After sprinting to large lead, Kris Mayes declared winner over Warren Petersen in AG race

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 358

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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Kris Mayes will be Arizona’s attorney general for the next four years after easily outpacing her Republican opponent, Warren Petersen, in Tuesday’s election.

Early Wednesday, with Mayes leading by more than 10 percentage points, The Associated Press called the race in Mayes’ favor.

Mayes narrowly won her first term in 2022 with a margin of difference of just 280 votes. Republicans hoped to close that gap, but Petersen, a longtime state …

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