Final Ballot Count Changes Results in Two Races

Final Ballot Count Changes Results in Two Races


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John Daley ReportingTwo weeks after the election -- and the decisions in two close races have been overturned.

Salt Lake County Auditor
Jeff Hatch (D) won by 1231 votes

After counting provisional and absentee ballots today, Salt Lake County Clerk Sherri Swensen declared challenger Jeff Hatch the winner of the race for county auditor.

Previously incumbent Sean Thomas had been declared the winner.

House District 22
Carl Duckworth (D) won by 33 votes

And in House District 22 democrat Carl Duckworth takes the seat -- after it initially appeared his Republican opponent had won.

In another close race, House Speaker Greg Curtis kept his seat by just 19 votes. After the original vote count he had been ahead by 46 votes.

The rest of the November 7th election results stand.

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