
KJZZ: It could take 2 weeks to know election results in Arizona. Officials say that’s normal
Wayne Schutsky of KJZZ reports on election officials’ assurances that it is normal for Arizona to take weeks to finalize election results.
It could take around two weeks to learn the results of some races in Arizona’s upcoming November elections, something election officials from around the state say is completely normal.
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates said Arizona’s status as a swing state brings extra focus on how long it takes to count votes, even though many states take weeks to finalize election results.
“But again … the networks can call these races on election night or early the next day, because the races aren’t as close as they are in Maricopa County and Arizona more broadly,” Gates said.
Gates said he expects 95% of ballots in his county to be tabulated by the end of the week after the Nov. 5 election but said it takes an average of 10 to 13 days to finalize the count in Maricopa County, which became a hotbed of disproven voter fraud conspiracy theories in the wake of the 2020 election.
“It unfortunately does lead to people speculating about what might be going on,” Gates said. “But number one, I come back to this, I will 100 out of 100 times take accuracy over speed.”