With hundreds of provisional ballots left to be counted, the three Democrats leading close races in
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“Yes, I believe I’ve won this race,”
Marquardt is out of town, his secretary said, and could not be reached for comment.
In the House District 37 race, Democrat Jeff Steinborn also believes he has won. Steinborn has 4,798 votes, or 51.55 percent. Republican Scott Witt has 4,501 votes, or 48.55 percent.
That gives Steinborn a 289-vote lead.
“I do believe we’ve won this race, and we’re very excited and ready to go,” Steinborn said. “I really do look forward to serving all the constituents, not just those who voted for me … and doing the right thing and putting partisanship behind us.”
“I think that’s the biggest message from this election,” Steinborn said.
Witt said he’s not conceding the race.
“We’re going to wait and see what happens and let the process work its way through,” he said. “We’ll let it take its course, and we’ll live with whatever the outcome is.”
In the county commission District 1 race, Democrat Oscar Vasquez Butler was declaring victory in his re-election bid.
“It was a tough battle. There was a lot of money that was put into my opponent’s race,” he said. “He really ran a dirty race. It was typical Republican smear.”