Republicans set to increase majority in Arizona Legislature

Republicans are in line to increase their majorities in the Arizona House and Senate, according to the latest election returns.

The Associated Press called a handful of competitive legislative races early Tuesday morning, though Senate races in Yuma’s Legislative District 23 and Pima County’s Legislative District 17 remain too close to call. A handful of House races in Districts 2, 4, 9, 13, 16, 17 also were not called as of Tuesday morning.

If the current results hold, the GOP would have a 17-13 advantage in the Senate and a 33-27 majority in the House – both increases over the two-vote majorities they held last legislative session.

Most of the competitive races that remain uncalled are predominantly in Maricopa, Yuma and Pima counties.

According to the Secretary of State’s Office, there are about 180,000 ballots left to count, including about 44,600 Maricopa County; 62,915 ballots in Pima County; and 24,147 ballots in Yuma County.