Colby Jenkins requests recount in 2nd District race

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) -- Colby Jenkins, who challenged Rep. Celeste Maloy in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District, has formally requested a recount in the race.

Jenkins announced his request for a recount Monday on Twitter/X, posting a message to Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson in which he asked that his campaign’s watchers be granted “meaningful access, from no further than six feet away” to observe the process.

The results of the primary race for the 2nd District were certified last week. While Maloy beat Jenkins by more than 200 votes, the contest fell within the legal threshold for a recount. Jenkins waited until an hour before Monday's recount deadline to requ...