YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Two elections in Yuma County were so close that they will likely result in an automatic recount.
The recount also includes the Republican-held Yuma County Recorder's race and the Yuma County Supervisor's race in the 4th District.
Supervisor Tony Reyes is sounding confident, even though he is trailing candidate Luisa Arreola by just three votes.
Reyes said he is grateful for his victory and hopes the numbers will remain the same after a recount.
“Winning is always a good thing, so hopefully, this will be the end of it because a recount usually just reinforces what the outcome is,” Reyes said.
Meanwhile, on the Republican side, Steven Seale won the Yuma County Assessor election by more than 1,200 votes.
“My heart is filled with excitement, but I know it's only half done, so I'm excited and I'm a little relieved, but the goal is to win in November, that's the No. 1 goal here,” Seale said.
Candidates were also able to talk about what goals they have for the county if elected.
“We're talking about all service border crossings, not just commercial border crossings, repaving I-95, putting in more traffic lights in my district — we're just talking about things that happen on a day-to-day basis,” Reyes said.
Meanwhile, Seale wants to help people save money.
“My goal is to do everything I can under the law to help people save the most money possible under Arizona law,” Seale said.
And Democratic Rep. Brian De La Hoya wants to help better educate communities about taxes.
“Provide workshops, brochures and things like that to educate the community on how property taxes work,” De La Hoya said.
The commission is expected to vote Friday to authorize the recount to proceed and also to decide when the recount will take place.
The results of the Arizona primary election were officially certified on Thursday.