Living United for Change in Arizona vows to await a recount to ensure every voter can have their voice heard in historic CD3 race for Raquel Terán
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2024
PHOENIX - With today's results, we know the historic race for Congressional District 3 will be subject to an automatic recount with margins as close as .01 percent or just 42 votes. Therefore, as advocates for a free and fair democracy, we expect a count that includes every last vote because we know every voter deserves to have their voice heard.
This continues to be a historic, grassroots campaign supporting Raquel Terán. Young, first-time voters, parents and people of color fueled this campaign, who turned out under extreme weather conditions because they knew what was at stake in this election. These are the same voters who have witnessed Raquel building community power for the last decade - standing up for immigrants, students and the community across CD 3.
The district was inundated with outside money and influence from MAGA extremists and billionaires. These billionaires poured millions into the race for their dark money special interests, attempting to drown out the voices of the very community Terán’s opponent is seeking to represent, and elect a MAGA-funded outsider who is disconnected from the values and needs of the district. Despite that spending, Raquel supporters showed up and the vote-count is now separated by just a few voices, which means this historic campaign for the first Arizona Latina Congresswoman has triggered an automatic recount.
Alejandra Gomez, Executive Director, LUCHA said in a statement: “For the past 16 years, I have witnessed Raquel’s influence and her mentorship. More than trying to become the first Arizona latina Congresswoman, she’s a friend. She’s a mentor and a mother. She’s our neighbor and a community leader. Everywhere she has gone, she continues to build up her community. Because of that, Terán's campaign was endorsed early on by our LUCHA members and is rooted in genuine service and advocacy for working families. She has a proven track record of standing up to right-wing extremists and fighting for justice. With today's news, the campaign goes into a recount, and the work will continue. We remain steadfast in our commitment to building grassroots power and will continue to fight against MAGA extremists and outside influence in our state.”
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