Follow-Up: AP Calls Arizona's 2nd District for Eli Crane, Who Edges Jonathan Nez by 3,523 Votes
The Associated Press on Monday, November 9, called Arizona's 2nd Congressional District for Republican Rep. Eli Crane, who won reelection over Democratic challenger Jonathan Nez. GSM reported on November 8 that the district remained too close to call.
Unofficial results from the Arizona Secretary of State showed Crane with 163,286 votes (49.6%) to Nez's 159,763 (48.5%), a margin of just 3,523 votes. In the AP's latest count, Crane's total had risen to 163,529 votes, with about 99% of the expected vote counted. Libertarian candidate Curtis Goodwin took about 1.8%.
It was a rematch of 2024, when Crane beat Nez by about nine points. Early in this year's count, Nez led by as few as 86 votes before Crane moved ahead and held on, making the race one of the last House contests in Arizona to be called. The largely rural 2nd District covers northeastern Arizona, including Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott and Prescott Valley.
Crane, a former Navy SEAL first elected in 2022, lives in the Flagstaff area; Nez, a former president of the Navajo Nation, is from Tuba City. Results remain unofficial until Arizona completes its statewide canvass.
Related: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District still uncalled: Rep. Crane holds slim lead over Democrat Nez
(Source: The Associated Press)
Source: The Associated Press
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Photo: 图：联邦众议员 Eli Crane 官方肖像（美国众议院官方照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons）。 / Photo: Official portrait of U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).
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