Fast Facts

11/18/24 at 4:55 p.m.

Update: Final Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/15/24 at 8:00 p.m.

Evening Update: Final Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/14/24 at 7:37 p.m.

Evening Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/13/24 at 6:27 p.m.

Evening Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/13/24 at 2:52 p.m.

Midday Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/12/24 at 7:35 p.m.

Evening Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here.

11/11/24 at 9:45 p.m.

Evening Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/11/24 at 10:50 a.m.

Morning Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/10/24 at 7:15 p.m.

Evening Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/10/24 at 11:12 a.m.

Morning Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/9/24 at 6:56 p.m.

Evening Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/9/24 at 1:45 p.m.

Inquiring minds want to know: Who has won in Arizona?

There are key things that are delaying people from knowing who has “won” a race.

• Margins are very close.  In 2020, Arizona had the narrowest margin of victory in the nation for the presidential contest.  The difference between the two candidates was just 10,457 votes out of 3,410,565 ballot casts.  For many key races, this pattern continues.

•  Party affiliation of voters makes it difficult for networks to model and project results.  Maricopa is home to 62% of Arizona voters, and Maricopa’s voter registration is roughly 1/3 Republicans, 1/3 Independents/Other, and 1/3 Democrats.  When making projections, the networks are much more hesitant to call a contest when the voter registration in the county is roughly equal. It is especially difficult to predict which candidate an independent voter will vote for.

•  Arizona Laws.  We are a voter centric state.  Our laws allow voters more ways to participate in the election than many other states.  One of those options is to allow voters to drop off their mail-in ballot on Election Day and in the days leading up to Election Day.  In fact, dropping off a ballot on Election Day or the day before is the second most popular method of voting for Maricopa County Voters. 

Now here’s the really interesting part:
The political make-up of voters who choose to drop off their ballots on Election Day is not always the same from election to election.   

• In 2018, there were more Democrats that dropped off their ballots on Election Day.

• In 2020, there were more Republicans that dropped of their ballots on Election Day.

• In 2022, there were more Republicans that dropped of their ballots on Election Day.  

• In 2024, it looks like Independents will account for the highest number of ballots dropped off on Election Day.  

Bottom line: Maricopa County counts ballots in accordance with state laws but media outlets wait longer to call races because of close margins and difficult modeling results for a changing and evenly divided electorate.

Learn How Maricopa Counts Ballots

1/9/24 at 10:49 a.m.

Mid-morning Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/8/24 at 6:50 p.m.

Evening Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/8/24 at 10:58 a.m.

Mid-morning Update: Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/7/24 at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday- Updated Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/6/24 at 9:15 p.m.

2nd Update- Unofficial Results for the 2024 General Election

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election. Read the press release here. 

11/6/24 at 6:45 p.m.

More Results Released

Maricopa County Elections has released additional unofficial results from the 2024 General Election.  Read the press release here. 

11/6/24 at 3:45 p.m.

By the numbers

We plan to release additional results from the 2024 General Election tonight in two separate drops: the first, between 6 and 7 p.m. and again between 10 and 11 p.m. 

In the meantime, here are some numbers to keep in mind:

Registered Maricopa County Voters: 2,587,196

In-person Election Day voters: 248,372

Early ballots counted and reported to date: 1,123,651

We will share additional information about the remaining ballots left to tally later this evening.

11/6/24 at 3:00 p.m.

How do I know if my ballot was counted?

Want the assurance of knowing your ballot has been counted?

Maricopa County voters can track their ballot by texting "JOIN" to 628-683 or they can go online to BeBallotReady.Vote to sign up for text and email ballot alerts.

11/6/24 at 2:00 p.m.

State laws and ballot processing

A few reminders as you wait for more results:

First, Arizona law provides a five-day “curing” period for voters with questionable signatures on their early ballots.  Those ballot envelopes can’t even be opened until signatures are verified. 

In-person voters who cast a conditional provisional ballot because they didn’t have sufficient ID also have five business days to provide identification so that their vote can count.

Election staff make every effort to contact voters to let them know that action is needed for us to be able to count their ballot.

Ballots with stray marks or write-in candidates go through the adjudication process since they can’t be read by tabulators.  This means that a bipartisan team will review a digital copy of the ballot to determine voter intent.  The process is observed by political party appointees and 24/7 livestream cameras on our website.  When the election is canvassed, we will report a breakdown of overvotes, undervotes, and write-ins reviewed by these bipartisan adjudication boards tallied for each race.

11/6/24 at 12:30 p.m.

Ballot tabulation underway

Hello from Maricopa County Elections, where we’ve been working non-stop since the polls closed to verify and tabulate ballots. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, we reported results for all in-person Election Day voting. That followed our 8 pm reporting of about 1.1 million early ballots, bringing us to more than 1.3 million ballots reported.

Today, we’ll be processing more early ballots. Some of the ballots we received last week have now been scanned and signature verified and are ready for tabulation. The so-called “late earlies” dropped off on Election Day or the days before are still going through our rigorous verification process and will be tabulated in the coming days.

11/6/24 at 3:35 a.m.

3rd Election Day Results Posted

11/6/24 at 12:10 a.m.

2nd Election Day Results Posted

11/5/24 at 10:45 p.m.

Election Day Results Posted

11/5/24 at 9:00 p.m.

Stay Tuned for More Results

That’s it for the Fast Facts blog on this Election Day, but the work of processing and tabulating ballots will continue all through the night here at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center.  Maricopa County Elections will release more results later tonight as memory drives come back from Vote Centers across Maricopa County.  You can find updates at Results.Maricopa.Vote.  The blog will have more live election updates tomorrow morning.

This includes more than 1.1 million ballots, or about 43% of total eligible voters.

You can read the press release here.

11/5/24 at 8:00 p.m.

First Batch of Results Posted

Maricopa County Elections has posted the first batch of initial unofficial results for the 2024 General Election to Results.Maricopa.Vote.

This includes more than 1.1 million ballots, or about 43% of total eligible voters.

You can read the press release here.

11/5/24 at 7:00 p.m.

Polls Closed

The polls have officially closed in Maricopa County.  Here’s what to know:

• Any voter in line by 7 pm WILL be able to cast their ballot, regardless of how long the line is.
• Maricopa County will report its first batch of results from the 2024 General Election at 8 pm.  These will include all the early ballots we’ve verified and tabulated so far.
• Results will be posted throughout the night at Results.Maricopa.Vote.
• If you’d like to know how we make sure every legal vote is counted, in accordance with Arizona law, visit CountingBallots.Maricopa.Vote.

11/5/24 at 6:30 p.m.

30 Minutes Left

If you want to cast a ballot in this election, you have 30 minutes left to act.  Voters who still have an early ballot to drop off will need to return it to one of our Vote Centers or drop boxes by 7 pm.  Voters who would like to cast a ballot in person must be in line at a Vote Center by 7 pm.  As long as you’re in line by 7, you will be able to vote.

As of 6:30 pm, more than 240,000 Maricopa County voters had checked into vote today.  Another 9,200+ are in line right now and wait times as some Vote Centers are now more than an hour long.

You can check wait times and see if you can find somewhere less crowded by going to Locations.Maricopa.Vote.

11/5/24 at 6:10 p.m.

What to Expect as Results are Reported

Polls won’t close here until 7 pm, but we know a lot of you are starting to pay attention to the results coming in from other states.  And you may be wondering: how will Maricopa County tabulate ballots and report results?

Glad you asked.

At 8 pm, we expect to report 70-75% of the early ballots returned during the early voting period.  That’s going to be approximately 1.1-1.2 million ballots.

After that, we’ll focus on in-person Election Day votes.

Those results will trickle in all night and into the early morning as we begin to receive memory drives from Vote Centers.

The majority of ballots will be counted and reported within the first 24 hours after the polls close.

But with our races expected to be so close, it may take a few days until media outlets have enough data to predict the winners.

11/5/24 at 5:45 p.m.

Misinformation Alert: Goodyear City Hall

Voters in Goodyear: The Vote Center at City Hall IS OPEN, fully operational, and serving voters. Any registered Maricopa County voter will be able to cast your ballot here and have it counted.

11/5/24 at 5:30 p.m.

Update on Turnout, Lines

Here are the latest numbers from our election command center at this hour:

• Election Day check-ins: 220,000+
• Voters in line (all locations): 8,700+

As a reminder, Maricopa County estimated 300,000 to 375,000 Election Day voters.  It appears likely we will end up somewhere in that range.

11/5/24 at 4:45 p.m.

Election Day Milestone

We have now cleared 200,000 check-ins at Maricopa County Vote Centers today with many more voters expected before polls close at 7 pm.

Our check-in system ensures the voter is eligible to vote in the election and that the voter has not yet cast a ballot.

Once people check-in, they are issued a ballot to vote.  That ballot is two pages (front and back) with an average of 79 contests, which may lead to people spending longer than usual in the voting booth.

Currently, several voting locations are seeing wait times over 40 minutes.

Our reporting system shows more than 6,800 voters currently in line at our 246 Vote Centers.

You're encouraged to check wait times before you head out to vote.  Just plug in your address and find the best option for you at Locations.Maricopa.Vote.

11/5/24 at 3:45 p.m.

Prepare for Lines

A significant increase in Vote Centers, check-in stations, and voting booths has helped keep lines manageable at our 246 Vote Centers today.  However, with a surge in voters expected between 4-7 pm, and a longer two-page ballot, you will likely encounter lines if you are planning to vote in-person tonight.  As of 3:45, we have a couple of locations with wait times close to an hour long and several others with wait times over 30 minutes.

As we’ve been telling voters for several weeks, your best bet is to plan ahead.  Visit Locations.Maricopa.Vote to find a Vote Center near you.  If you type in your address, you can see which location in your area has the shortest lines.

Remember: if you’re in line by 7 pm, you will be allowed to cast your ballot.

11/5/24 at 3:00 p.m.

Vote Center Update

As of 3 pm, we’ve seen more than 165,000 voters check in at our 46 Vote Centers.  The average wait time is 4 minutes.  Still want to vote?  You can drop off an early ballot or vote in-person up until 7 pm.  Visit Locations.Maricopa.Vote to find a polling site near you.

11/5/24 at 2:30 p.m.

How In-Person Election Day Ballots Are Processed

Used on Election Day at all voting locations, precinct-based tabulators count ballots onsite to keep a record of votes cast at each location. Results are printed on receipt paper and are stored on two separate, encrypted memory cards. The memory cards must be programmed together at the Ballot Tabulation Center, and the tabulator will only work if both memory cards inside are programmed together. The precinct-based tabulators only accept Election Day ballots and cannot read early ballots or provisional ballots.

After polls have closed, and all voters have left the voting location, bipartisan county employees remove the memory drives from the mini-tabulators and put them in tamper-proof packages to be securely transported. At the central election facility, election workers verify the security of the memory drives and then load the results from the memory drives into the election server that aggregates all results.

As more memory drives return from voting locations, more results are added to the server, and more results are released to the public. These in-person Election Day voters typically make up 10-15% of the total vote.

11/5/24 at 2:00 p.m.

How do you make sure people don’t vote more than once?

Maricopa County has a secure, award-winning voter check-in system at all voting locations called the SiteBook, which prevents against the possibility of double voting. Developed in-house by Information Technology experts, it securely connects to the voter registration system using proprietary software and a virtual private network connection for enhanced security. It is not connected to the tabulation equipment at the voting locations.

When checking in at a voting location, the SiteBook does a real-time check of the voter database, ensuring the voter is eligible to vote in the election and that the voter has not yet cast a ballot. If a ballot has been issued but not returned, the SiteBook cancels the already issued ballot and the voter is issued a real time provisional ballot. If a ballot has been issued and returned for that voter, it notifies the voter of a returned ballot and will issue the voter a provisional ballot. The ability to track in real time each ballot issued and received back by the Elections Department safeguards against double voting.

11/5/24 at 1:00 p.m.

Lunchtime Voting

We’ve seen an increase in voters during the lunch hour, with some of the busiest spots right now on college campuses (ASU Sun Devil Fitness Center, Mesa Community College, Estrella Mountain Community College). 

Halfway through the voting day, we’ve seen more than 131,000 voters check in.  Again, Maricopa County Elections has projected between 300,000 and 375,000 Election Day voters.

If you still need to vote, make a plan by finding a polling site near you at Locations.Maricopa.Vote.  We're expecting higher turnout and longer lines from 4 pm-7 pm.

11/5/24 at 11:30 a.m.

Highlights from the 11 am press conference

In case you missed it, here are a few key pieces of information shared at this morning’s press conference:

• Nearly 100,000 voters have checked in
• The average wait time at Vote Centers is 2 minutes
• The busiest time at Vote Centers will likely be 4-7 pm.
• The first batch of results will be released at 8 pm and is expected to include about 1.2 million early ballots, or about 70-75% of the early ballots received through Monday.

11/5/24 at 11:00 a.m.

Press Conference Now

Maricopa County Elections is holding a press conference right now to provide an update on voting so far.  You can watch live on the Maricopa County (official) and Maricopa County Elections YouTube channels.

11/5/24 at 10:30 a.m.

Early Ballot Processing Explained

As of Monday, more than 1.5 million Maricopa County voters had returned early ballots.  About 75% of those have been tabulated and will be reported in the first batch of results at 8 pm tonight.

Before the ballots can even be opened, ballots have to be scanned and signature verified.

At a press conference yesterday, Recorder Stephen Richer explained what other steps are taken before those early ballots can be tabulated.

11/5/24 at 10:00 a.m.

How Many People Have Voted?

We have a quick update on voter turnout.

As of 10 am, approximately 75,000 voters had checked in at Maricopa County Vote Centers today.

Maricopa County Elections estimates we could see 300,000-375,000 Election Day voters.

During early voting, approximately 210,000 people cast a ballot in-person at a Vote Center, while more than 1.3 million returned early ballots via USPS or drop box.

11/5/24 at 9:00 a.m.

“Good So Far”

A few minutes ago, we had a chance to go over voter check-in numbers with Elections Director Scott Jarrett.  He pointed out that the average wait time across all Vote Centers this morning is just 1 minute.

Of the 246 Vote Centers across the Valley, only four have consistently seen lines over 20 minutes. 

By 9 am, our staff had already served more than 55,000 in-person voters.

As Jarrett told us, things are looking “good so far but we have a long way to go.”

We expect to see more voters and longer lines this afternoon and evening.  So if you still need to vote, make sure to visit Locations.Maricopa.Vote before you go.

11/5/24 at 8:30 a.m.

Latest on Lines and Wait Times

We’re tracking lines and wait times at Maricopa County’s 246 Vote Centers.  We’re about two hours into Election Day voting, and so far, we’ve seen more than 46,500 voters check-in.  Below, we list the sites with the five longest lines and some alternatives:

• Surprise City Hall

Alternatives: Happy Trails Resort, Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church (less than 5 minutes)

• Memorial Presbyterian Church

Alternative: Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ (less than 5 minutes)

• Tolleson Civic Center

Alternative: Littleton ESD Welcome Center (less than 5 minutes)

• Indian Bend Wash Visitor Center

Alternatives: Camelback Christian Church, Messinger Mortuary (less than 5 minutes)

• Mesa Community College

Alternative: Mesa Public Library/Dobson Branch (less than 10 minutes)

Remember to check Locations.Maricopa.Vote for the latest wait times.

11/5/24 at 7:40 a.m.

In-Person Voting on Election Day

As one of the nation’s largest voting jurisdictions, more than 2.5 million registered voters are eligible to participate in the November 5 General Election. The County’s Vote Center model allows any voter to cast their ballot at any location from 6 am to 7 pm on Election Day.

After arriving at a Vote Center, voters check-in to ensure they have not already voted, and to confirm their identification and registration information. A ballot specific to that voter, with the correct contests that person is eligible to vote in, is then printed on-site.

Our largest Vote Centers will have 16 check-in stations, 4 ballot on demand printers, and 68 voting booths. The busiest sites could see more than 2,000 voters.

11/5/24 at 6:55 a.m.

A Busy Start

Good morning, Election Day enthusiasts!  Polls opened less than an hour ago, and we’ve seen a steady stream of voters at sites across the Valley.  As of this post, more than 21,000 voters have checked in with many more in line and waiting to vote. 

Right now, there are multiple Vote Centers with 20-30 minute wait times, but also many other without waits.  Don’t forget to check wait times at Vote Centers at Locations.Maricopa.Vote.  Those numbers are updated every 15 minutes.  You can also follow us on social media @maricopavote for suggestions on alternate locations.

11/4/24 at 7:00 p.m.

Election Eve

At this time tomorrow night, the polls will close and our staff will be hard at work helping those last voters in line cast their ballots.  Remember: if you’re in line by 7 p.m., you will be allowed to vote.

After everyone’s done voting, a new state law requires our staff to count the number of early ballots that are dropped off at the Vote Center before closing down the site. 

Once polls have closed, and all voters have left the voting location, bipartisan teams of county employees remove the memory drives from the mini-tabulators and put them in tamper-proof packages to be securely transported. At the central election facility, election workers verify the security of the memory drives and then load the results from the memory drives into the election server that aggregates all results.

As more memory drives return from voting locations, more results are added to the server, and more results are released to the public.

That’s it for us for today. 

Watch today's press conference here.

Polls open at 6 am tomorrow, and we’ll posting updates here throughout the day.  Happy voting!

11/4/24 at 4:45 p.m.

The “Late Earlies”

Many voters wait until the last minute to return their early ballots.  In 2022, we received more than 290,000 “late earlies.”  These are valid votes, but they can delay the reporting of results.  Before “late earlies” can be tabulated, elections workers must:

• Scan the barcode on the return envelope to make sure the ballot comes from a valid voter who hasn’t already voted
• Verify the voter’s signature on the return envelope
• Give the envelope to a bipartisan team to extract the ballot by hand
• Ensure the ballot is not damaged

Only then can the ballot be sent for tabulation.

Processing these “late earlies” doesn’t start until after Election Day.  We expect to have as many as 350,000 “late earlies” in the 2024 General Election.

11/4/24 at 3:30 p.m.

More Vote Centers, Voting Booths This Year

Maricopa County Elections is prepared for increased Election Day turnout.  Tomorrow, voters will have 246 Vote Centers to choose from, a 10% increase from 2022.  We’ve also increased check-in stations by 33% and voting booths by 23%.  If you’re planning to vote in-person tomorrow, make a plan tonight by visiting Locations.Maricopa.Vote.  Find a Vote Center that’s convenient for you then be sure to check back tomorrow before you vote.  We update wait times every 15 minutes.  If there’s a long line at your preferred location, you could always look for others nearby with shorter wait times.

Watch: How We’ve Prepared >

11/4/24 at 1:30 p.m.

Press Conference Happening Now

Maricopa County Elections is holding a news conference right now to share the latest voter turnout and ballot processing numbers and to let voters know what to expect for in-person voting on Tuesday. 

You can watch the press conference live on the Maricopa County (official) and Maricopa County Elections YouTube channels.

11/4/24 at 10:40 a.m.

What To Know About A Two-Page Ballot

If you haven’t voted yet, keep in mind that filling out your ballot will take a little longer this year.  For the first time since 2006, Maricopa County voters have a two-page ballot with an average of 79 contests to vote.  If you’d like to save time at the polls, consider going to BeBallotReady.vote and printing off a Sample Ballot.  You can fill it out ahead of time, then use it for reference when you’re in the voting booth.

The longer ballot and high expected turnout will result in lines at many locations, especially in the early morning, at lunch time, and after work.  But with some planning and a little patience, you’ll be on your way with your “I Voted” sticker knowing that your friends and neighbors—our election workers—will take care of your ballot and count every legal vote.

11/4/24 at 9:40 a.m.

Early Voting Numbers
Arizona was one of the first states to adopt “no excuse” early voting, and today more than 80% of our electorate choose to have a ballot mailed to their home.
In 2020, 1.92 million early ballots were cast, which was about 92% of all ballots cast!
So how’s early voting participation so far?
As of Sunday, we’d received a total of 1,538,303 early ballot affidavits.
Early ballots can be dropped off until polls close at 7 p.m. on Election Day.

11/4/24 at 8:50 a.m.

Live Election Updates Here

Good morning from Maricopa County Elections!  This is the Fast Facts blog, where we’ll be sharing updates on voting and tabulation all week, plus context about Arizona election law and our processes.  If there’s any misinformation that may confuse or disenfranchise voters, we’ll address that, too.  Look for updates every couple of hours today and tomorrow, and then as needed throughout the week.

In the meantime, don’t forget about these helpful resources:
Main Election Website: Maricopa.Vote 
Voter Dashboard: BeBallotReady.Vote 
Election Results: Results.Maricopa.Vote 
How Maricopa County Counts Ballots: CountingBallots.Maricopa.Vote