PHOENIX — Republican Abe Hamadeh asked a judge Friday to declare him the winner in the race for attorney general despite the fact the final official tally showed him losing to Democrat Kris Mayes by 511 votes.
Attorney Tim La Sota said the general election was "afflicted with certain errors and inaccuracies'' in how polling places were operated and how ballots were processed and tabulated.
"The cumulative effect of these mistakes is material to the race for Arizona attorney general,'' he said, given the margin of loss in a contest with more than 2.5 million ballots.
