Maricopa County’s latest ballot drop this afternoon shows Trump-Endorsed Arizona Senate Candidate Kari Lake continuing to close the gap against Democrat Ruben Gallego.
Maricopa County election officials have stated that it could take up to two weeks to finish counting the ballots and determine a final winner. In the meantime, many supporters of Kari Lake remain concerned that election integrity could be at risk, fearing that another effort to steal the election from her might be underway.
According to Kari Lake’s spokesman, Alex Nicoll, Lake is currently dominating the latest count, securing 58% of the 23,295 newly counted votes in the Senate race, while Democrat Ruben Gallego trails with just 40%. Despite this strong showing, Lake is still down by just under 40,000 votes, with the margin between her and Gallego sitting at 1.5%.
This is a significant improvement from election night, when Kari Lake trailed by more than 100,000 votes in early results. But as more ballots are counted, Lake has made a dramatic comeback, defying initial expectations.
Earlier on election night, it was reported that Lake had won 57.39% of the roughly 70,000 ballots counted and released at 7 p.m. MST, with Gallego receiving only 40.88%. These results set the stage for what many now believe could be a nail-biting conclusion to the race.
Maricopa County officials have announced that there are still 450,000 ballots remaining to be counted in the county alone.
On a statewide level, a total of 758,409 ballots are yet to be processed, with Kari Lake’s path to victory growing clearer if the current trends hold. If Lake continues to maintain her momentum, there’s a strong possibility she will emerge victorious in this fiercely contested race.
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