Early Election Results: GOP leads in local, legislative races

With just 15 percent of precincts reporting statewide, state Rep. Vince Leach has a sizeable lead in his first attempt at the state Senate in District 11. He leads Democrat Ralph Atchue by more than 5,000 votes.

District 11 is in parts of Pinal and Pima counties. Only 11 percent of Pinal precincts have reported and only early ballots have been counted for Pima.

That being said, Republicans have opened a gap over Democrats in the District 11 House race. Incumbent Mark Finchem and Constable Bret Roberts both have more than 27,000 votes while Democrats Hollace Lyon and Marcela Quiroz trail with 22,500 and 21,300, respectively.

Also in early results, the District 4 constable race is leaning heavily Republican in the bid to replace Roberts, with Glenn Morrison outpacing Democrat Andre LaFond 58 percent to 42 percent.

Other local and county races were noncompetitive. Republican Lyle Riggs remains justice of the peace with no competition. Republican Amanda Stanford also had a walkover for re-election as clerk of the Superior Court for Pinal County.