CD8 hopefuls scramble to catch frontrunner Kelly in shortened timeframe

CD8 hopefuls scramble to catch frontrunner Kelly in shortened timeframe (access required)

By Jeremy Duda

Published: April 13, 2012 at 9:17 am

Most of the Republican hopefuls in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District started their campaigns with a lot of ground to make up and little time to do it.

When former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced her resignation in January, Jesse Kelly, the Republican nominee who narrowly lost to her in 2010, came in as the undisputed GOP frontrunner in the special election to replace her, and there aren’t any signs he has relinquished that mantle.

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