Elections 2024

We update final numbers for Yuma and San Luis city councils and races in state House and Senate for our area. Each jurisdiction will make results "official" at upcoming meetings.

At the November 14 meeting of the County Supervisors Association’s (CSA) Board of Directors, Yuma County Supervisor Lynne Pancrazi was unanimously elected by her colleagues to serve as CSA’s President for the upcoming year. In electing Supervisor Pancrazi, the Board has selected an individual dedicated to good governance and to building positive, productive relationships between county officials and state lawmakers.

House Republicans have chosen a veteran lawmaker with a record of opposition to abortion and even access to contraceptives as the speaker for the next two years.

First time voters were thrust into a polarized and even paralyzing decision this election. Arizona Western College, a Yuma County polling center and home of several hundred students, saw plenty of traffic from people who are new to the election process.

Voters in Arizona overwhelmingly supported and approved Proposition 139 last week, which enshrines abortion rights into the state's constitution.

Democrat U.S. Rep. Gallego hands Republican Kari Lake her second defeat in a statewide race after she lost 2022 election to Gov. Katie Hobbs.

As of Friday, Nov. 8th, There are more than 32,000 Ballots Pending Tabulation in Yuma County.

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A look at the most recent voting tallies from select races in Yuma County.

Arizona voters picked and chose their way through ballot proposals Tuesday, rejecting nonpartisan primaries, refusing to curb their right to propose their own law and turning down a bid by Arizona restaurant to cut their costs by paying their tipped workers less.

Two Arizona Supreme Court justices have survived efforts to oust them over their votes on a controversial abortion measure.

Republican David Lara leads Democrat Emilia Cortez by nearly 10,000 votes in the race for Yuma County Recorder, with some votes still to be counted.