Maricopa County launched one other batch of election outcomes totaling 104,407 ballots Saturday night time, and it’s clear that one thing’s not proper.
The outcomes went 42.4% for Kari Lake and 54.5% for her opponent, Democrat Ruben Gallego, who is definitely a neighbor and pal of Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. Nevertheless it’s not over but, as lots of of 1000’s of ballots are but to be counted.
Keep in mind that Stephen Richer, the county’s high election official, additionally hates Kari Lake with a ardour. The Gateway Pundit reported on a deposition he gave in his defamation lawsuit in opposition to Kari Lake, the place it was revealed that he contemplated working for Senate to “make life hell for Kari Lake” and admitted that he’s “anti-MAGA” in personal textual content messages. This comes after he ran an anti-MAGA PAC in opposition to Kari Lake within the 2022 election–the identical election the place 60% of vote tabulators failed and brought on four-hour wait instances for Republican voters.
Richer additionally votes for Democrats like Katie Hobbs and certain Kamala Harris. The one distinction between Richer and a Democrat is the letter subsequent to his identify, which actually says nothing besides how he is registered to vote.
This is identical man overseeing the vote counting for the mail-in ballots.
The Gateway Pundit has additionally discovered of issues with the vote totals in Yuma County, and we’ll present updates shortly.
Kari Lake might nonetheless pull off a win, however this final poll drop was fairly damning, and it is exhausting to outvote fraud. She appears to have a path to victory in her as vote totals from throughout the state of Arizona slowly are available in if she wins roughly 55% of the remaining totals.
Determination Desk HQ, nonetheless, has referred to as the race for Ruben Gallego.
Determination Desk HQ tasks Ruben Gallego (D) wins the US Senate election in Arizona.#DecisionMade: 8:57 PM EDT
Observe stay outcomes right here:https://t.co/Dalbgd1kjG pic.twitter.com/7uYO8QdVjH
— Determination Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 10, 2024
Previous to this drop, Lake political operative Colton Duncan mentioned in an X put up that Lake had gained about 55% of all votes counted because the early hours of November 6. She wanted 52% of the remaining 445,131 votes to take the lead.
Of all of the votes which have are available in since 3:45am AZ on Nov. sixth, Kari Lake has gained 55% statewide of every drop on common (from the deepest areas to the deepest areas and every thing in between)
To win, @KariLake wants 52% of the remaining votes & she is on monitor to hit that.
On the time, Lake trailed by simply 32,352 votes with 445,131 excellent ballots after poll drops in Yavapai and Mohave, together with much less favorable drops from Maricopa and Pima, got here in earlier.
NEW Mohave County Drop
LAKE: 4,388 (70.46%)
GALLEGO: 1,639 (26.32%)
OTHER: 201 (3.23%)#AZSen
— Alex Nicoll (@realalexnicoll) November 9, 2024
NEW Yavapai County Drop
LAKE: 5,710 (60.18%)
GALLEGO: 3,583 (37.76%)
OTHER: 195 (2.06%)#AZSen
— Alex Nicoll (@realalexnicoll) November 10, 2024
As of writing, the entire variety of uncounted ballots in Arizona stands at an estimated 438,131, in keeping with the Secretary of State’s workplace. At present, the distinction between Lake and Gallego is 45,054 votes. This comes after Ruben Gallego netted 12,702 votes within the newest drop.
As The Gateway Pundit reported on Friday, Lake beforehand lower her opponent’s lead all the way down to about 33,000 votes or 1.2% after successful poll end result drops in six counties.
The Gateway Pundit will proceed to offer updates on the Arizona Senate race.
