By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | AZ Mirror
The race to represent a West Phoenix congressional district is too close to call and will be subject to a recount, with a margin of less than 50 votes between Yassamin Ansari and Raquel Terán.
The duo are each hoping to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is angling to win a seat in the U.S. Senate. While Ansari won an early lead on election night, ballot tabulation in the ensuing days has shrunk the number of votes separating her from Terán to just 42. Such a razor-thin margin means the race meets the threshold for a recount.
Two years ago, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature who were critical of President Joe Biden’s narrow win in the state in 2020 passed a law that significantly expanded the margin that triggers an automatic recount. The updated threshold is equal to less than half of a percentage point of all ballots cast in the contested race.
