Howard Fisher
Capitol Media Services
PHOENIX — Democrat Chris Mays has extended his lead slightly over Abe Hamade in the race for Arizona Attorney General.
About 2.59 million votes were tallied as of Friday night, and Mays currently has 1,252,882 votes. That’s 570 more him than the Republican candidate.
State officials estimate there are only about 6,100 votes left to count. Nearly all of them are in Maricopa County, with only a handful in Apache County.
Whatever happens now, that race won’t be finalized until next month.
There is no way to get more than 12,500 votes, the 0.5% margin needed to avoid a forced recount. And that recount cannot take place until the ballot officially takes place on December 5th.
All other statewide races and voting measures have already been determined.
The public school presidential campaign remains officially within that 0.5% margin. But incumbent Democrat Kathy Hoffman conceded on Thursday, saying there was no way a recount would make up the current 8,901 vote deficit to Republican Tom Horn.
Meanwhile, the video shows defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake appearing on stage at Mar-a-Largo, being kissed on the cheek by former President Trump, addressing the group, and calling the Arizona election “a clown.” You can see him calling it “the circus he runs.”
Lake reiterated that the Maricopa County tabulator issue was gathering evidence that people were disenfranchised because of long lines. But she has yet to prove whether the problem was intentional or if someone was prevented from voting.
In the latest tally, Lake trails Democrat Katie Hobbs by 17,150 points, well beyond the margin of an automatic recount.
She also vowed, “I will do anything in my power to bring this man back to the White House.”
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