Washington County, which has favored Celeste Maloy in Utah’s 2nd District GOP primary, has an avalanche of ballots left to count

Nearly a third of Republican voters in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District live in Washington County. Strong support from those voters was a big reason former congressional staffer and GOP nominee Celeste Maloy has eked out a slim 1,417 vote lead over Becky Edwards in Tuesday’s special congressional primary election, according to early preliminary returns. That unofficial margin will likely grow in the coming days as an avalanche of ballots in Washington County are tallied by election officials. County election officials tell The Salt Lake Tribune that more than 12,700 ballots...