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Stephen Richer: “If some of the races have a larger margin, I think the…”

Featuring: Stephen Richer, Republican | Maricopa County Recorder | Arizona

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Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer speaks as polls open in Arizona

Published | Video Starts at 04:12

Well, as my colleagues on the board of supervisors and I always say, and as we all say in the elections world, we don't announce winners, we simply tabulate the results. That being said, If some of the races have a larger margin, I think the winner will be able to be determined by the end of the night tonight. For some of the razor thin races, it might take up to 48, 72 hours when we really know in some of those races that are within 1 or 2% because in those races really every single vote matters. (04:12–04:39)

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Asserts that races with larger margins can have winners determined by the end of election night.

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