Purcell looses to Adrian Fontes.
Her office has been a disaster in recent years and now it appears that the voters might finally turn Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell out of office. Although many had urged her to retire and let a less controversial candidate make it out of the Republican Primary, Purcell refused.
County Recorder 97% (705 of 724) precincts reporting
| CANDIDATE | EV VOTES | TOTAL VOTES | % VOTES |
| REP – PURCELL, HELEN | 360878 | 522186 | 49.50 |
| DEM – FONTES, ADRIAN* | 380305 | 532703 | 50.50 |