BREAKING: Judge Tosses Out Abe Hamadeh’s Election Challenge in Arizona Attorney General Race

Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee F. Jantzen on Friday tossed out Republican attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh’s election challenge against Democrat Kris Mayes.

UPDATED WITH THE LATEST: "Judge denies Abe Hamadeh's election challenge in Arizona attorney general race." (via @KavalerTara) https://t.co/eHXv1gBwgl

— Dan Nowicki (@dannowicki) December 23, 2022

Hamadeh trailed by 511 votes out of more than 2.5 million ballots cast in the Attorney General race.

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The judge's decision was based on testimony from Hamadeh's lawyer, Tim LaSota, acknowledging that based on the ballot inspection (a small sample of ballots), his client would not be able to get over 511 votes needed to overcome Mayes.

Afterward, Mayes' attorney, Dan Barr, called for LaSota to be sanctioned for bringing the election contest.

AZ Central reported:

The plaintiffs in the case included: Hamadeh, the Republican National Committee, and two Mohave County voters, The defendants were: Mayes, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, and various local elections officials.

Ultimately, the judge agreed with the defendants that there was not enough evidence to support the claims.

After the decision, Hamadeh posted on Twitter: "Thousands of voters were disenfranchised. Election Day in Maricopa County was a disaster. Election officials failed democracy. My team will await the results of the recount before deciding our next steps. Merry Christmas!"

There are thousands of uncounted provisionals ballots. Thousands of voters were disenfranchised. Election Day in Maricopa County was a disaster. Election officials failed democracy.

My team will await the results of the recount before deciding our next steps.

Merry Christmas!

— Abe Hamadeh (@AbrahamHamadeh) December 23, 2022

Barr told The Arizona Republic: "I'm happy for Kris Mayes, but it was a complete waste of time. It is outrageous to put forward these claims without facts." He also confirmed that he would be filing a sanction request against Hamadeh's lawyer.