Mayes victorious even after recount narrows margin

Democrat Chris Mays, seen here in the September debate against Republican Abe Hamade, was declared the winner in the race for attorney general after a recount. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) A Maricopa County Superior Court judge released the results of three election recounts this morning, confirming Democrat Chris Mays as the state’s next Attorney General. […]

Recount in Arizona attorney general race set for Dec. 5

Howard FisherCapitol Media ServicesPHOENIX — 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 […]

Cochise County leaders end hand-count lawsuit, cite recount

On Wednesday, two Republicans who control the board in a rural county in southeastern Arizona told a judge they wanted to drop the lawsuit they filed two days ago. The lawsuit sought to force their election officials to hand-count all ballots cast directly. election day. In court filings, one Cochise County Republican overseer said he […]

Arizona recount uncovers several ballot-counting errors in Pinal County

The final recount results released Thursday in the Arizona Attorney General election – which narrowed to a very thin margin of 280 votes and confirmed the victory of Democrat Chris Mays – showed a miscount in Pinal County. This indicates that it is the main cause of the shift. Pinal County is annoyed Of those, […]

Recount will be needed to decide Arizona AG race

PHOENIX — Democrat Chris Mays edged Abe Hamade in the race for attorney general on Friday. 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 […]

Maricopa County election officials set to begin automatic recount on Wednesday

Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — Almost a month after Election Day, Maricopa County elections officials will begin recounting votes on Wednesday in three head-to-head races. All 15 Arizona counties go through the same automatic recount process for their Attorney General and Public Education Supervisor election campaigns. The 13th legislative district election is a recount that affects […]

Maricopa County completes hand count audit of ballots as part of recount process

Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — The Maricopa County Elections Office completed a ballot hand-count audit as part of an automatic recount that included three close races. The state’s automatic recount process occurs when the margin between two candidates is within 0.5%. In Maricopa County, his three races were detailed, including contests for State Attorney General, Public […]