Free Republic

SALT LAKE CITY — Celeste Maloy is the projected winner of the Republican primary for Utah's 2nd Congressional District seat. The Associated Press called the race in Maloy's favor at 5:54 p.m. on Wednesday.The race was too close to call late Tuesday night, but Maloy held a narrow lead after strong showings in Washington County and other rural areas in southern Utah. Maloy's lead over Edwards increased to 2,431 votes on Wednesday afternoon after updates from Beaver, Davis, Iron, Kane and Tooele counties.

SALT LAKE CITY — The race for the Republican nomination for Utah's 2nd Congressional District seat remained close Tuesday night, though GOP convention winner Celeste Maloy developed a growing lead as the evening drew to a close. As the first counties began to report, Becky Edwards jumped out ahead of Maloy and Bruce Hough, but Maloy — who is from Cedar City — gained ground throughout the night and took a narrow lead after more than doubling Edwards' vote share in the latest results from Washington County.