

Mitt Romney spends $5.2M in route to US Senate victory

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney spent five times as much as his Democratic opponent in his campaign to win a U.S. Senate seat. The Deseret News reports that new campaign finance reports show that Romney spent nearly $5.2 million and was left with $353,000 in his account. He got […]

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Republican congressional candidate Mia Love talks with reporters during the Utah State GOP election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Defeated Republican Rep. Mia Love delivers rebuke to Trump

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Defeated Republican Congresswoman Mia Love has delivered a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump and the party’s relationship with black Americans. The first and only black Republican woman in Congress spoke Monday for the first time since she was narrowly defeated by Democrat Ben McAdams […]

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Utah House Democrats re-elect Brian King as minority leader

Utah House Democrats re-elect Brian King as minority leader

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah House Democrats re-elected Minority Leader Brian King despite a recent allegation that he pushed a Republican state senator. King, D-Salt Lake City, was re-elected Tuesday even after state Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, filed a criminal complaint against King, claiming King pushed him […]

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Utah redistricting commission ballot measure narrowly wins

Utah redistricting commission ballot measure narrowly wins

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah ballot measure that creates an independent redistricting commission has narrowly passed. Final results released Tuesday night showed the proposition won by less than 1 percentage point after being virtually deadlocked through two weeks of vote counting. The proposition creates a seven-person commission that […]

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Once rising GOP star, Utah’s Mia Love loses seat to Democrat

Once rising GOP star, Utah’s Mia Love loses seat to Democrat

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Mia Love was tabbed as a rising star in the GOP when she became the first black Republican woman in Congress with her 2014 victory. But on Tuesday she became the latest Republican incumbent to fall in the midterm election’s Democratic wave that has […]

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McAdams takes lead over Love, claims win in Utah House race

McAdams takes lead over Love, claims win in Utah House race

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrat Ben McAdams declared victory Monday night in the tight race for a U.S. House seat in Utah, but his opponent Republican Rep. Mia Love didn’t concede and The Associated Press has not called the race. McAdams called himself the winner at a news conference […]

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Love widens lead over McAdams, but race still very tight

Love widens lead over McAdams, but race still very tight

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love has widened her lead over Democratic challenger Ben McAdams, but the percentage of votes she picked up in her stronghold county dipped slightly as the race remained close to recount zone. Results of new votes released Monday morning by Utah […]

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Republican congressional candidate Mia Love talks with reporters during the Utah State GOP election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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 House race so tight it’s nearing the threshold for a recount. Judge James Gardner’s decision ensures […]

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McAdams holds slight lead on Love in tight race

McAdams holds slight lead on Love in tight race

Utah Democrat Ben McAdams’ lead over incumbent Republican Rep. Mia Love remained razor thin in race that remains too close to call. Results released Thursday by Salt Lake County show that McAdams leads by McAdams by less than 0.50 percent. The Democratic Salt Lake County mayor remains ahead by about […]

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Utah Republican behind in tight race sues to halt vote count

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 trailing her Democratic challenger by a razor-thin margin, saying her campaign must be allowed to issue challenges if they dispute the validity of mail-in ballots. In a […]

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