Since Election night Nov. 8, 2016 we have been awaiting the final tally of Pima County’s early & provisional ballots for these 2 close races:
LD 10 House (two seats, one open):
Todd Clodfelter (R) 45,627
Kirsten Engel (D) 45,530
Stefanie Mach (D), incumbent 44,770
Incumbent Rep. Mach has apparently lost, after serving 2 terms in the Arizona House. This was Clodfelter’s 3rd try for this same seat in LD 10.
TUSD Governing Board (3 seats, nonpartisan, unpaid):
Mark Stegeman, incumbent 57,466
Kristel Foster, incumbent 54,352
Rachael Sedgwick 50,205
Betts Putnam-Hidalgo 49,519
Brett Rustand 47,683
Cam Juarez, incumbent 47,444
Lori Riegel 41,734
Incumbent Juarez has also apparently lost his bid, served for 1 term (4 years). Political newcomer (former teacher/3rd year law student) Rachael Sedgwick will be joining Prof. Mark Stegeman, Kristel Foster and current President Adelita Grijalva and Michael Hicks on the board.
http://www.tusd.k12.az.us/contents/govboard/govboard.html
Other upsets in the 2016 General Election in Pima County:
Republican LD 2 House Rep. Chris Ackerley (1 term) losing to Democrat Daniel Hernandez Jr. (former Sunnyside School Bd. member);
Democratic Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos (appointed July 2015) lost to Republican Mark Napier;
PCC Board member Martha Durkin (appointed Sept. 2015) lost to Luis Gonzales, a former State Senator, in District 5.
And if you’re curious about the processing of these provisional ballots (18,244), here’s the Pima County Elections website link, from Nov. 14 to 18:
This is a tedious process to verify signatures and process these ballots. Other states have clear cut off dates for early ballots and do not issue provisional ballots on election day.