Although incumbent Sen. Mike Lee won his reelection, the Republican lost hundreds of thousands of voters since he was last up for reelection.
But independent candidate Evan McMullin, a conservative with the backing of the Utah Democratic Party, pulled twoIn 2016, 68% of voters cast their ballot for Lee. As of Wednesday afternoon, the incumbent had secured 55% of the vote., voter turnout sat at 47.5% the morning after Election Day, with more ballots still to be processed.
Mike Lee won every county except Summit in 2016. McMullin had overwhelming support in Summit County this year. In his concession speech late Tuesday night, McMullin said, “We’ve come together in a historic way, and this effort, our effort, has shown the country that there is another way forward.”
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