Nearly a week after Election Day, three big races in Arizona remain undecided.
As national eyes are on Arizona, mostly for the Senate race between Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally, the state still has over 200,000 uncounted ballots as of Sunday evening.
The races for Senate, Secretary of State, and Superintendent of Public Instruction in Arizona are still too close to call as of Monday afternoon. But are any of the races in recount territory?
Sinema holds a 32,000-vote or a 1.49 percent lead over McSally in the race for U.S. Senate.
Democrat Kathy Hoffman has a 46,721-vote or 2.2 percent lead over Republican Frank Riggs for superintendent.
And in what has turned out to be a back-and-forth race for secretary of state, Republican Steve Gaynor holds a 424-vote lead over Democrat Katie Hobbs. That race was called in Gaynor's favor by the Associated Press on Election Night.
So what about a recount?
Under Arizona law, a recount is required when the difference between candidates is 200 votes or one-tenth of one percent, whichever is smaller.
According to Eric Spencer, election director for the Arizona secretary of state, "200 will always be the applicable benchmark in a statewide race." That's because the vote total in a statewide election is almost guaranteed to be more than 200,000.
"Recounts are purely statutory and may be triggered only when the race is within the statutory margin," Spencer tweeted. "A candidate may not request a discretionary recount no matter how much he/she is willing to pay."
