Ben McAdams reversed a string of bad news on Thursday, opening his lead a bit in the too-close-to-call 4th Congressional District to more than 1,000 votes after the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office updated its numbers.
With Thursday’s update, McAdams now leads by 1,002 votes, with a new count out of the heavily Republican Utah County expected Friday that could bolster incumbent Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, in the race.
Love had repeatedly cut into McAdams lead since election night, bringing the race to within 873 votes on Wednesday. The new 1,002-vote margin now equates to 0.4 percent of all ballots cast in the district, putting the race margin outside the 0.