亚利桑那州19岁青年马塔赢得马里科帕县高等法院书记官 对手致电认输
11月5日，亚利桑那州马里科帕县高等法院书记官选举爆出冷门，19岁的民主党人塞巴斯蒂安·马塔赢得这一职位，成为该县历史上最年轻的当选官员之一。马塔今年7月刚满19岁，当天就在民主党初选中获胜，随后将目光投向了由共和党人把持数十年的县高等法院书记官席位。
根据11月5日公布的非官方计票，马塔以较大优势领先共和党对手、前州议员杰夫·戴尔，戴尔已于11月4日致电马塔承认败选。现任书记官一职此前几经更迭：州长凯蒂·霍布斯任命的约瑟夫·马尔卡上任不到一年便离职，自3月30日起由首席副手南希·罗德里格斯担任代理书记官，直至新任书记官就职。
马塔在接受采访时说，自己不只是一个普通的19岁青年。县高等法院书记官负责管理法院的案件档案、收费与行政事务，是马里科帕县司法系统的重要职位。以上结果为非官方计票，最终以县选举部门认证为准。
（来源：《亚利桑那共和报》）
Arizona 19-Year-Old Matta Wins Maricopa County Superior Court Clerk Race as Opponent Concedes
A 19-year-old Democrat, Sebastian Matta, has won the race for Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court in Arizona, becoming one of the youngest people ever elected to countywide office in the state. Matta turned 19 in July, the day he won the Democratic primary, and then set his sights on a seat Republicans had held for decades.
In unofficial results reported Nov. 5, Matta led his Republican opponent, former state lawmaker Jeff Dial, by a sizable margin. Dial called Matta on Nov. 4 to concede the race. The clerk's office has seen repeated turnover: Joseph Malka, appointed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, stepped down less than a year later, and Chief Deputy Nancy Rodriguez has served as acting clerk since March 30 and will remain until the new clerk takes office.
Matta told The Arizona Republic that he is not just an ordinary 19-year-old. The Clerk of the Superior Court manages court case files, fees and administrative operations for the Maricopa County judicial system. The results are unofficial until certified by county election officials.
(Source: The Arizona Republic)
来源：《亚利桑那共和报》
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