Hamadeh (R) campaigns against judge who presided over election case
PHOENIX — Three years after he was defeated in his 2022 bid for attorney general, and after losing a series of lawsuits trying to claim the office, Abe Hamadeh is now trying to oust the trial judge who refused to declare him the winner.
In a social media post, his campaign account is seeking out “brave attorneys who live in Mohave County’’ to run against incumbent Lee Jantzen.
“‘Judge’ Jantzen, who inexplicably ruled against Abe Hamadeh’s election lawsuit WITHOUT considering the evidence is up for election again in 2026,’’ the post on X reads. It claims that Jantzen “helped disenfranchise THOUSANDS of voters.’’
Hamadah and anyone else can make this kind of plea because, unlike the urban counties, superior court judges in rural counties are directly elected, just like any other politician. And that provides the opportunity for any lawyer — a requirement to sit on the bench — to campaign for the office.
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