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Republican Burgess Owens' lead over Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams grew slightly to 695 votes Monday in the latest election results released in the 4th Congressional District race as ballots continue to be counted. Owens is now ahead of McAdams, 47.65% to 48.33%, after Salt Lake, Juab and Sanpete counties updated results from Tuesday's largely by-mail election. The total number of ballots counted in the district that includes portions of those counties as well as Utah County now exceeds 324,000.

Republican Burgess Owens once again took the lead over Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams in Utah's 4th Congressional District's close race, 47.6% to 47.4%, with the release Saturday of more results from Salt Lake County. Just 688 votes separate Owens, a former NFL player, author and frequent Fox News guest in the 4th District, from McAdams, the state's only Democrat in Congress in the district made up of portions of Salt Lake, Utah, Juab and Sanpete counties.