Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
Did tens of thousands of Arizonans vote for Ruben Gallego but not for Kamala Harris?
Split-ticket voting, when voters support different parties in different races, and undervoting, when voters leave some races on their ballot blank, happens in every election. This is especially true in Arizona, where more than one third of registered voters indicate no party preference. Wins for Gallego and President-elect Donald Trump in Arizona reflect what most polls predicted ahead of the election.
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Sources
- Arizona Secretary of State 2024 General Election Unofficial Results
- Google Drive AZSOS Media Inquiry, Email exchange with Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.pdf
- PBS How split-ticket voters could decide control of Congress
- Five Thirty Eight 2024 Presidential Election Arizona
- Five Thirty Eight 2024 U.S. Senate Election Arizona
- Ruben Gallego for Arizona Meet Ruben Gallego
- Ruben Gallego for Arizona Endorsements
- UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute Key Facts about Latino Eligible Voters in Arizona
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