Alex Tabet is a 2024 NBC News campaign embed.
PHOENIX — Arizona state Rep. Justin Heap defeated incumbent Stephen Richer in the GOP primary for Maricopa County recorder, an outcome that could have a major impact on how elections are administered in the nation’s most populous battleground county. Heap had 42.4% support from Republican primary voters to 35.9% for Richer when The Associated Press called the race Wednesday morning. Don Hiatt, a candidate who worked in information management technology, took 21.8%.
” The primary for Maricopa County recorder, a job with a vast administrative role that includes processing deeds and overseeing the voter file and other parts of elections, is typically a sleepy affair. But the contest was much more heated this year, as Maricopa, the largest county of a key battleground state, has emerged as a hotbed for unfounded election fraud claims.
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