Early ballots dropped at the polls on Election Day contribute to delayed election results. So do very close races.

In Yuma County, a purple region in the southwestern corner of the state, small business owner and conservative activist David Lara was leading by a wide margin in a contested recorder’s race. He has repeatedly spread conspiracies about elections and partially inspired the debunked film “2,

Mr. Ciscomani has centered his campaign around border security and economic issues, while Ms. Engel has emphasized protecting reproductive rights after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. *Incumbent Representative Juan Ciscomani,