New figures show Republican Tom Horne picked up 4,984 additional votes on Wednesday in his bid to reclaim his old job of state schools chief. But Democratic incumbent Kathy Hoffman added 4,842 more votes.But a new state law requires an automatic recount if the margin of victory between the candidates is less than one-half of one percent. And when all is said and done, that figure for a statewide race is likely to be about 12,700 votes.
Republican Kari Lake picked up a few more votes Wednesday than Hobbs. But she still trails by 17,200. Lake, however, has refused to concede. She even put up a Twitter post on Wednesday with a series of clips from campaign events and rallies accompanied by audio from the Tom Petty hit"I Won't Back Down.''
A lawsuit filed in connection with that incident, which sought to keep the polls open beyond 7 p.m., was immediately rejected by a judge.
Lake will be hearing from Tom Petty’s estate.