Editor's note: This story was updated at 8 p.m. Wednesday to reflect votes tabulated Nov. 6.

Debbie Lesko, Republican, leads David Sandoval, Democrat, in early vote totals released by the Maricopa County Recorder for District 4 supervisor.

Lesko extended her lead Nov. 6 by two percentage points to 59.4%, or 185,206 votes, to Sandoval’s 40.06%, or 126,569 votes, of the 350,806 total votes, indicating a turnout of 61.36% of the registered voters. Those numbers include early voting and votes counted Nov. 6.

Lesko has represented Arizona’s 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2018. The district is in the West Valley includes Glendale, Surprise, Sun City, Peoria, and part of western Phoenix.

Lesko previously served in the Arizona Legislature from 2009 to 2018. She served in the Arizona Senate from 2015 to 2018. She was president pro tempore of the Arizona Senate from 2017 to 2018 and also served as a member of Arizona House of Representatives from 2009 until 2015.

She became the Representative for Arizona’s 8th congressional district after winning a 2018 special election. She ran for reelection in 2022 without opposition in the primary or general election.

In October 2023, Lesko announced she would not seek reelection in 2024. She later announced a run for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors representing District 4.