All-American hero Burgess Owens wins 12th congressional seat for GOP

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Rep. Ben McAdams, the only Democrat in Utah’s congressional delegation, conceded his race to GOP challenger and former NFL player Burgess Owens on Monday.

The all-American hero Owens is the twelfth GOP challenger to unseat his incumbent Democratic opponent during the 2020 election. Owens announced that McAdams had conceded the race in a tweet on Monday evening.

“I received a call from [McAdams,] he expressed appreciation for the opportunity to serve #UT04 and his commitment to a smooth transition. My sincere thanks to him for both. Thank you, my fellow Utahns, I am committed to have an open ear to serve you. Thank you for the opportunity,” Owens said.

Owens maintained a roughly 2,000-vote lead over the incumbent McAdams when he decided to concede the election.

Owen’s pick-up is a key victory for the GOP.

Cook Political Report House editor David Wasserman told Deseret News, it is “heartbreaking for Democrats.”

“It’s a heartbreaking loss for Democrats, considering the margin,” Wasserman said. “It’s possible Republicans could take this seat off the table for 2022 if they’re able to muscle through a map that protects Owens in the 2021 redistricting process.” The state’s Republican-dominated legislature will guide redistricting.

Democrats have failed to win any of the toss-up seats as labeled by the Cook Political Report.

Also, according to Cook, Republicans won 5 of the 18 races rated as Lean D (28%), and 2 of the 18 races we rated as Likely D (11%). In the 2018 ‘blue wave,’ Dems won 2 of the 29 races we rated as Lean R (7%), and 2 of the 29 races we rated as Likely R (7%).”


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ConservativeHawk
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ConservativeHawk
3 years ago

Let’s have a Pity Party for Pelosi! …not!

Roy Hobbs
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Roy Hobbs
3 years ago

Players from his time would never disrespect America. It wasn’t the entertainment behemoth back then and they had to work day jobs in the offseason.
I have some of his sports cards somewhere. Now the prices are fake garbage news level due to fraud and greed but I always did it for fun and to read the stats and bios on the back.

wheelie1952
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wheelie1952
3 years ago

Yeah! Great!!!!