Dem Ben McAdams defeats GOP's Mia Love for Utah House seat

[Julian Englis]

Source: the Hill

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams (D) defeated incumbent GOP Rep. Mia Love by fewer than 700 votes in a hotly contested race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District, turning the district blue for the first time in six years.

The race had been initially too close to call, with both McAdams and Love at different points taking a slight edge over each other. In the end, the Associated Press called the race for the Democrat on Nov. 20.

Polls had showed McAdams with a slight edge over Love, with Sabato's Crystal Ball shifting her race from a “toss-up” to “leans Democrat” just days before the election.

Love had faced an uphill battle in the district, where President Trump's approval rating has been underwater amid a midterm election that has been widely framed as a referendum on the president.

After it initially appeared earlier this month that McAdams was pulling ahead, Trump slammed Love during a press conference, saying she "gave me no love."

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/415331-dem-ben-mcadams-defeats-gops-mia-love-for-utah-house-seat

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The hits keep coming....

[bluestarone]

2. GREAT news!!!!

[George II]

3. Another one, now up to 234 I believe?

[FakeNoose]

4. Congratulations Ben McAdams and all Utah Democrats!

Sometimes 700 votes is all it takes. Every vote must be counted!

[unblock]

5. 38-seat pickup! probably at least one more, too!

[Initech]

6. WOOOHOOOO!!!!!

[RockRaven]

7. Trump's gonna revisit his "victory" dance on this one, you can bank on it

A black woman who refused to campaign with him, and everyone made a point to make fun of him last week for being wrong about her losing? Yeah, we are going to hear about this from him some more.

[Scurrilous]

8. K&R

[Cha]

24. uh hem...

Link to tweet

[karin_sj]

9. Fantastic!

[sarcasmo]

10. Blue Wave.

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. I like him

He is Mormon and personally pro-life, but from a legal standpoint is pro-choice. He once spent 3 days and 2 nights among the homeless, to better understand them. He didn't tell anyone about it for months because he didn't want it to seem like a publicity stunt.

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865686230/I-didnt-feel-safe-Mayor-Ben-McAdams-describes-secret-nights-on-street-in-shelter.html

[BlueMTexpat]

20. I was born and raised

in the west (MT) and grew up among Mormons, among all other Christian denominations.

I was Catholic then, but distinctly NOT "religious" today.

The majority of Mormons I knew then and later were more liberal than not.

[riversedge]

12. kick 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 #VoteThemOUT

[Taraman]

13. He's been a very good mayor for Salt Lake County

but I hope the Peter Principle doesn't kick in.

I really hope he changes his mind to support Nancy Pelosi. I think we need her leadership right now.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. And it's all because she had no love for Trump

[AdamGG]

15. Trump's suburban taint has knocked them out of districts in Utah, Oklahoma, Kansas & South Carolina

While he says the issue is that Love didn't show him enough love and the others "failed to embrace". Complete fucking moron.

[iluvtennis]

16. Wow, great news!!

[47of74]

17. So how's that love working out for ya, Trump

[IronLionZion]

18. These close elections make me want to round up every Dem who says no point voting

and slap them

[BlueMTexpat]

19. Great news!

Mia Love: a beautiful name, but definitely a misnomer for an ardent GOPer! So glad to see her gone!

[Cha]

22. Aloha, BlueMT!

to our Beautiful Big Blue Wave!

[Cha]

21. trump is a pariah in her District.. she

tried to stay away from it but his stench is too swarmy and overpowering.

[Cha]

23. Love's defeat also ensures that Rs will lose 43% of their women in the House, from 23 to just 13

Link to tweet