OGDEN, Utah — Ogden mayoral candidate Taylor Knuth has conceded the race as officials stopped counting ballots late Tuesday, leaving Ben Nadolski as the winner.
In the statement made by Knuth, he thanked every team member, volunteer, supporter and voter for the past 11 months.
"Although this isn't the result we had hoped for, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to dedicate so much to the city that built me. One way or another, I can't wait to continue building Ogden's future with all of you," the statement read in part.
As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nadolski had a nearly 1,000-vote lead over Knuth.
The Weber County Elections Office still has to process all the nearly 6,000 ballots dropped off Tuesday, as well as the remaining in-person votes.
In all, voter turnout for the race was about 31 percent of voters.
"Feels fantastic. Feels even better than I expected," said Nadolski on Tuesday evening. "Feels good to have all that work behind us, but the thing that feels best is to have all of these people around me and to do it in the right way. To do it clean, to make sure that people are at the center of everything we do.
"We’re talking about serving others, that’s what we ought to be.”
