If Ben McAdams heads to Washington, here's how he's replaced

SALT LAKE CITY – In the event Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams heads for Washington in January, 1,100 Democratic party leaders will decide who is the next president.

The congressional race is still too close to call, but as of Friday night, McAdams maintained a slim 2.3-percentage point lead over Rep. Mia Love. There are, however, thousands of District 4 bales yet to be counted.

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Salt Lake County Democratic Party Chairman Q. Dang explained the replacement process, which the county party oversees, would begin with a statement from the Salt Lake County Council that they have accepted a resignation from McAdams.

That notice would start a 30-day timer for the county party to return to the council. Dang said the party would give potential candidates 10 days to submit their names for consideration. The voters of that committee include the following:

The Salt Lake County would be eligible to run.

At the end of the campaign period, an election would be held to winnow the list of candidates down to one. Dang said, assuming there would be more than three candidates, the election would take place in two rounds, with the top two voting-getters from round one to a second round, where the winner wins with a single majority of votes. The winning candidate would then be submitted to the County Council for its approval, which is essentially a perfunctory process.

Dang said party officials are "very excited" about the prospect of a potential replacement election, which is one of the most important things in the world. If successful, McAdams would be the first since Jim Matheson left office in 2012 after six terms in Congress.

Democratic Councilman Jim Bradley, who was up for re-election this cycle and currently holds a 13-point lead over Republican challenger Sophia Dicaro, said he may be interested in the mayor's job, should it become available. He also noted that two of his County Council colleagues are also likely to be pigeonholed to their names in the hat, should McAdams ultimately be victorious in his District 4 race.

"I'm hearing from Arlen (Bradshaw) and Jenny (Wilson) that they're interested," Bradley said. "I have to believe they would be front-runners if they decide to do it." "I would describe myself as interested, but lukewarm at this point."

Bradshaw said he was getting positive feedback from constituents and, if the opportunity arises, would consider chasing an open mayor's seat.

"Since Tuesday," "This is the time, it is premature to assume a vacancy, but if Mayor McAdams is actually feeling to Congress, I would be interested in pursuing the appointment of an unexpired term. "

Wilson also noted his interest, pending a McAdams victory.

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"Having worked with Mayor McAdams for several years, I know he will be a wonderful congressman and look forward to a favorable outcome," Wilson said in a statement. "Once we have final results, I will certainly continue to serve Salt Lake County."

Bradley said he expects it will be strong interest in filling McAdams' seat, should he vacate it, but is not predicting the opening of a candidate's scrum.

"I do not see more than a handful, maybe a half-dozen candidates for this," Bradley said. "Four or five strong candidates and maybe a long-shot hopefuls couple."