Incumbent Maricopa County Recorder Loses Primary in Key 2024 Battleground State Arizona

Recorder Stephen Richer (L) and Chairman of the Maricopa Board of Supervisors Bill Gates speak at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix on Nov. 8, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images

The Republican incumbent Maricopa County, Arizona, recorder lost his primary election during elections on July 30, according to the unofficial election results posted to the county recorder’s website.

Stephen Richer, the incumbent, was defeated by State Rep. Justin Heap. Richer had previously taken office in early 2021 after unseating a Democratic incumbent.