Tue Nov 15, 2022 – 9:10 pm EST
PHOENIX, Arizona (LifeSiteNews) — Trump-backed Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake lost to Democratic challenger Katie Hobbs, numerous outlets reported Monday night. The news comes after Arizona officials spent days counting ballots after the November 8 election, prompting some to cry foul.
Hobbs, who oversaw the election results in her role as Arizona’s secretary of state, was projected the winner of the crucial contest in the battleground state by the Associated Press and other outlets Monday evening.
“Democracy is worth the wait,” Hobbs said on Twitter after her victory was projected, referencing the fact that Arizona’s vote-counting stretched well beyond Election Day, finally concluding November 15.
Lake, who campaigned largely on tackling corruption in the Arizona election system and previously called on Hobbs to recuse herself from overseeing the election results, has not conceded.
On Monday evening, Lake tweeted a defiant message, remarking, “Arizonans know BS when they see it.”
Arizonans know BS when they see it.
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) November 15, 2022
News of Lake’s defeat comes after reports emerged of widespread voting machine breakdowns in Arizona’s Maricopa County on Election Day that stymied voters’ attempts
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