A recount is currently in progress in the closely contested primary election for Utah's 2nd District U.S. House seat. The Republican challenger, who is trailing by 214 votes, is contesting the results in the state Supreme Court in a bid to recover enough disqualified ballots to potentially overtake the incumbent.
The challenger, Colby Jenkins, was 0.2 percentage points behind U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy when the counties certified their results last month, prompting the recount. Jenkins has also filed a lawsuit contesting the certification of results over 1,171 disqualified ballots due to late postmarking.
