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Sedona mayoral race too close to call
Recount likely, but incumbent Pud Colquitt leads by 15 votes in the unofficial tally
UPDATE #2: (as of May 21, 2008): According to our campaign sources, there are approximately 130-150 ballots that have not yet been counted, so the official results will differ from the unofficial results posted last evening.
UPDATE #1: (as of May 21, 2008): Sedona.biz has been investigating the process for an automatic recount or contesting an election. Under Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 16, Chapter 4, Article 12, an automatic recount will be made if the margin differential is less than or equal to .10% of the total votes cast for the candidates or if, for cities, the vote count differential is less than 10 votes. To contest an election, the standard is high (see Contest of state election). Based on the unofficial results, an automatic recount would not be triggered as the percentage differential is .39% and the vote count differential is 15 votes.
by Carl Jackson
Sedona, AZ - May 20, 2008 – After months of campaigning, fund
raisers, political debates, a run-off race, and the drama and trauma
of an anonymous letter sent to a mayoral candidate that led to
formal charges being brought by the city; the Sedona mayoral
election is...not over yet.
That's right, the saga continues.
As voters may recall, at the March 11, 2008 mayor election, none of the candidates received a clear majority, leading to tonight's May 20, 2008 mayoral run off.
The unofficial results were not released until about 8pm.
At the Adams campaign, Rob Adams told a crowd of stunned supporters that Pud Colquitt was ahead by 15 votes.
According to the unofficial results, Pud Colquitt received 1911 votes and Rob Adams received 1896, a 15 vote difference with a total of 3,818 total votes.
At the March 11, 2008 election that caused the May 20th run-off, Rob Adams led by 52 votes.
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| Registered Voters 6349 - Cards Cast 3822 60.20% | Num. Report Precinct 2 - Num. Reporting 2 100.00% |
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Unexpectedly, the voter turn out this time around was 200 votes higher than on March 11, 2008.
On March 11th, approximately 667 voters voted for the Green Candidate, Matthew Turner. Mr. Turner subsequently endorsed Pud Colquitt.
The race is by no means over as tonight's results are unofficial and may change if any votes late in the day had not yet been counted. The Rob Adams campaign says it is checking Arizona statutes to determine how to request a recount and an audit.
Regardless of tomorrow's final results, it is almost certain that one candidate will request a recount.
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