Tom Horne leads for Arizona schools chief; AG's race a dead heat

Tom Horne, the Republican candidate for state schools chief, padded his lead over Democratic incumbent Kathy Hoffman. A total of 8,576 votes now separate them, with Horne having 50.2% of those tallied.

That lead could prove insurmountable by Hoffman, given that only about 28,000 votes are left to be counted statewide. Those include about 12,000 in Maricopa County, more than 5,400 in Pima County, 4,500 in Apache County and 1,400 in Pinal County. There are smaller numbers in several other counties.Republican Abe Hamadeh added another 11,678 votes from his Monday total.

About a third of the uncounted votes appear to be ballots waiting to be"cured.'' These are cases where the signature on the envelope for the early ballot does not match what county election officials already have on file. But time is running out: State law gives those people only through 5 p.m. Wednesday to fix the problem, something that can be done even with a phone call to verify identity.

There also are about 6,100 provisional ballots, normally given to people who show up at vote centers without the necessary identification. That can be fixed only by the voter bringing the documentation to any election office or city or county clerk before Wednesday's 5 p.m. deadline. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.

Bummer on Horne. That cultural imperialist destroyed the very successful Mexican American Studies Program at TUSD. He should never be let near a school. Why didn’t the media destroy him? Where’s your sense of responsibility to warn people about the evils they face?

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