PHOENIX – A Mesa City Council member who won reelection last year is expected to lose her seat following Tuesday’s recall election.

Turning Point USA-backed challenger Dorean Taylor led incumbent Julie Spilsbury 52.78%-47.22%, a margin of 867 votes (8,219-7,352), in the initial results released on Election Day.

Tuesday’s tally covered 15,897 ballots, representing 32.32% of eligible voters. If Taylor’s lead holds, she’ll serve out the remainder of a term that runs through 2028.

“I didn’t lose to Dorean Taylor. I lost to Turning Point,” a disappointed Spilsbury told 12News during a watch party. “I think a lot of people in Mesa are going to be mad that an outside group came in and told us how to deal with our city.”

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