Results Are In, But McSally's Slim Lead Signals A Recount
TUCSON — Pima County finished counting all ballots from the Nov. 4 general election. But there still isn’t an official winner in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District race.
Republican Martha McSally has just 161 more votes than Democratic incumbent Ron Barber, and a recount is likely.
By state law if a candidate wins by less than one tenth of one percent, it triggers a recount. In this case that means since McSally won by fewer than 200 votes a recount is probable.
However, nothing is final in any race in Arizona until Dec. 1. This is when official results are released for the 2014 general election that have been certified by the Secretary of State’s office.
The 2nd Congressional District race has been a tight one all along. A recount is paid for by taxpayer dollars, but both campaigns have set up donation accounts to help cover additional costs during the process.
In a statement Thursday a spokeswoman for Barber said that during the recount they want to make sure every lawful vote is counted. She referred to the close to 800 provisional ballots that were found invalid in Pima County.
McSally claimed victory on Wednesday.
