Graham County officials unanimously approve canvass of July 21 primary election

Graham County officials at a July 29 special meeting unanimously approved the canvass of the July 21, 2026 primary election, county elections staff said. Hannah, an elections staff member, told the board the county received 5,377 total ballots, including 3,554 early ballots, 1,088 election‑day ballots, 24 provisionals and 711 late early ballots dropped off at polling places.

"I am pleased to say that there were no discrepancies," Hannah said, reporting the results of a hand‑count audit of the returns. The audit and the vote to approve the canvass were presented as confirmation that the county's election processes produced accurate results.

Paul, a board member, moved to canvass and approve the results; the motion was seconded by the vice chair and passed unanimously, with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript. Paul had earlier said voter turnout was about 23% and praised bipartisan poll workers for their work during the election.

County staff and board members used the meeting to thank the elections team for months of preparation and to note additional outreach at two polling places on the reservation that supported voters for whom English is a second language. After the unanimous approval, the board adjourned and indicated routine agenda items for the upcoming general election would be scheduled separately.