Kari Lake Ally Announces Motion to Delay Arizona AG Inauguration

Republican candidate for state attorney general Abraham Hamadeh, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, and Republican U.S. senatorial candidate Blake Masters wave to supporters at the conclusion of a campaign event on the eve of the primary at the Duce bar in Phoenix, Ariz., on Aug. 1, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Abraham Hamadeh announced he would file a motion to delay the inauguration of the next Arizona attorney general after a judge announced Thursday that a recount found that he lost to Democrat candidate Kris Mayes by only a few hundred votes.

“My team is filing a Motion for Stay to delay the inauguration for the Office of Attorney General next week until we resolve all matters regarding the potential discrepancies in the recount and litigation,” Hamadeh, the Republican nominee for Arizona’s Attorney General who often campaigned alongside GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, announced Thursday. Hamadeh then requested outgoing Attorney General Mark Brnovich to “remain in office until all issues are resolved.”