Why AP called the Arizona’s governor race for Katie Hobbs

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs speaks on the set of "Arizona Horizon" prior to a televised interview with host Ted Simons in Phoenix, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Hobbs will face Republican Kari Lake for Arizona governor in the November general elections. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

By Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press

Posted November 14, 2022 9:40 pm.

Last Updated November 14, 2022 9:46 pm.

The Associated Press called the Arizona governor’s race for Democrat Katie Hobbs on Monday after the latest round of vote releases gave her a 20,000-vote lead that AP determined she would not relinquish.

The AP concluded that, even though Republican Kari Lake had been posting increasingly larger margins in vote updates from Maricopa County, she was not gaining a big enough share to overtake Hobbs, and was running out of remaining votes.

Vote counting had gone on for days since the Tuesday election, as officials continued to tally massive amounts of late-arriving ballots.

Hobbs gained prominence defending the state’s elections work after Joe Biden’s contentious win there over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential race. Lake, a former TV broadcaster, cast doubts on the outcome of that election, without evidence.

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