Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs saw her lead in the gubernatorial race over Republican Kari Lake drop again in the most recent update.
Hobbs’s lead of 19,382 narrowed to 17,249, according to unofficial results from the office of Hobbs, a Democrat, based on new reports from Maricopa County and other jurisdictions on Nov. 15.
Hobbs gained nearly 9,700 votes in the new tranche. Lake gained 11,829.
Hobbs now has 1.276 million. Lake now has 1.259 million.
Hobbs declared victory this week after media outlets, including the Associated Press, called the race for her. Lake has not conceded.
The margin between the candidates is just 0.6 percent, nearing recount territory. Under a new Arizona law, a recount is triggered if the margin is at or below 0.5 percent when all the votes are counted….