Posted on 11/20/2012 7:39:11 PM PST by Arthurio
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Mia Love narrowed the gap on Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson after the outstanding votes were counted but not enough to keep him from a seventh term in Congress.
As expected, Matheson held his Election Day lead and escaped with a slim victory in Utah's new 4th Congressional District as counties released their final election results Tuesday.
Matheson ended up defeating Love by only 768 votes, his closest race yet. He owned a 2,646-vote lead before provisional, mail-in and paper ballots were counted. A total of 238,838 votes were cast in the district.
To force a recount, Love would have had to come within 488 votes, one for each precinct in the four counties that comprise the district.
But state Republicans aren't ready to throw in the towel just yet.
Utah GOP Chairman Thomas Wright said some provisional and mail-in ballots in Salt Lake County were disqualified, while others were accepted. GOP poll watchers, he said, weren't able to get all their questions answered about the counting process as the county tabulated votes.
"We'd like to get those questions answered to ensure that every vote is counted," Wright said. "We're not making any accusations. We're not saying anyone did anything wrong. We just want to be sure."
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A third-party candidate, Libertarian Jim Vein, played a spoiler role in winning 2.6 percent of the vote. A Democratic PAC paid for a late-hour telephone campaign that urged voters to eschew Matheson and Love in favor of Vein.
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The vote needs to be CHECKED for legality in every way possible. Get the names of all who voted, and check them in every way possible for multiple voting and illegal voting. This is what must be done. Have watchers from both sides. If it cost millions of dollars to do, this is what must be done. Check all college students to see if they voted at home also. Check everyone with a foreign name to see if they are legal residents. Check, check, check the vote, because counting it does little when there are countless illegal votes in this Country in every election cycle. This MUST be cracked wide open!!!!
Not a whimper by the usual Black shakedown artists when Mia Love or Allen West lose by narrow margins brought on by obvious voter fraud. This whole election is sickening to one’s stomach. Let the takers eat cake. I’m cutting back on purchases this Christmas Season.
again....to all of you libtards out there....you're nothing but putty in the hands of the leftists/rats....
happens much during Dem primaries? Multi candidates , simply majority OR require run off if receive less than 50% of vote.
Every time this happens the dems always win. Fraud plain and simple. I have had it. I put everything I had into this election. No more does not matter. 2016? Ha! What a joke. Not going to waste my time.
I’ll never vote GOP again. Guess I’m going to be a jerk in the future.
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