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Sheriff Chris Nanos earned 495 votes more than his challenger, with the thin gap falling within range of the Arizona law that requires a recount when the winning margin is less than or equal to 0.5% of total votes.
The council's new members pointed to public safety as their top priority, along with making sure the city’s departments are well funded.
Tucson Spotlight spent time on the UA campus Wednesday, talking to young voters about their post-election feelings and the implications for the future.
Sahuarita's $66 million bond package is the only local initiative unlikely to be approved by voters.
Eight K-12 districts held elections for governing board seats. Tucson Spotlight wrote about the candidates running for seats in the Tucson, Vail and Catalina Foothills districts.
In the most contentious race of the season, Democratic Sheriff Chris Nanos is leading his Republican challenger Heather Lappin with 54% of the votes, as of 11:30 p.m..
With steady foot traffic at many local polling places, Pima County’s Election Day voter turnout was strong and included many first and second-time voters.
In 2022, 14% of voters with disabilities reported some kind of difficulty casting a ballot, more than any other group and amidst expanded access to mail-in voting during the pandemic.
Deja Foxx experienced homelessness in her teenage years and understands firsthand the necessity of having politicians in Congress who look like her and care about the needs of people.
