Election skeptic Kevin Cavanaugh challenges Dana Lewis for Pinal County recorder

An election skeptic will make a last-minute bid for the Pinal County Recorder's Office, bringing the previously uncontested race for the seat into question.

Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh filed paperwork last week to run for the role as a write-in candidate. Election staffers say he made disconcerting comments as he did it — an allegation that Cavanaugh denies. The move, which comes after he lost his primary race for county sheriff, will pit him against incumbent Dana Lewis.

It also adds to a growing list of contested county recorder races statewide. Election skeptics are running for the seat in Maricopa, Yuma, Coconino, Navajo and Cochise counties.

Cavanaugh has often questioned tabulators, the machines that tally votes, and has at times pushed for the county to hand count ballots. He is known for peppering election officials with questions at county meetings. Earlier this month, he voted with the rest of the Board of Supervisors to certify primary results but said he did so "under duress" and believed the results were "incorrect" — an allegation that drew ire from Supervisor Mike Goodman and other county officials.



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