In Arizona’s contentious race for governor, election workers continue to count, but that hasn’t stopped a barrage of increasingly cynical conspiracy theories from some Republicans, including former President Trump.
Republican Kari Lake could still catch up to Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona’s contentious race for governor.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake high-fives supporters as she walks on stage for a late-night rally on the eve of the midterm elections on Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Lake has said in those interviews that she has “100%" certainty that she will win the race, and has not committed accepting the election result if she doesn’t. One of her first acts as governor, she said, would be to call a special legislative session to overhaul the state’s voting system and move away from early ballots.
By Friday night, in addition to Kelly’s reelection victory over Masters, another key race in Arizona for secretary of state was won by a Democrat, according to the Associated Press. Adrian Fontes defeated Mark Finchem, a member of the far-right group the Oath Keepers, who was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The county uses a “first in, first out” approach, he said, which is why early ballots received on the last day of voting have not been counted yet. In the days after the election, critics focused on the pace of the ballot counting, accusing officials of playing politics to delay an announcement of a Lake victory, or selectively withholding batches of ballots that favor Republicans.
Arizona has taken some steps to speed up the process before election day. Election workers are allowed to start processing and verifying signatures on early ballots a few weeks before the election. The state also requires early ballots to be received by the time polls close at 7 p.m. on election day.
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