Breaking: Arizona's election night ends with unexpected twist for presidential race
Associated Press confirms final outcome in Arizonaʼs presidential contest after vote count in major counties. Mathematical analysis shows remaining ballots cant change surprising election result
On saturday night Nov 9th Associated Press made a decisive call in Arizonaʼs high-stakes presidential race. Donald Trump secured victory over Kamala Harris after vote-updates from Maricopa County (and several other regions) increased his already substantial lead
The announcement came precisely at 9:21pm eastern-time when vote tallies showed Trump leading with 52.6% compared to Harrisʼs 46.4%; creating a significant gap of 185k votes between the front-runners. The remaining un-counted ballots — approximately 443‚000 in total — made it mathematically impossible for Harris to catch up: she would need an unrealistic 70% of whats left
The results from populous Maricopa County played a key-role in determining the races outcome; with each new batch of counted votes steadily widening the margin between both candidates. The counting process continued efficiently despite the large number of mail-in ballots that needed processing
