Mitchell's apparent win over Hayworth may take a long time to verify

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Mitchell's apparent win over Hayworth may take a long time to verify

Jon Kamman
The Arizona Republic
Nov. 9, 2006 12:00 AM

Don't expect to learn for several days, and possibly much longer, whether Democrat Harry Mitchell has displaced Republican Congressman J.D. Hayworth.

Countywide, some 200,000 ballots remained to be counted Wednesday, Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell said.

Hayworth's camp was hoping that the unknown number from his 5th Congressional District will favor him enough to overcome Mitchell's current lead of slightly fewer than 6,000 votes.
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The state Republican Party was mobilizing 72 volunteers on Wednesday for training to conduct a hand count if a Superior Court judge rules that one is warranted. Democrats said talk about a recount is premature until all ballots have been processed.

A hand count is conducted routinely on 2 percent of the precincts and could be expanded to 4 percent, depending on how many discrepancies are found. A full hand count would follow if differences are high.