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8.37pm GMT
Utah Republican Mia Love is suing to stop votes from being counted.
Love, who narrowly trails Democrat Ben McAdams in a Utah congressional race that has yet to be called, is saying county election officials are not appropriately allowing poll watchers to challenge ballots cast by mail.
8.27pm GMT
Turnout in Montana in the 2018 midterms exceeded that in the 2016 general election.
Montana becomes the first state/district where raw votes cast in 2018 have surpassed 2016 levels: it’s now at 101.4%.
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Source: theguardian