Recount Affirming Dem’s Win In Tight Arizona AG Race Adds 600+ Votes To Count

The close race for Arizona attorney-general was characterized by a statewide recount that added over 600 votes to the total, fueling Republican concerns about election integrity.

Thursday’s announcement of the findings was made a Maricopa County Superior Court hearing Following are some suggestions one-week delay, confirmed victory for Democratic candidate Kris Mayes, over GOP rival Abe Hamadeh. However, the margin was smaller than the 511-vote gap. according to KTAR News.

Mayes released a statement expressing gratitude to voters and her team. “I’m excited and ready to get to work as your next Attorney General and vow to be your Lawyer for the People,” She added.

My statement regarding the recount results. pic.twitter.com/Fo1vFVEkXo

— Kris Mayes (@krismayes) December 29, 2022

The final vote count was increased by 623 votes due to the recount. Hamadeh received 427 votes and Mayes 196 votes. This narrowed the gap to just 280 votes from roughly 2.5 million. “shockingly high discrepancy.” Hamadeh stated that his legal team would be reviewing the case “options to make sure every vote is counted.”

The results of the recount show that my opponent’s lead has been cut by nearly half from 511 to 280 votes. This is a shocking discrepancy. A recount simply puts the ballots back in the machine.

My legal team will be reviewing our options to ensure that every vote is counted.

— Abe Hamadeh (@AbrahamHamadeh) December 29, 2022

Hamadeh, like many other Republican candidates facing defeat in November, trained fire on Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, the top election official in the state who defeated Republican candidate Kari Lake in the race to become Arizona’s next governor.

“Katie Hobbs and SOS Office abused our courts and made a mockery of the justice system. They knew the results of the recount was going to show a LARGE discrepancy due to tabulation errors and fought against our election contest knowing this. They deceived the courts,” Hamadeh made another claim in a tweet.

Katie Hobbs and the SOS Office made mockery of our justice system and abused our courts.

They knew that the recount results would show a large discrepancy because of tabulation errors, and they fought against our election campaign knowing this.

They deceived and deceived the courts.

— Abe Hamadeh (@AbrahamHamadeh) December 29, 2022

Officials from the state defended the election and promised to look into reforms if any flaws were identified.

The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office put out a press release Say it “discrepancies between the original tally and recount results occur and are not unexpected.” Kori Lorick, State Elections Director, said that officials from the election were in good standing. “will be reviewing the recount process to identify meaningful process improvements as part of our continued commitment to getting it right.”

Numerous Republicans contesting statewide elections have taken to court to challenge their election losses. This includes Mark Finchem, Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Lake, and GOP Secretary of State Mark Finchem. Judges dismissed They are in their cases, but Lake and Finchem Each filed a notice of appeal.

Hamadeh has filed a lawsuit claiming that there were thousands of incorrectly counted votes, and that election worker misconduct resulted in voter disenfranchisement. according to the Arizona Mirror. Lee Jantzen, judge of the Mohave County Superior Court rejected the case last Thursday, saying: “The bottom line is you just haven’t proven your case, you haven’t met the burden.”

On Thursday, automatic recount results were announced for two other races. Republican Tom Horne won superintendent of public Instruction, and Republican Liz Harris won contest for the seat in the state House District 13.

Arizona’s election winners are set to be inaugurated next week January 5,

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