State Judge Announces Democrat Kris Mayes Beat Republican Abe Hamadeh by Only 280 Votes in Arizona’s Attorney General Race After 60% of Election Centers Were Malfunctioning on Election Day
December 30, 2022 | Arizona
A state judge on Thursday announced Democrat Kris Mayes beat Republican Abe Hamadeh by 280 votes in the race for Arizona’s Attorney General.
Hamadeh was only down by 511 votes against Mayes out of more than 2.5 million ballots cast in the Attorney General race.
However, a “significant miscount” of hundreds of votes was discovered in the recount results.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason announced Mayes won on Thursday afternoon during a hearing.
ABC News reported:
Democrat Kris Mayes is the winner of Arizona’s attorney general race, a state judge announced Thursday.
Mayes defeated Republican Abe Hamadeh by 280 votes after a mandatory recount was triggered due to how close they were separated after the initial tally in November, when Mayes led by roughly 500 votes out of 2.5 million cast.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason unveiled the results of the recount in a hearing on Thursday.
Mayes’ lead from November was nearly halved in the recount. The results showed she had 1,254,809 votes to Hamadeh’s 1,254,529 votes…(Excerpt from The Gateway Pundit)
