Democrat Kris Mayes' win for Arizona attorney general over Abe Hamadeh was smaller than originally reported.
Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — A statewide recount confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes was elected the new state attorney general.Official returns had put Mayes 511 votes ahead of her Republican opponent out of more than 2.5 million ballots counted in the race. That fell within the margin under which state law mandates a recount.
People are also reading… Pinal County's elections department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Among things that can affect the tally, Solis said, are marks made by voters being read differently during the second count. Hamadeh repeated his complaint there has not been a complete hand inspection of the ballots."The outcome of this election is uncertain,'' he said.
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