Arizona secretary of state race: Mark Finchem wins, Adrian Fontes leads in early results

State Rep. Mark Finchem has won the Republican nomination for Arizona secretary of state, propelled by a platform of radical election reform rooted...

August 3, 2022
1:00 PM

State Rep. Mark Finchem has won the Republican nomination for Arizona secretary of state, propelled by a platform of radical election reform rooted in his ongoing denial of the 2020 election results, and an early endorsement from former President Donald Trump.Finchem, from Oro Valley, took the lead early in the four-way GOP contest and only widened the gap.On the Democratic side, former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes led state Rep. Reginald Bolding as election night rolled into Wednesday.

Mary Jo Pitzl