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LIVE UPDATES: AZ Governor race still too close to call, Kelly wins AZ Senate

Ballots continue to be counted from Tuesday's election
Thousands of races still need to be counted and several races are still too close to be called as of Monday morning.
APTOPIX Election 2022 Arizona
Posted at 6:28 AM, Nov 08, 2022
and last updated 2022-11-14 11:23:41-05

PHOENIX — One of the biggest races impacting Arizona is the race for governor as Doug Ducey's term comes to an end. Republican candidate and former TV news anchor Kari Lake is facing Democrat candidate and current Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.

To read more about all of the seats up for grabs click here.

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9 a.m., Monday
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell declares victory as she retains a slight lead over Julie Gunnigle. The AP has not yet called the race.

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3:37 p.m. Sunday

6:20 p.m. Saturday

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3 p.m.

Maricopa County Elections officials provide a daily update as ballots continue to be counted. Arizona's race for governor between Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake remains too close to call.

12 p.m.

A crowd is gathering at the Maricopa County Elections Department for a rally. It comes after Senator Mark Kelly was projected by the AP to win Arizona's senate race last night. Viewer discretion is advised.

11:10 a.m.

The Maricopa County Elections Department is live-streaming a hand count audit for 2022 election races for voters to watch.

10 a.m.

Blake Masters released the following statement Saturday morning. He has not conceded the race, but says, "if, at the end, Senator Kelly has more [votes] than I do, then I will congratulate him on a hard-fought victory."

9:35 a.m. Saturday

A rally is being planned at the Maricopa County Elections office at noon Saturday.

8:43 p.m. Friday

Adrian Fontes, Maricopa County Recorder from 2016 to 2020, has beat out Mark Finchem in the race for Secretary of State, the Associated Press reports.

8:26 p.m.

Democrat Greg Stanton wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 4th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.

DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney released the following statement on Rep. Greg Stanton’s re-election in AZ-04:

“As the former mayor of Phoenix and now member of Congress, Greg Stanton knows how important it is to focus on what really matters: fixing the roads and helping people get where they need to go, clean drinking water, affordable health care. He’s been a champion for the Valley and that’s why voters are sending him back to Congress. The DCCC is proud to have played a role in helping to re-elect Greg, and we extend a warm congratulations to him on his victory.”

8 p.m.

Senator Mark Kelly has won his race for reelection and will continue to represent Arizona in the United States Congress, according to the Associated Press.

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8:00 a.m. Friday

9 p.m. Thursday

Republican Eli Crane wins election to U.S. House in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Tom O'Halleran, according to the Associated Press.

8 p.m.

Maricopa County dropped another round of ballots Thursday night.

4 p.m.

"The goal posts have changed," Maricopa County Elections officials say the amount of mail-in ballots dropped off broke all previous records by a large amount and is a major reason it will take several more days to finish counting. 290,000 mail-in ballots were dropped off in person on Tuesday.

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More results continue to roll through on day three of election coverage.

8:18 a.m., Thursday

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3:30 p.m.

As of 3:30 p.m., the latest election results show Abe Hamadeh with a slight lead against Kris Mayes for attorney general, with the race for governor neck-and-neck.

Check the latest results here.

2:15 p.m.

President Joe Biden is addressing the nation as we wait to learn which party will control Congress.

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12:40 p.m.
Republican Andy Biggs wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 5th Congressional District.

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12:18 a.m., Wednesday

11:49 p.m.
Ballots are still being counted right now but results for these three propositions have been called:

  • Prop 128: Amend Invalid Measures - NO
  • Prop 209: Reduce Medical Debt - YES
  • Prop 211: Campaign Finance Disclosure - YES

11:14 p.m.

Sen. Mark Kelly is speaking to supporters in Tucson.

11:08 p.m.

Buu Nygren wins Navajo Nation president, beats incumbent Jonathan Nez, according to AP.

10: 50 p.m.
Another round of counted ballots have been dropped.

10 p.m.
Kari Lake addressed a crowd as ballots continue to be counted in the race for Arizona Governor.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake speaks

9:45 p.m.

Democrat Raul Grijalva wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 7th Congressional District, per AP.

9:30 p.m.

Second round of counted ballots have been dropped; full update can be found here.

9:10 p.m.

Democrat Ruben Gallego wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District, according to AP.

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8:22 p.m.

Democratic candidate for Arizona governor Katie Hobbs speaks in downtown Phoenix as election results are coming in throughout the state.

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8:00 p.m.

First batch of election results drop, click here to view.

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7:22 p.m.

Approximately 245,000 people voted in person today so far in Maricopa County. People that were in line before 7 p.m. will still be allowed to vote, according to Maricopa County election officialls.

7:17 p.m.

County election officials hold update.

7: 00 p.m.

Polls are officially closed. First results will be released at 8 p.m.

6:56 p.m.

Maricopa County judge denies motion to extend poll hours to 10 p.m.

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6:30 p.m.

A judge is deciding whether to keep voting locations open until 10 p.m. in Maricopa County after a lawsuit was filed by the RNC.

6:15 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m. a Maricopa County judge is expected to decide on whether polling locations will remain open until 10 p.m. Click here for more information.

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4:48 p.m.

Republican National Committee sues to extend poll hours in Maricopa County. Here’s what we know.

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4 p.m.

Arizona Attorney General confirms that RideShare2Vote is no longer soliciting and/or advertising voting-related rideshare services in Arizona after sending a cease-and-desist letter that was sent on November 7.

3:58 p.m.

AIR15 tracking lines at voting centers.

3:48 p.m.

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12:30 p.m.

Air15 is tracking long lines at some voting centers across the Valley. Watch video here.

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11:51 a.m.

More than 200 Vote Center locations have wait times under 30 minutes. About 160 are under 10 minutes.

10:17 a.m.

The Secretary of State's Office says they have received no reports or updates of instances of voter intimidation today so far.

9:56 a.m.

Ballots placed into the door 3 slot will be tabulated securely at the downtown election center under watch of the political parties,Maricopa County tweets.

9:39 a.m.

More than 57,000 people have voted in person so far.

9:17 a.m.

ABC15 has received numerous emails and messages about voting machines not working. Officials say 20% of vote centers are experiencing issues with voting machines.

9:16 a.m.

About 45,000 voters have checked in at Maricopa County voting locations. 58% of those voters are Republican, 27% unaffiliated, and 15% Democratic.

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7:33 a.m.

Maricopa County Recorder says over 23,000 people have checked in in person and successfully voted. Stephen Richer says there are tabulator issues at a few locations, but backup plans allow those votes to be tabulated.

7:09 a.m.

Check in stations begin working at Burton Barr Library.

7 a.m.

15,000 voters have checked in as of 7 a.m.

6:35 a.m.

Maricopa County says voters at Burton Barr have three options: Drop off ballots at door number three, wait for the tabulator to come online, or go to another location nearby.

6:17 a.m.

Poll workers at the Burton Barr Library tell ABC15 the location is currently a drop off site ONLY. They report they are having an issue with the tabulation machine and are sending people down the street to the art museum to vote in person. They are working to find out what the issue is.

6 a.m., Tuesday

Polls open across Arizona.

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