Independent Evan McMullin poses for photographs during a campaign event Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Salt Lake City. The race for Utah's U.S. Senate seat is the most competitive the reliably red state has seen in decades. Republican Sen. Mike Lee acknowledges that his race with McMullin will likely be close. The race has taken shape as a referendum on the direction former President Donald Trump has taken the GOP. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
