Here come the Utah election results

For a time, Utah turned into a surprise battleground state this election.

But it looks like the state will stay red this year.

The Beehive State was shaken up by the entrance of independent candidate Evan McMullin, who has taken some percentage of the vote away from the major-party nominees.

The Mormon conservative from Utah has marketed himself as the "Never Trump" candidate, and voters disillusioned with the brash Republican nominee have responded.

One poll in October showed McMullin tied with Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

But polls conducted closer to Election Day showed McMullin losing ground in the state.

Republican politicians in Utah who had at one point disavowed Trump eventually came around to supporting the nominee.

Although Utah has only six electoral votes, McMullin's strategy was to win the state and thereby block Clinton and Trump from getting the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the presidency.

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