While Election Day has come and gone, several local races remained in doubt for several days as ballots continued to be counted.
Besides the presidential race, Utahns voted in droves to decide many important federal and state offices. 24 hours after the polls closed, nearly 400,000 ballots statewide remained uncounted. As of Nov. 10, over 57,000 outstanding ballots remained.
An official canvassing of votes takes place Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. As several counties continue to update results, read up on some of the most important races in the state.
U.S. House District 4
Note: The main candidates in this race are Democrat Ben McAdams (incumbent) and Republican Burgess Owens.
Latest update: Monday, Nov. 16, 9 p.m.
In a contest that took nearly two weeks to decide and garnered national attention, incumbent Rep. Ben McAdams conceded the 4th Congressional District race to Republican challenger Burgess Owens on Monday afternoon. 24 hours after the polls closed, McAdams led Owens by more than 2,600 votes. Since that time, Owens eventually closed the gap and took the lead by half a percentage point.
With 99% of precincts reporting, Owens leads McAdams by just over 2,100 votes.
Utah Governor
Note: The main candidates in this race are Republican Spencer Cox and Democrat Chris Peterson.
Latest update: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 10 p.m.
Cox, who served as Lt. Governor under current Gov. Gary Herbert, will become Utah’s 18th governor after Peterson conceded the race Tuesday night. Cox currently leads Peterson by over 30 percentage points.
Utah Attorney General
Note: The main candidates in this are Republican Sean Reyes (incumbent) and Democrat Greg Skordas.
Latest update: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 10 p.m.
Reyes will remain the state’s attorney general after Skordas conceded the race Tuesday night. Reyes, who has served in the position since 2013, has won 61% of the vote, compared to 34% for Skordas.
Salt Lake County Mayor
Note: The main candidates in this race are Democrat Jenny Wilson (incumbent) and Republican Trent Staggs.
Latest update: Friday, Nov. 6, 10 p.m.
After trailing by 10-15 percentage points early in the race, Staggs conceded to Wilson on Thursday evening. Wilson leads Staggs by about 40,000 votes.
U.S. House District 1
Note: The main candidates in this race are Republican Blake Moore and Democrat Darren Parry.
Latest update: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 10 p.m.
Moore won the 1st Congressional District race after Parry conceded the race Tuesday night. Moore currently holds 68.4% of the vote.
U.S. House District 2
Note: The main candidates in this race are Republican Chris Stewart and Democrat Kael Weston.
Latest update: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 10 p.m.
Stewart won reelection after Weston conceded the race late Tuesday night. Stewart leads Weston 61.8% to 34.1%. Libertarian candidate J. Robert Latham has earned 4.1% of the vote.
U.S. House District 3
Note: The main candidates in this race are Republican John Curtis (incumbent) and Democrat Devin Thorpe.
Latest update: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 10 p.m.
Curtis won his third election in three years after Thorpe conceded the race Tuesday night. In the heavily Republican district, Curtis leads Thorpe by over 40 points.
Other races of note
Latest update: Monday, Nov. 16, 9 p.m.
In an incredibly close race for the at-large Salt Lake County Council seat, Replication challenger Laurie Stringham overtook Democrat incumbent Shireen Ghorbani and leads by nearly 1,200 votes. Ghorbani conceded the race Monday evening.
Republican Dave Alvord defeated Democrat Deborah Gatrell in the race for Salt Lake County Council District 2, 55.8% to 44.2%.
In the race for Salt Lake County Council District 6, Republican Dea Theodore originally led Democrat Terri Tapp Hrechkosy by 225 votes, but has since expanded her lead to 10 percentage points.
