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Yassamin Ansari prevails in CD3 Democratic race after recount • Arizona Mirror [1]

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Date: 2024-08

Yassamin Ansari will represent the Democratic ticket for a West Valley congressional district in November, after a recount found that she beat out her primary opponent by less than 40 votes.

Initial results showed Ansari, a former vice-mayor of Phoenix, leading former state lawmaker Raquel Terán by just 42 votes to represent congressional district 3, a solidly Democratic district that spans South and West Phoenix. That lead was narrowed even further by an official recount announced on Tuesday morning, with Ansari winning by just 36 votes: 19,084 to Terán’s 19,048.

The seat is currently held by outgoing U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is angling to replace U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

In a post on social media site X, formerly Twitter, Ansari celebrated her victory and called on Arizonans to support Democratic candidates.

“Following today’s recount results, I am deeply honored to be your Democratic nominee for Congress,” she wrote. “It’s time for us to come together and ensure we secure victories for Democrats up and down the ballot this November.”

Ansari also highlighted the state’s abortion rights initiative, urging voters to enshrine the procedure in the Arizona Constitution and vowing to mobilize her campaign to promote both the initiative and other Democrats.

“Our fight isn’t over. In less than 80 days, we’re not only going to win this seat, we’re going to elect @RubenGallego as our next Senator, @KamalaHarris as our next President and @Tim_Walz as our next VP, and make access to an abortion a constitutional right in Arizona,” she wrote. “Today, I pledge to put my entire campaign apparatus behind these efforts to increase Democratic turnout in our district to ensure victory in November.”

Democrats across the country have turned to reproductive rights to mobilize voters ahead of the election, and party members in Arizona are counting on the ballot measure to deliver wins for pro-choice candidates. Ansari herself staked out a progressive platform that revolved partly around her defense of reproductive rights on the Phoenix City Council. During her tenure, she helped spearhead a citywide resolution that deprioritized abortion arrests while Arizona grappled with hostile laws that threatened prison time for providers.

Ansari will face off against Republican nominee Jeff Zink in November, though with Democratic voters in the district outnumbering GOP voters thre- to-one, Ansari is expected to win. If she succeeds, Ansari will be the first Democratic Iranian-American elected to Congress.

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