The controversial voting machine malfunctions in Maricopa County, Ariz. in the midterm elections continue to be on the minds of Americans. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll, seven of 10 likely voters (71%) say it is possible that the problems affected the final results. Only 23% believe that the failures had no influence.
In Arizona, Democratic candidate Mark Kelly defeated Blake Masters by four points in the Senate race. Democrat Katie Hobbs became the state's next governor after defeating Kari Lake by a margin of less than 20,000 votes. Lake called the electoral process in Arizona "botched" and said after learning the final results:
This isn’t about Republicans or Democrats. This is about our sacred right to vote, a right that many voters were sadly deprived of on November 8th.
It so happens that the smooth running of the electoral process lies in the hands Secretary of State of Arizona, who until the last election was none other than Lake's opponent Katie Hobbs.
Results by political ideology
More than half of Republican voters (52%) say machine problems affected election results. This view is shared by 23% of Democrats and 45% who selected no political affiliation.
Voters who support Joe Biden (22%) are less concerned than those who do not support the president (71%) about the potential tampering of vote counting.
