Thread by @brahmresnik

BALLOT UPDATE Maricopa County posts 98,000 ballots. #AZGOV race tightens:
▶️@KariLake w 55% nets a gain of 8,911 votes.
▶️@KatieHobbs w 45% lead shrinks to 26,011
▶️MariCo has 85K-95K remaining ballots. Statewide est. 170K
Overall:
Hobbs 50.5%
Lake 49.5%

But ... @KariLake can't keep up with @Rachel1Mitchell

BALLOT UPDATE @AbrahamHamadeh slices @krismayes lead in half with net gain of 10,122 votes in #AZAG race.
Mayes 50.2%
Hamadeh 49.8%
+11,328

BALLOT UPDATE In school superintendent race, @Supt_Hoffman in virtual tie with R Tom Horne after Horne nets 9,003 votes.
Hoffman leads by 592 votes.
Hoffman 50%
Horne 50%

AUTOMATIC RECOUNT ZONE New Arizona law triggers automatic recount when winning margin is 0.5% or less of total vote. With projected 2.6M turnout, that's around 13,000 votes. Recount looking very real for some/all statewides.
▶️Recount would prolong elex well into Dec.

RACE TO WATCH For 2nd time in 2 cycles, @JevinHodge gives veteran Republican fight of his political life, but loses lead at wire. County Supervisor Jack Sellers in 2020, now @RepDavid. Schweikert leads by 894 votes, after netting 3,435.
Schweikert 50.1%
Hodge 49.9%
#AZ01