An inside account from the Maricopa County Ballot Tabulation Center is raising sharp questions about ballot adjudication in the 2026 Arizona gubernatorial race. Democrat Katie Hobbs was declared the winner over Trump endorsed Republican Rep. Andy Biggs.

Rachel Alexander, a journalist for Townhall and Arizona Insiders, shared the account on X. Alexander is also identified as a former Maricopa County elections attorney and prosecutor.

The source identified as a working adjudicator and described what the person characterized as continuing anomalies involving Republican ballots. Alexander introduced the message with a jab at county officials: “Nothing to see here, and the MaRICOpa County Supervisors wouldn’t let anyone investigate anyway.”

According to the account, some ballots contained votes for both Biggs and Hobbs, with an X drawn through the Biggs selection. Those ballots were then sent to adjudication as overvotes.

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The source claimed adjudicators removed the Biggs vote because the X was interpreted as evidence that the voter intended to change his or her selection. Under that described process, the vote then went to Hobbs.

The adjudicator also reported seeing ballots marked for both Biggs and Lombardo. In those cases, the account alleged, the Biggs vote was not counted and neither was the Lombardo vote.

The source offered a blunt assessment of the pattern, writing, “This is how they stole votes and shaved votes imho.” That statement remains an allegation from the unidentified adjudicator rather than an independently established finding.

The same account claimed similar anomalies appeared on Prop 144 and other ballot items. It also alleged ballot boxes were stored in a hallway that was not secure, adding another concern to an already troubling description of the process.

Nothing to see here, and the MaRICOpa County Supervisors wouldn't let anyone investigate anyway. I received this message from someone:

Hi. I am working as an adjudicator in the Maricopa County BTC. There are and continue to be anomalies in adjudication. What we are seeing is Republican ballots that were voted Biggs but also voted Hobbs. With an X through the Biggs vote. This takes the ballot to adjudication as an over vote. Adjudicators will then remove the Biggs vote because the X shows voter intent to change their mind. The vote goes to Hobbs. We have also been seeing votes for Biggs and Lombardo together. Creating another over vote. Only this time the Biggs vote isnt counted and neither is Lombardo. This is how they stole votes and shaved votes imho. The anomalies also appear on Prop 144 and others. There is something going on with adjudication. The ballots were stored in a hallway that wasn't secure, boxes an… --- And reposting my article about the election problems - https://t.co/7xCZ2mVyBj — Rachel Alexander (@Rach_IC) November 6, 2026

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Alexander published another post on November 7, 2026, with what she said was supporting data from her source. She wrote that the person adjudicating ballots had shown her a breakdown of ballots sent through adjudication.

The reported daily totals from November 1 through November 6 ranged from roughly 5,500 to more than 14,000. The information supplied to Alexander showed 153,404 ballots routed to adjudication during the period.

The reported breakdown placed overvotes above 54% of adjudicated ballots. Alexander said the overvotes were adjudicated against Biggs and Republicans and for Democrats, then closed her post with the pointed declaration, “I smell a rat.”

Update on this situation here in MaRICOpa County regarding the overvotes that were all adjudicated against Andy Biggs and Republicans and for the Democrats. My source who was adjudicating ballots showed me this breakdown - look at how many ballots sent to adjudication were due to overvotes - over 50%. I smell a rat.

— Rachel Alexander (@Rach_IC) November 7, 2026

The figures and allegations landed amid other concerns Alexander had documented before the general election. Those included poll watcher reports involving broken tabulators, site book failures, and unexplained party registration changes affecting Republican voters.

Supervisors and the county attorney dismissed those earlier concerns. The new account, however, focuses specifically on how voter markings were interpreted once ballots entered the adjudication process.

As described by the source, a ballot marked for Biggs and Hobbs could be resolved for Hobbs if the Biggs mark appeared crossed out. A ballot marked for Biggs and Lombardo, meanwhile, could result in neither candidate receiving the vote.

The allegations have not been independently verified, and the screenshot circulated by Alexander does not prove Republican votes were stolen. Still, the combination of the reported overvote figures, the claimed treatment of Biggs ballots, and allegations about unsecured storage demands serious scrutiny rather than another bureaucratic shrug.

Public confidence depends on more than official assurances that procedures were followed correctly. When an adjudicator alleges a pattern affecting one party and the reported data show overvotes dominating the ballots sent for review, voters deserve clear answers about what occurred.

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