SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The hard-fought race for a congressional swing district in Utah remained too early to call on Thursday, with a about 2,300 votes separating the candidates and many left to count.
Former NFL player Burgess Owens, a Black conservative supporter of President Donald Trump, held the small lead as he tries to deny Democratic Congressman Ben McAdams’ bid for a second term.
McAdams is a moderate who won the seat by less than 700 voters in 2018, part of the blue wave that gave Democrats control of the U.S. House.
Owens is a frequent Fox News guest who has criticized the Black Lives Matter movement and attacked what he sees as socialism in the Democratic party.
Nearly $19 million has been poured into the race in a district where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats nearly three to one.
The district was previously held by Mia Love, who was the first Black Republican woman elected to the House.
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This story has been corrected to show Owens leads McAdams by nearly 2,300 votes, not a few hundred.
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