Mohave County’s Unofficial Election Results Ready for Canvassing

Mohave County Elections Director Allen Tempert’s office released new, unofficial vote totals on Monday, marking the near completion of the Arizona primary election. The final step is for Tempert to present these totals to the Mohave County Board of Supervisors during a special meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday for official canvassing.

Tempert reported a smooth election process in Mohave County, with no significant issues other than the time needed to verify signatures and address provisional ballots. This year’s GOP primary winners for the Board of Supervisors include Travis Lingenfelter (District 1), Sonny Borrelli (District 3), Don Martin (District 4), and Ron Gould (District 5). They will all face opponents in the upcoming general election.

Rich Lettman emerged victorious in the GOP primary for the District 2 seat on the Mohave County Board of Supervisors. With no contenders from other parties, Lettman is now the supervisor-elect and will assume office in January, replacing Hildy Angius, who opted to run for District 30 state senator instead of seeking re-election. Lettman secured his win by a 159-vote margin over Grace Hecht, gathering 2,287 votes (42%) compared to Hecht’s 2,128 (39.1%). Scotty McClure came in third with 1,030 votes (18.9%).

Sheriff Doug Schuster won re-election comfortably, defeating Mike Gannuscio by over 16,000 votes. Schuster received 25,793 votes (72.9%), while Gannuscio garnered 8,567 (27.1%). In the absence of candidates from other parties for the November ballot, the primary effectively decided the race.

Mohave County Assessor Jeanne Kentch also secured re-election, though by a narrower margin. She earned 12,522 votes (39.15%), narrowly defeating Becky Foster, who obtained 12,053 votes (37.68%). Rebecca Main Liska was in third place with 7,413 votes (23.17%). Kentch faces no challengers in November.

Topock School District Superintendent John Warren won the Republican primary for county school superintendent, defeating James Barber by 3,227 votes. Warren received 13,476 votes (44.6%) against Barber’s 10,249 (34%). Gordon Groat was third with 6,458 votes (21.4%).

Countywide turnout stood at 32.58%, with 45,385 of Mohave County’s 139,298 registered voters participating. Nonpartisan elections occurred in Bullhead City, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, and Colorado City, with a few contested races in the Republican primary and no contests in the Democratic primary.

Most voters opted for early or mail-in voting. The sheriff’s GOP primary saw the highest turnout, with 35,360 votes cast, over 75% of which came through early or mail-in ballots. The Colorado City race for city council was an exception, with over 63% of votes cast at polling places, outnumbering early and mail-in votes.