Democrat Governor Napolitano has won re-election to a second term. With 51 percent of precincts reporting, Napolitano holds a 62.8 percent to 35.2 percent lead over Republican Len Munsil, with strong wins in Maricopa and Pima counties. Libertarian Barry Hess has pulled 2 percent of the vote, so far. Ms. Napolitano told Arizona Capitol Times [...]

District 1 Tom O’Halleran, Republican Josephine Kelleher, Democrat This is a race to replace Senate President Ken Bennett, moreover one to hold serve on the number of moderates in the upper chamber since Toni Hellon lost her primary election. O’Halleran, known for his expertise on water and for bucking his caucus in the House on [...]

Republican Senator John Kyl has delivered a victory speech and Jim Pederson, his Democratic challenger has conceded defeat. With 86.3 percent of precincts reporting, Mr. Kyl has 52.4 percent of the vote, compared to Mr. Pederson’s 44.3 percent, according to updated reports from the Secretary of State. Kevin Griffis, a spokesman for Mr. Pederson, said [...]

Democratic challenger Harry Mitchell has a sizeable lead over incumbent J.D. Hayworth, but the Republican is not conceding defeat just yet. Brian Hummell, a spokesman for Mr. Hayworth, said there still could be thousands of uncounted provisional ballots and the campaign will wait for a final tally. The Secretary of State’s office is reporting Mr. [...]

Early reports indicate Democratic former state representative and senator Gabrielle Giffords is leading Republican challenger Randy Graf in the race for the Congressional District 8 House seat. With 45.1 percent of precincts reporting Ms. Giffords has received 55.7 percent of votes cast, compared to 40.9 percent for Mr. Graf, also a former state representative. Ms. [...]

With 83.6 percent of precincts reporting, the Humane Farms initiative is commanding a strong lead with 61.3 percent of voters supporting the measure, compared to 38.7 percent in opposition. Supporters of the initiative are seeking an end to what they say is an unnecessary and cruel business practice, while detractors argue Prop 204 is the [...]

By a thin margin Prop 107, which would amend the state Constitution to define marriage between a man and a woman, has been defeated. With 95.4 percent of state precincts reporting, opponents of Prop 107 have a 51.5 to 48.5 percent advantage over the initiatives supporters, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. Kyrsten Sinema, [...]

Rep. Steve Gallardo rallies for Pro. 202 in Phoenix on election night. Photo by Bill Coates. For more election night photos, click on Capitol Crowd at left. With 20.4 percent of precincts reporting, 67.9 percent of voters have voted in favor of Prop. 202, which raises the minimum wage to $6.75 an hour, compared to [...]

Arizona’s Nov. 7 ballot has 19 initiative and referendums — the most of any state in the U.S. The number of ballot measures apparently ties a state record from 1950. Nationally, there are 205 ballot measures, with Arizona’s 19 followed by 14 in Colorado and 13 in California. Other states with large numbers of ballot [...]

The statewide number of registered voters is 2,568,401, up 35,093 from the primary. Here’s the breakdown: Republicans: 1,014,690, an increase of 10,713 Democrats: 854,228, an increase of 6,739 Libertarians: 17,446, an increase of 917 Other: 682,037, an increase of 16,725 ~Source: Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, figures for the 2006 general election