PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. — One of the most competitive races in Arizona has still not been called one week after Election Day.
As of Nov. 13, media outlets have not called the race for Pima County sheriff.
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Democrat Chris Nanos is currently ahead of Republican Heather Lappin by only 199 votes. The race could be headed for a recount since Nanos' lead is less than 1%.
Pima County has about 42,000 votes left to tabulate.
Other Democrats running for county seats in Pima County have already won their races by wide margins. Gabriella Cazares-Kelly's victory in the county recorder's race was called days ago after the Democrat maintained a 19-point lead over the Republican candidate.
The sheriff's race was mired in controversy before Election Day after Lappin, who currently works under Nanos in the sheriff's department, was placed on leave.
The decision was met with criticisms from other Democrats like Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz, who has called for Arizona's attorney general to investigate Nanos.
Nanos lost the 2016 sheriff's race to Republican Mark Napier. But he won four years later in a rematch against Napier that was determined by a couple thousand of votes.
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