All of that really happened, according to the state canvass of the special 3rd District Congressional election. That final official vote count occurred Monday, even though winning Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, was sworn into office two weeks ago.
Officials reported Monday that errors invalidated 2,419 votes in the race, and 1,684 of them — or 70 percent — were in Utah County.
Justin Lee, state elections director for Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, noted this was the first general election where Utah County voted by mail — and many residents may not have realized that their ballots must be postmarked before Election Day.