A judge has dismissed Abe Hamade’s retrial challenging the outcome of the state’s attorney general election, which saw Republicans lose to Democrat Chris Mays in one of the tightest elections in state history.

Mojave County Superior Court Judge Lee F. Jansen, who dismissed Hamade’s challenge in December after a three-hour trial, said in Friday’s ruling that his decision to deny a retrial was a “close election.” It was a close call at the time,” he said. . “

Jantzen, however, did not provide an explanation for the verdict, instead writing that it was delayed by “a fire at the courthouse over the weekend and several emergencies.” He wrote that by noon on July 17, he expects to have a full “discussion of this ruling and response to other arguments” regarding the case.