Politics Live 2022 Arizona governor election results: Kari Lake vs. Katie Hobbs Follow along live as the final votes are counted. Here are the latest Arizona election results for Nov. 13. Hobbs victory adds further evidence that Trump is weighing down his allies in a crucial battleground state as the former president gears up for an announcement of a 2024 presidential run. Many of Arizona's primary races remained too close to call Wednesday . Former candidate for governor Kari Lake on Friday filed a lawsuit asking the courts to set aside her electoral loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs and declare her the winner instead. There was zero excitement, and this is ridiculous.". Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Source: Election results and race calls from The Associated Press. The addition of 600,000 eligible voters in Washington State since the 2018 midterms appears to be helping turnout, with 135,000 more ballots returned this time, an increase of about a half of a percentage point, according to the secretary of state. They make a plea for patience and explain the byzantine process of counting votes in Arizonas biggest county. She has previously called for officials in charge of the 2020 election to be jailed and said that if she were governor at the time, she would not have certified the state's vote for President Joe Biden. June 2022 July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 20 30 40 50 60% Lake 49.5% Hobbs 47.1% Election Day Nov. 8, 2022 Nov. 8, 2022 leader Nov. 8, 2022 leader Lake Lake +2.4. Arts/Lifestyle. 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The course of the day Sunday, with more vote counts coming in across the state, saw Lake whittle away at Hobbs' lead, which at one point Sunday was 36,000 votes. Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire. The Daily Wildcat, straight to your inbox. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. More traditional Republicans, including Gov. At this time, the estimate for total Arizona votes counted is about 66%, according to the Associated Press. Prior to entering politics, Lake was a Phoenix news anchor for KSAZ who made headlines last year for a video in which she lambasted her former profession. It is a choice between truth and fiction, Mr. Fontes told reporters this week in front of the Arizona State Capitol. It irritates me to no end.. But Arizona has remained ground zero in some Republicans' quest to cast doubt on elections, including by Trump himself, despite an extended ballot review of 2020 that proved Joe Biden's win. Arizona was a crucial battleground state in the 2020 presidential election. Doug Ducey, who was prohibited by term limit laws from running again. State Results Exit Polls Polling Governor: Arizona CNN coverage: What a 51-49 Senate majority means for Democrats Voters deliver ringing endorsement of abortion rights on midterm ballot. "The people of Arizona are sick and tired of elections being run like we're in some banana republic, and we won't have it anymore. Maricopa County officials said about 30% of over 220 polling sites had issues with the vote counting machines, leading to about 17,000 ballots that have yet to be counted. Sports. Meanwhile, Hobbs, the secretary of state, urged patience and expressed confidence in the system. She also spent considerable time in rural areas, looking to minimize her losses in regions that traditionally support Republicans. The former television news anchor, who rose to prominence by adhering to former President Donald Trump's false claims of widespread election fraud in 2020, hasn't alleged fraud in Tuesday's election. Rusty Bowers, the Republican speaker of the Arizona House who offered emotional congressional testimony about the pressure he faced in the weeks after the 2020 election, appears to be headed for defeat in his State Senate primary. "The voters of Arizona deserve to have their voices heard, and Kari Lake's campaign of lies won't stop that.". PHOENIX (AP) Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona . Finchem, a state representative from Oro Valley, also alleged in the suit, without direct evidence, that Hobbs and his Democratic challenger, Secretary of State-elect Adrian Fontes, conspired with Twitter to censor and suspend his social media account at the peak of election season. Read the latest here. Fox News projects Katie Hobbs will defeat Kari Lake in Arizona governor race, Dem who made controversial abortion comments ditches public meeting to dine with senators as parents protest, Ringleader of gas stove crackdown to speak at House Democrats' annual conference, Biden vows to ban assault weapons 'come hell or high water', Biden slammed for laughing while discussing mom who lost two children to fentanyl: 'Shameful'. Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has defeated Republican Kari Lake in Arizona's race for governor, NBC News projected Monday. In this election, Arizonans chose solving our problems over conspiracy theories. Arizona underwent multiple ballot recounts after flipping blue for Biden and, despite attempts by some Republicans to find voter fraud in the state, an investigation found just "100 potentially questionable ballots" out of more than 2 million a number that wouldn't change the election results, even if the ballots were found to be definitively fraudulent. Stay with Fox News for coverage of all Governor's races . The voter outreach office will assist, train and when possible conduct non-partisan voter registration drives throughout the state. Lake highlighted her "common sense conservatism" as she centered her campaign on the issues of border security, homelessness, banning critical race theory in Arizona classrooms, support for school choice, and opposition to abortion. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona governor election results: Kari Lake cuts Katie Hobbs' lead, Why the AP hasn't called the Arizona governor's race, Arizona governor election results: Kari Lake cuts Katie Hobbs' lead. As of Monday night, Hobbs was. By John Waller updated on November 9, 2022 3 Newsletter Signup. Lake needs a repeat of 2020 to have her claims of victory prove true. "I think it's despicable. Hobbs urges patience; Lake criticizes While awaiting results, Hobbs . If Ms. Lake emerges victorious, she will become the most powerful elected official in a battleground state to have embraced Mr. Trumps false stop the steal narrative. PHOENIX With Senate control in the balance and the clash for governor on a knife's edge, Arizona's major races crept toward a dramatic conclusion on Friday in a state that has established. She defeats GOP candidate and former local news host Kari Lake. She has made border security, election reform and a "tough love" homelessness policy central to her campaign. The church is about an 8 minute walk from the center of campus, which made it a popular spot for UA students to vote this midterm. Both disputed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. One of Lake's lawyers is Bryan Blehm, whose dual work for 2020 review contractor Cyber Ninjas and the Arizona Senate raised concerns of a conflict. The lawsuit alleges "intentional misconduct" leading to problems with machines and that ballots were "illegally injected" into the election by county contractors. She. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Prior to Sunday's big ballot update in Maricopa County, Lake needed to win 56% of statewide ballots left outstanding. Nicole DeMont, Hobbs' campaign manager, in a statement on Sunday noted Hobbs has stayed ahead of Lake since Election Day, and "it's clear that this won't change.". The lawsuit also references issues that were raised, and repeatedly debunked, in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential contest and the subsequent Arizona Senate review of the Maricopa County election. They called Ms. Lake and the other top Republican candidates in Arizona divisive and dangerous, and described the midterms as a referendum on election deniers whose ascension to the states highest public offices would have dire implications for how elections are run and how power is transferred. Lake has significantly shrunk Hobbs' big early advantage, whichwas expected by many political observers. Never miss a story sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer. Her career experience includes working as a news anchor for Fox10 News Phoenix and owning a small business. election denier who marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the race to be Arizona's secretary of state. Kelly defeated GOP Sen. Martha McSally, who was appointed by Ducey, by more than 78,000 votes to serve out the remainder of McCain's term, through Jan. 2023. Live Arizona Election Results See our full coverage of Arizona election results including senate, house and local races as well as ballot measures on the ticket. For this, he would be disappointed if Lake won. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. At events, they welcomed far-right guest speakers. A day after being projected as the winner in the race for governor of Arizona, Democrat Katie Hobbs spoke at a victory rally on Nov. 15. In the final stretch of the campaign, top Democratic candidates and their surrogates including former President Barack Obama and Jill Biden, the first lady cast the states elections as vital to preserving the nations democracy. Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent GOP lawyer from California who worked for Trump and was brought on by the Lake campaign last month, alleged in a Fox News appearance there was "petty little game playingby some Arizona county officials. The ultimate outcome of these contests will reveal the political direction of a critical presidential swing state and could either recharge or diminish the no-holds-barred brand of Trumpian politics that Republicans are now publicly scrutinizing across the country. Her rival, Karrin . If he prevails, Democrats would be one seat away from maintaining Senate control, with votes still being counted in Nevada and Georgias race heading to a runoff in December. In the period of time that the candidates waited for ballots to be counted, Lake went on an alt-right media tour, casting doubt on the validity of her own election. When Hobbs first announced her gubernatorial bid in a video, she drew a contrast between herself and those who support the efforts of the so-called "stop the steal" movement. Those ballots will need signature verification and separation from their signed affidavit envelope before they are counted and included in the results. Ms. Lake told Fox News on Thursday that she had absolute 100 percent confidence that I will be the next governor of Arizona. Mr. Hamadeh, after taking a small lead in his uncalled race, posted a photo on Twitter of himself at a rally and seemed to claim victory, writing, I want to thank the people of Arizona for entrusting me with this great responsibility. He has since lost ground and is slightly trailing. Speaking at the county's vote tabulation center, Gates said:"It is offensive for Kari Lake to say that these people behind me are slow rolling it when they're working 14 to 18 hours. 2022 Arizona Governor Election Results Election Date: Nov. 8, 2022 | Updated 1:31 PM EST Dec. 5, 2022 Governor 100% Est. The county provided one statement in response to the flurry of election cases filed Friday, noting the court system is the proper avenue for election challenges. . or redistributed. Republican officials in Maricopa County emphasized on Tuesday that there had been no fraud or foul play, and said that voters were still able to drop off their ballots in a secure box so they could be counted later. Reporting that amplifies the conversation around food and basic needs insecurity. Since then, the race has been relatively close to 50/50. We chose a better Arizona, and we chose democracy," Hobbs said during a victory rally on Nov. 15. Former candidate for governor Kari Lake on Friday filed a lawsuit asking the courts to set aside her electoral loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs and declare her the winner instead. Her opponent, Marco Lpez, has tried to capitalize on accusations of racism against her from a former employee who is Black. That has not stopped Darrell Cate, 56, from feeling upset since he encountered an hourlong line and broken ballot-counting machines when he went to vote at a church near his home in north Phoenix. At this time, the races for District 1 and District 6 are also very close to 50/50. If a judge won't declare her the winner, Lake wants an order requiring Maricopa County to re-do the gubernatorial election. If 2020 trends hold, those dropped-off ballots would favor Republicans, but in a battleground state that hastinged purple, nothing is certain. Arizona governor's race Katie Hobbs defeats far-right Republican Kari Lake in Arizona governor's race After election loss, Kari Lake says she is 'still in this fight' Kari Lake receives. She was elected to the state Legislature in 2010, serving one term in the House and three terms in the Senate, rising to minority leader. Votes in favor of Hobbs hovered around 55% for much of election night, until around 2 a.m. when the number difference between the two candidates began to shrink. Lake's 70-page lawsuit includes a laundry list of problems and allegations related to the Nov. 8 election, including echoing many claims she has raised in recent weeks over long lines and printer issues creating "chaos" at voting locations. "They're offering conspiracies that only make our lives worse.". The former television news anchor, Lake, carried 70% of votes cast statewide on Election Day, collapsing what once was a 14 percentage-point Hobbs lead among early voters to less than 1 percentage point as of Wednesday night. of state attorney general ballot measure. Hobbs' win over Republican Kari Lake is a major victory for democratic norms. ", And in an interview with conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, which has shifted Arizona GOP politics to the right, Lake named Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer and Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates specifically for "trying to mess with ourelections here. Arizona Republican Kari Lake Booted from Gubernatorial Town Hall Audience: She 'Brought the Drama', Kari Lake Falsely Claims There's a 'Lot of Corruption' in Electoral System, Suggests Restricting Early Voting, Katie Hobbs Seeks Sanctions Against Kari Lake over 'Frivolous' Election Lawsuit: 'Enough Really Is Enough', Liz Cheney Had 2 Words for Trump-Backed Kari Lake, Who Lost Ariz. Incumbent Gov. Update: Katie Hobbs defeated Kari Lake in the race for Arizona governor. "Kari Lake and her campaign have never stopped stoking violence and disinformation in this election," Hobbs' spokesperson Sarah Robinson said Thursday. Mr. Kellys advantage is expected to shrink, but he is seen as the clear favorite. In a Twitter update on Sunday, Lake confirmed she will be taking her case to the Supreme Court . Katie Hobbs, Arizona's Democratic secretary of state, has defeated Kari Lake, a Trump-endorsed former TV anchor in the Arizona governor's race, CBS News projects. election denier who marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the race to be Arizona's secretary of state. Before entering politics, Hobbs was a social worker who worked with homeless youth and an executive with a large domestic violence shelter in the Phoenix area. A visual breakdown of what Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema'sswitch to Independent means to Democrats, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's defection from the Democrats muddies party's path forward, spawned another misleading election theory, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Our election is the only mid-term election in the 50 states with such a comical and tragic outcome.. Lake's victory was a blow to the GOP establishment that lined up behind lawyer and . On Twitter, Ms. Lake and Mr. Masters have projected victory. When I win, and trust me we will win this, this is going to be top of my agenda, Lake told Carlson. In the Senate race, Mark Kelly, the Democratic incumbent, is leading his Republican rival, Blake Masters, by more than five percentage points with 82 percent of the vote counted. Similar calculations are happening now, and if trends hold, Republican consultant Barrett Marson said GOP candidates are likely to win at least some of the statewide races that Democrats led on Wednesday. "Everybody here wouldn't be here without women. Democratic candidate for governor Katie Hobbs kepta small lead over her Republican opponent Kari Lake as the results in one of the state's most consequential races continued to roll in Wednesday evening. PHOENIX, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 08: Arizona Democratic gubernatorial nominee Katie Hobbs arrives to an election night watch party at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on November 08, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. 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