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Last-minute ballots helped some Republican candidates and conservative causes surge to victory after Election Night, reversing the historical trend of late-counted ballots favoring Arizona Democrats.

LD18, which spans parts of east Phoenix, Tempe and Chandler, was one bright spot for Arizona Democrats in an otherwise dark evening.

After all the talk of a split state Senate, with Republicans and Democrats evenly matched in voting power, the status quo reigned supreme.

Newcomer Kirsten Engel is holding the top spot in southern Arizona’s Legislative District 10, while incumbent Democratic Rep. Stefanie Mach is barely hanging on to the second seat, fending off a challenge from a familiar foe.

Arizona failed to turn blue in the presidential election, but Democrats picked up at least one seat in the Legislature, and voters ousted the infamous Republican Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

After a brief scare for the Republican incumbents, Reps. Bob Thorpe and Brenda Barton won re-election in northern Arizona’s Republican-dominated Legislative District 6.

The two state House seats in Pinal County’s Legislative District 8 will remain in Republican hands, as Democrat Carmen Casillas came up short against Republican Rep. T.J. Shope and political newcomer David Cook.

A central Phoenix district will remain one of the state’s few split areas, as Democrat Kelli Butler handily won the race for Legislative District 28’s first House seat.

Incumbent Andrea Dalessandro, D-Green Valley, handily won re-election maintaining a strong lead in the Legislative District 2 Senate race.

Democrat Mitzi Epstein has snagged a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, flipping a post previously held by Republicans.