Why is it taking so long to count in the West?
Election Day tensions are centered in Nevada and Arizona. Winning both seats is critical to controlling the Senate now that Georgia is out of balance. However, counting is a pain. And it wasn’t expected to be so clear at this Wednesday’s important contest.
RELATEDIn Nevada, for example, officials responsible for voting in Clark County (the most populous Las Vegas) said they were processing all packages that arrived in the mail on Monday, totaling about 14,000 envelopes. will be And this is also legal, not counting ballots that are mailed in on Election Day this Tuesday. A source informed us there will be an update tonight, but it will be “minimal.”
These votes could be decisive in the Senate elections. Republican Adam Laxalt, now backed by Donald Trump, leads with 22,000 votes over Democrat Catherine Cortez Mast, who is fighting to stay in the Senate. In a state of 3.2 million people, only 66% of the ballots were counted for her.
In Washoe County, in the same state, election officials confirmed they received 4,000 ballots by courier. “It’s definitely far exceeded our expectations today,” he said. Unlike Clark County, Washoe is home to the Republican Party, and Laxalt has less than a 2% chance of extending his lead.
In Arizona the situation is similar. Democrats Mark Kelly and Katie Hobbs have seen their dominance dwindle over time in the battles for the Senate and local government, respectively. His 33% of votes are not tallied. With 26,000 votes left in Pinal County alone, he has 9,000 in Yuma County and 12,000 in Cochise County. Local law allows us to finish the tallying process by November 28th.
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