Blame the early ballots that get dropped off on Election Day at the polls. Stir in increasingly competitive contests, and it adds up to days' worth of waiting for a definitive result. Maricopa County estimated vote counting would run 10-13 days before every ballot is counted.
Arizona is a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, with 11 electoral votes at stake. See live results here.
Donald Trump is currently leading on 52.3 percent of the vote to Kamala Harris' 46.8 percent with 69 percent of the votes counted, according to the AP.
The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear Republican Kari Lake’s latest appeal over her defeat in the 2022 governor’s race, marking yet another loss in her attempt to overturn the race's outcome.
Donald Trump has won the state of Arizona, completing a sweep of the battleground states, according to Decision Desk HQ’s projections. Arizona is one of seven swing states that held the key to whether Trump or Vice President Harris returned to the White House.
Of the counties with nearly complete results, more than 90 percent shifted in favor of former President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 presidential election.