Voters in Arizona’s largest county are on track to elect a staunch conservative to replace the locality’s leftist-friendly elections chief.
On Wednesday, Democrat Tim Stringham announced that he had called Republican Justin Heap to effectively concede defeat in the race to become Maricopa County’s next recorder. Heap, a member of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, confirmed his opponent called to concede in a tweet published the same day.
“It is undeniably true that past elections, under both parties and spanning more than a decade, have denigrated our county’s reputation and made us the laughing stock of the nation. That ends today,” Heap wrote on X.
While Arizona officials continue to count votes as of this article’s publication, preliminary results show Heap currently leading Stringham by 4.2 points, according to The New York Times.
The apparent victory is welcome news for Arizona voters concerned about the integrity of Maricopa County elections. Since 2021, the recorder position has been occupied by Stephen Richer, a self-styled “Republican” who is hostile to election integrity activists throughout the state. […]
— Read More: thefederalist.com
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