Ben McAdams claims victory over the GOP People's Representative Mia Love in the 4th Congressional District

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake County Democrat Mayor Ben McAdams claimed victory over Republican Rep. Mia Love on Monday after Salt Lake County's new results ended with 739 votes late in the fourth race Congress District.

"I'm looking forward to getting to work," McAdams said at a hastily held press conference at his Millcreek campaign headquarters. "We are confident that there is no way for Rep. Love to regain the lead."

He said that he had not yet tried to contact the congressman who had just sat.

"I want to leave him there," said McAdams. She hoped that her campaign would give her time to review figures released Monday night. "I think she's entitled to that."

Love's campaign did not immediately react to the McAdams press conference.

One day before counties are ready to certify the results of the November 6 election, Love has 134,134 votes against 134,890 for McAdams throughout the district, which includes portions of Salt Lake and Salt Lake counties. Utah as well as counties of Juab and Sanpete.

Earlier Monday, Love had garnered 2,224 votes in the Utah County Conservative Fiefdom, 1,127 for McAdams, thus expanding the lead she had taken on McAdams on Friday from 419 votes to 1,516 in the district.

McAdams, who spent last week in Washington, DC, to attend the orientation of new members of Congress, tweeted Monday that employees in Salt Lake and Utah counties "work 24 hours a day" so that the votes are counted accurately.

In his tweet, he said: "Whatever the result, thanks! However, can we change the loading screen of the county clerk's page, from 'Election Night Diary' to 'Reports of the Month' of the election? "

Scott Hogensen, deputy chief auditor of Utah County, said Monday's release was the last before counties certify Tuesday's election results. He said that there was not much left to count, with the exception of the ballots posted.

The state is scheduled for the state's final vote on November 26. Utah does not have an automatic recount law, but candidates who lose at least 0.25% may request that the ballots be recounted.

Love has already challenged the vote counting process in Salt Lake County, where County Clerk Sherrie Swensen is a Democrat, but the trial was dismissed the day after her hearing in the 3rd District Court.

At the hearing, Love's lawyers raised the problem of matching voter signatures. Voters had until 5 pm Monday to answer questions raised about their signatures by the clerk's office.

Also on Tuesday, McAdams signed a letter with 15 Democratic members of the House, pledging to vote against minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi, who became Speaker of the House when the Democrats take control of the House. January.

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During the campaign, McAdams had promised not to support the California Democrat as president, but Love repeatedly repeated that voters voting for him, it was a vote for Pelosi.

McAdams campaign manager Andrew Roberts said the letter was in keeping with his promise not to vote for Pelosi.

"Early in the race, Ben called for bipartisanship in Washington and clearly expressed the need for new leadership on both sides of the line," Roberts said.

This story will be updated.