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Updated Nov 13, 2012 - 1:55 pm

Carmona may reconsider Senate seat concession

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By Holliday Moore
Originally published: Nov 13, 2012 - 9:34 am

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Holliday Moore is a Phoenix native with more than 25 years experience in the local and national broadcast and media industry. A graduate of ASU's journalism program, with a second major in Marketing & Management, she considers herself one of the lucky few to be doing exactly what she loves, writing and producing news.

In 2012, she won a prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for a light feature radio story on snakes. For the record, snakes do not say much! She is also honored to be one of two nominees this year for a Mark Twain Award involving her series on Arizona drowning cases.

Among her career accomplishments, Moore has taken home a television Emmy for Cultural Issues Reporting on the Navajo/Hopi Partition Land Act. She has also won numerous Emmy nominations for hard, soft and even sports reporting. However, Moore considers her highest achievement was on the day she received the prestigious Walter Cronkite Political Excellence Award for developing the Scripps Television stations' Democracy 2000 & 2002 program. Bob Morford, ABC 15's News Director at the time, asked Moore to head the project with one wish, "Try not to lose ratings," he said. "We not only did not lose ratings," says Moore, "We actually improved ratings between the coveted 5:00-6:30pm news block."

"She created, designed and executed the award winning program," recalls Morford, "Her efforts brought a great deal of notice and credit to our station."

Moore loves a challenge and is an adrenaline junky by nature. She ran 400 hurdles in college and more recently half marathons to raise thousands of dollars for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She works part time for KTAR Radio while volunteering for her young son's elementary school and running a freelance media services business. Contact Holliday Moore by:

With ballots outstanding and votes still uncounted, it appears senatorial candidate Richard Carmona may put up a fight after all.

The Democratic contender conceded to Rep. Jeff Flake last week for the Arizona seat belonging to outgoing Republican Jon Kyl.

Now, Carmona has told political news site talking points memo he will reconsider his options if the voting tally tightens.

Arizona's second U.S. Senate seat race drew complaints as problems circled around missing absentee and provisional ballots, and voter registration records on Election Day.

At the start of this week, Carmona, the former U.S. surgeon general, trailed Flake by more than 78,000 votes with a little less than half a million ballots still waiting to be counted.

Arizona hasn't had a Democratic senator since Dennis DeConcini left office in 1995.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio addresses crowd at the Republican Election watch party inside the Hyatt Regency ballroom in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Governor Jan Brewer speaks with reporters on the ballroom floor of the Hyatt Regency at the Republican Watch Party in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

KTAR's Jim Cross interviews Maricopa County Attorney Tim Montgomery at the Republican Election watch party at the Hyatt Regency. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Krysten Sinema, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives seat in Arizona District No. 9, talks with KTAR's Sandra Haros at the Democratic Election watch party at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Phoenix (KTAR.com)

Attendees at the Republican Election watch party at the Hyatt Regency ballroom in downtown Phoenix look on as early poll returns come in. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Governor Jan Brewer addresses crowd at the Republican Election watch party inside the Hyatt Regency ballroom in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Supporters of President Obama cheer at the Democratic Election watch party inside the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Phoenix as news comes in of his victory in Iowa. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Attorney General Tom Horne addresses crowd at the Republican Election watch party inside the Hyatt Regency ballroom in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Two attendees at the Democratic Election watch party inside the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Phoenix discuss the early returns on Tuesday night. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Newly-elected Rep. Kyrsten Sinema addresses crowd at Democratic Election watch party inside Renaissance Hotel in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Secretary of State Ken Bennett addresses crowd at the Republican Election watch party inside the Hyatt Regency ballroom in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

KTAR's Pamela Hughes and Jim Cross share a moment at the Republican Election watch party inside the Hyatt Regency ballroom in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

A Vernon Parker supporter mingles at the Republican Election watch party inside the Hyatt Regency ballroom in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Supporters of Barack Obama look on as early returns roll in at the Democratic Election watch party inside the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Phoenix (Photo by KTAR.com).

Arizona's Republican Party chairman Tom Morrissey addresses crowd at the Republican Election watch party inside the Hyatt Regency ballroom in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by KTAR.com)

Democratic Senate candidate Richard Carmona addresses the crowd after acknowledging his loss to Republican Rep. Jeff Flake at a Democratic Party gathering, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. The two were running for the Senate seat vacated by retiring Republican Jon Kyl. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

U.S. Sen Jon Kyl, right, introduces U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., during an election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at a hotel in Phoenix. Flake is seeking retiring Kyl's Senate seat along with democratic challenger Richard Carmona. At left is Flake's wife, Cheryl Flake. (AP Photo/Matt York)

U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and his wife Cheryl, wave during an election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at a hotel in Phoenix. Flake is seeking retiring Sen. Jon Kyl's Senate seat along with democratic challenger Richard Carmona. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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gilbert armenta wrote...

Put up the good fight Carmona

November 13, 2012 9:23 am

That's a lot of ballots and i'm sure mine is in there. I'd like to think i voted for a reason. COUNT THE BALLOTS

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Compare the signatures for duplicaes

November 13, 2012 11:12 am

I wonder if there are multiple provisional ballots for people. Did they mail one int, then go to several polling places and cast provisionals hoping that they'd be countted several times? This might be why they are protesting over the slow (and accurate) count of ballots. Take all the time you need and make sure you not only compare signatures, but make sure they've only voted ONCE.

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yrreta wrote...

Gilbert you do

November 13, 2012 11:16 am

realize that they count all the votes each election, and then give the final numbers after all votes have been counted. In other words, this happens every election, so just be patient and get your panties out of a wad. Must be the first time you really cared about any outcome.

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Michoacan wrote...

The Maricopa County Elections Dept. allows

November 13, 2012 12:11 pm

Early ballot voters to check on the status of their early ballot. Assuming that they are repoting accurately, here's the status of mine: Election: 2012 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT WAS RECEIVED AND COUNTED

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itsjosh wrote...

Since all the districts were realigned.

November 13, 2012 12:43 pm

New district boundaries, new district numbers, new polling places. Im guessing those people didnt look at their sample ballot to see where they were supposed to go.

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