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John Daley ReportingAt least 10 Utah candidates are still on pins and needles today, including a powerful GOP leader. Their races are at this point still too close to call with provisional and absentee ballots yet to be counted.
Today is the day after Election Day for most of us, but for a small and nervous group of candidates, including one big name on Capitol Hill, the election isn't officially over yet and won't be for at least a couple of weeks.
Most prominent among those still waiting is Republican House Speaker Greg Curtis. He's the incumbent in District #49. Curtis faced off against Jay Seegmiller, a Democrat who he defeated by six percent two years ago.
In the rematch yesterday it was even closer. More than 8-thousand votes were cast. The current tally has Curtis winning by 46 votes, but an unknown number of provisional and absentee ballots are yet to be counted.
Rep. Greg Curtis, (R) House Speaker: "It's a little closer than I've ever had one before. It's a lot closer than I've ever had one before, but I'm going to work with my constituents and keep moving forward."
Jay Seegmiller, Candidate for House Representative/District 49: "I think it's great. We worked real hard. I spent a lot of time on doorsteps, trying to get people to know who I was, feel comfortable with me, and hopefully it will pay off in the end."
Reporter: "Nailbiter time for a few weeks for some folks?"
Sherrie Swensen, Salt Lake County Clerk: "For some candidates, and it's unfortunate, but it's the process we need to go through, according to law, to make sure everything is counted and included. So they'll have to hang on to wait until the 21st to see where it's at."
After the voters cast their ballots yesterday in Salt Lake County there are a total of four House seats, along with the County Auditor's race, that are still undecided. In one race the candidates are separated by just 25 votes..
As the County Clerk says, a final tally will take another two weeks, until November 21. Then .if a race is still extremely close there could be an audit and a recount
