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Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) has been the Conservative favorite since she came to the national stage in 2014. This time, Love had to face a tough battle of re-election against lawyer Ben McAdams (D ).
Polls over the past month have shown that Love and McAdams were in near-dead heat. A survey conducted by the Salt Lake Tribune at the beginning of October showed the two tied. A survey conducted by KUTV at the end of October showed that McAdams had gained by seven points. A New York Times survey conducted during the same period showed the two tied.
The Congressional Leadership Fund spent $ 1.14 million on Love ads, while the Democratic Congressional campaign committee spent about half a million dollars on two different purchases for McAdams. . According to Ballotpedia, FreedomWorks also spent $ 2,500 on a vote-out campaign for Love.
Interestingly, one of Love's children received an SMS recommending her to vote for McAdams:
Just when I thought the election cycle could not get worse, my 15-year-old son who can not even vote had it while he was in church. This is inappropriate. pic.twitter.com/CtF2lCJC7p
– Mia Love (@MiaBLove) November 4, 2018
But now the Republican representative is suing Salt Lake County in hopes of stopping the count. She wants to stop the process until someone in her campaign has the opportunity to check and challenge the signatures on the voting envelopes. His campaign hopes to end the count until the ballots in question are resolved. Salt Lake Tribune reported.
McAdams criticized Love and the decision of his campaign to file a complaint:
Election officials are responsible for deciding which votes count, not for political candidates. The decision of Representative Love to sue only in the SLCo while she continues to follow this race is unfortunate and feels desperation. Voters in Utah deserve better than that. #utpol https://t.co/XjvGX6sdaU
– Ben McAdams (@BenMcAdams) November 14, 2018
As of Wednesday night, McAdams got 873 votes, or 0.36% of the vote. Under Utah law, candidates may request a recount if the margin of victory is 0.25% or less; Washington Post reported.
A hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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