Photo via Yassamin Ansari campaign
By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | AZ Mirror
Yassamin Ansari will represent the Democratic ticket for a West Valley congressional district in November, after a recount found that she beat out her primary opponent by less than 40 votes.
Initial results showed Ansari, a former vice-mayor of Phoenix, leading former state lawmaker Raquel Terán by just 42 votes to represent congressional district 3, a solidly Democratic district that spans South and West Phoenix. That lead was narrowed even further by an official recount announced on Tuesday morning, with Ansari winning by just 36 votes: 19,084 to Terán’s 19,048.
The seat is currently held by outgoing U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is angling to replace U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
In a post on social media site X, formerly Twitter, Ansari celebrated her victory and called on Arizonans to support Democratic candidates.
“Following today’s recount results, I am deeply honored to be your Democratic nominee for Congress,” she wrote. “It’s time for us to come together and ensure we secure victories for Democrats up and down the ballot this November.”
