"At present I congratulated Governor-elect Katie Hobbs on her victory in a hard-fought race," Gov. Doug Ducey introduced.
AP
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday congratulated Democrat Katie Hobbs on successful the state’s gubernatorial election as her opponent, Republican Kari Lake, refuses to concede the race.
Final week, Hobbs was projected to narrowly win the race for Arizona’s governor’s mansion. With 99% of the votes counted as of Wednesday, Hobbs will beat Lake by about 17,000 votes within the Grand Canyon State. The margin is above the brink that may set off an automated recount.
“At present I congratulated Governor-elect Katie Hobbs on her victory in a hard-fought race and provided my full cooperation as she prepares to imagine the management of the State of Arizona,” Ducey stated in an announcement.
“My administration will work to make this transition as clean and seamless as doable,” he added. “Our obligation is to make sure that Arizona’s twenty fourth Governor and her staff can hit the bottom working and proceed our state’s unbelievable momentum.”
Lake, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has raised election integrity issues centered on Arizona’s Maricopa County, the place on Election Day, 70 polling locations skilled voting machine points. Nonetheless residents of the state’s most populous county had been nonetheless capable of solid ballots, in keeping with state election officers.
Lake’s marketing campaign referred to as for an extension of in-person voting on Election Day due to the snafu in Maricopa County, however a decide rejected the request, arguing that there was no proof that a voter was unable to solid a poll on Nov. 8.
“That is simply past 2020. I imply what they did in 2020, it seems to be like they did it once more, after which some. And for the governor, if he says he’s going to certify this, and
Katie Hobbs to certify this, I believe they actually higher suppose lengthy and laborious,” Lake informed Steve Bannon on his “Battle Room” podcast Wednesday.
Lake has filed a lawsuit in opposition to Maricopa County election officers in search of extra details about the issues on the polls and what number of voters had been affected.
County election officers have till Monday to certify the outcomes of the 2022 midterm races. Cochise and Mohave counties have thus far refused to certify their election outcomes however they're anticipated to be compelled to take action by Monday.
Arizona’s secretary of state, who occurs to be Hobbs, then has till Dec. 5 to certify the election outcomes.
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