Democrats pad narrow leads in Arizona Senate, governor races


              Maricopa County Recorder Steve Richer, left, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates, right, listen to a question from the media during a news conference at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates gives an update about the ballot counting during a news conference at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              An election worker holds a stack of counted ballots at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., with his wife former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords greets supporters at an election night event in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.(AP Photo/Alberto Mariani)
            An election worker tabulates ballots inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) An election worker verifies a ballot on a screen inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) Election adjudicators and observers watch ballot tabulation inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) An election worker gathers tabulated ballots to be boxed inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) 
              Katie Hobbs, Democratic candidate for Arizona governor, speaks to supporters at a campaign event in Peoria, Ariz., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters holds his son, Rex, 2, as he speaks with supporters, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake waves to supporters at a campaign event in Queen Creek, Ariz., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Lake will face Democrat Katie Hobbs in the general election in November. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)