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Democrat John McLean ahead of Republican Vince Leach by 509 votes in Tucson's LD17 election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The latest update on close legislative races in Southern Arizona: Hope for victory slips away in other districts targeted by Democrats, but challengers maintain margins in LD17.

Arizona election results delayed as counties experience unexpected problems counting ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
It’s taking far longer than expected in multiple counties across Arizona to count ballots and report election results, which means numerous congressional, statewide, and local races have yet to be called.

Christy expands lead in race for Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrats will continue their control of the Pima County Board of Supervisors for the next four years, but it remains to be seen if there will still be a single Republican supervisor.

Trump election subversion case all but dead after judge vacates deadlines tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge granted special counsel Jack Smith’s request to vacate the remaining deadlines in Donald Trump’s election subversion case, all but bringing the case to an anticlimactic close.

Ciscomani retakes lead with 1,560 votes over Engel in Az CD6 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani took back the lead from Democrat Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 race, ahead by 1,560 votes after several counties updated their vote tallies Friday.

CBP officers intercept .50-cal rifles, AK-47s at San Luis border crossing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Yuma-area U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a U.S. citizen earlier this month after he allegedly tried to smuggle rifles and ammunition magazines into Mexico, including two .50-caliber sniper rifles.

Pima volleyball's rally falls short in tiebreaker in regionals opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (16-13) opened play in the Region I, Division II Tournament on Thursday at Glendale Community College.

Court of Appeals: Arizona’s law requiring disclosure of ‘dark money’ is constitutional tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the anti-dark-money law that voters approved in 2022, ruling that it was constitutional to force disclosure of the source of political spending.

Sours-Miller & Hoffmeyer dominate as Pima women win basketball opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (1-0) opened the 2024-25 regular season on Thursday in the first day of the Eastern Arizona Classic.

Immigration groups brace for 2nd Trump administration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Immigration advocates and civil rights groups are preparing to take on President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises to crack down on immigration, from reviving controversial policies of his first term to enacting mass deportations.

Judge rules Biden program to keep undocumented spouses, stepkids in country is illegal tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Texas federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s "Keeping Families Together" program late Thursday evening, concluding the plan to keep over 550,000 undocumented spouses and stepchildren in the country is illegal.

GOP primed to make another pickup in Az House races, expanding their majority tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republicans on Thursday took the lead in a hotly contested northeast Phoenix race for the state House of Representatives, setting the stage for the GOP to increase their majority by two seats when lawmakers return to the Capitol in January.

Judge extends lithium drilling freeze, a major win for Hualapai Tribe tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge extended a temporary pause of exploratory drilling as part of a lithium mining project near the Hualapai Tribe’s sacred site after the court found that irreparable harm from drilling is likely.

Kari Lake shrinks Ruben Gallego’s lead in race for U.S. Senate tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego’s lead over his opponent Kari Lake in the contest for one of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seats shrunk Thursday, as more results slowly trickled in.

Hanging & dangling: Incomplete vote results show Southern Az's swinging political landscape tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I can see a route for Democrats to win all five seats on the Pima County Board of Supervisors next time around. I also see a way for Republicans to win a majority four years hence. That's good. Elected officials should feel accountability to voters and not entitlement to their seats.

Nearly all incuments win reelection in K-12 school board races in Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters decided the future of school boards across Pima County, and ousted members of the Pima Community College Board on Election Day

LD17: Democrats maintain lead in heavily GOP Tucson-area legislative race tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The latest update on close legislative races in Southern Arizona: Hope for victory slips away in other districts targeted by Democrats, but challengers maintain margins in LD17.

Pinal County takes 24 hours to count Election Day ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pinal County, the fast-growing neighbor of Maricopa County, ultimately took more than 24 hours to count all the ballots cast at polling places - and that's unusual, even in Arizona, a state known for its long counting period.

137K ballots yet to count in Pima County, races still too close to call tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two days after Election Day, Pima County has about 137,000 ballots left to review — an estimate that hit 175,000 at one point Thursday — but the exact number that will be added to the count is still unknown.

Christy widens lead in race for Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrats will continue their control of the Pima County Board of Supervisors for the next four years, but it remains to be seen if there will still be a single Republican supervisor.

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