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Harris, Trump will be here Oct. 31 as 42% of Arizona votes have already been cast

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump at campaign events in Arizona in August 2024.
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump at campaign events in Arizona in August 2024.

Both presidential candidates will head back to Arizona on Thursday in an attempt to sway voters in the final days before next week’s election.

Vice President Harris will attend a campaign rally in west Phoenix on Thursday afternoon that will also feature a concert by popular Norteno band Los Tigres del Norte. The campaign has not yet released the location for the event, but an online RSVP form for the event indicates it will take place in the Maryvale area.

That evening, former President Donald Trump will visit Glendale to speak with Tucker Carlson at Desert Diamond Arena as part of the right-wing media personality’s live tour. Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will also make an appearance.

It’s likely the candidates’ final chance to appeal to Arizona voters on the ground before the Nov. 5 election. Most recent polls show Trump with a slight lead over Harris in the state.

The pool of gettable voters is shrinking every day.

As of Tuesday night, nearly 1.1 million people had turned in their early ballots in Maricopa County, representing about 42% of voters there, according to Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.

Statewide, about 1.8 million people had voted as of Tuesday, representing about 42% of voters, according to data compiled by Democratic firm Uplift Campaigns.

Wayne Schutsky is a broadcast field correspondent covering Arizona politics on KJZZ. He has over a decade of experience as a journalist reporting on local communities in Arizona and the state Capitol.