Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly has urged Arizonans to let go of “conspiracies of the past”, calling for unity a day after he won re-election to a crucial Senate seat. The state was central to former President Trump’s failed push to overturn the 2020 election.
, which remains too early to call, or next month’s runoff in Georgia. Republicans now must win both those races to take the majority.
“If, at the end, Senator Kelly has more of them than I do, then I will congratulate him on a hard-fought victory,” Masters said. “But voters decide, not the media; let’s count the votes.” Megan Gilbertson, a spokeswoman for the county elections department, confirmed ballots were mixed at two vote centers but said there are contingencies to reconcile each batch and get an accurate count. She said similar mistakes have been made before, the process has been in place for decades and is overseen by observers from both parties.
The closely watched race for governor between Democrat Katie Hobbs and Republican Kari Lake was too early to call Saturday. Maricopa, Pima and Yavapai counties, which account for the overwhelming majority of the uncounted ballots, continued tabulating them on Saturday and were expected to release new results in the evening.
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