By Jen Fifield | Votebeat
A Pinal County supervisor who lost his bid for sheriff is asking the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to investigate the county’s primary election results, claiming that he has identified a suspicious pattern that signals they are inaccurate.
The candidate, Republican Kevin Cavanaugh, provided Votebeat with his analysis and said he believes the data shows “strong evidence that cheating has occurred.”
But two independent analysts who reviewed it said it is not necessarily proof of malfeasance or error. And officials in the county, located just southeast of Maricopa County, say they are confident the election went smoothly.
A spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office confirmed that it received a complaint from Cavanaugh, but said the office could not confirm whether they will investigate.
