SAFFORD — With just 118 ballots left to verify, Prop 401 has been approved by Graham County voters.
That’s according to the latest vote tabulations released by the Graham County Elections Department.
As of 2:09 p.m. Wednesday, with 118 ballots remaining to be verified, Proposition 401 is passing by 888 votes.
Voter turnout was 49.84 percent in Graham County. Of the 9,712 registered voters casting ballots, 6,140 voted early.
Prop 401 affirms a 2021 decision by the Graham County Board of Supervisors to re-zone two greenhouse complexes in Bonita to Industrial (M-X) from Agriculture (A). The re-zoning allows NatureSweet to sell the complexes to Bayacan for the indoor growing of medical-grade cannabis.
The other ballot initiative that affects those in the Bonita area was Prop 420, which asked voters if a water Active Management Area should be implemented in the Willcox Basin. Eligible Graham County voters said, No, 57-28.
Cochise County also had a say on Prop 420, and voters in the Willcox area also rejected the AMA proposal, 1,851-1,116, as of 10:50 p.m. Tuesday.
Graham County is in a new Congressional district this election, and the race is a back-and-forth affair through early going. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Republican Juan Ciscomani has 50.5 percent of the vote and is leading by 2,413 votes over Democrat Kirsten Engel.
On the U.S. Senate side, incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly has 51.4 percent of the vote and is leading Republican Blake Masters by 89,969 votes.
In the race for governor, Democrat Katie Hobbs has 50.3 percent of the vote, giving her a slim 11,726 vote lead over Republican Kari Lake.
Democrat Adrian Fontes has a slightly bigger lead in the Secretary of State race, leading Republican Mark Finchum, 52.4 percent to 47.6 percent.
Democrat Kris Mayes has a slim lead in the race for Attorney General. She has 50.1 percent of the vote and is leading Republican Abe Hamadeh by 3,987 votes.
Incumbent Democrat Kathy Hoffman has 49.8 percent of the vote, and is losing to Republican Tom Horne by 7,693 votes in the race for state Superintendent of Public Education.
The strongest lead of any of the races at the top of the state ticket is incumbent Republican Kimberly Yee, who has 55.7 percent of the vote and is leading Democrat Martin Quezada by 201,200 votes in the race for state Treasurer.
State ballot measures:
● Prop 128 is losing, 63.67 percent to 36.33 percent
● Prop 129 is winning, 54.95 percent to 45.05 percent
● Prop 130 is winning, 63.49 percent to 36.51 percent
● Prop 131 is winning, 55.18 percent to 44.82 percent
● Prop 132 is winning 50.95 percent to 29.05 percent
● Prop 209 is winning, 72.01 percent to 27.99 percent
● Prop 211 is winning, 72.53 percent to 27.47 percent
● Prop 308 is winning, 50.76 percent to 49.25 percent
● Prop 309 is losing, 50.71 percent to 49.29 percent
● Prop 310 is losing, 51.79 percent to 48.21 percent
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 4:04 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, with updated vote totals.
