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A small shift in votes didn’t change Maloy’s primary win over Jenkins. Tooele and Washington counties, however, both hit a snag with the machines tabulating adjudicated ballots.

Jenkins hopes to convince the Utah Supreme Court to allow ballots deemed ineligible because of late postmarks to be counted. The argument hinges on how the Postal Service handles mail in southern Utah.

A recount of a close Utah House race has not changed the outcome. Republican Rep. LaVar Christensen maintained a slim, five-vote lead over his Democratic…