Former House Majority Leader Eddie Farnsworth has jumped into a big lead in the GOP's House Legislative District 22 primary election and incumbent Laurin Hendrix is in danger of losing his seat.
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Smith poised to take back LD7 House seat
David Burnell Smith, ousted in 2006 from his House seat for violating Clean Elections laws, has won GOP’s crowded Legislative District 7 primary.
Read More »Quayle bounces back, emerges victorious in CD3
Ben Quayle didn't even have an election night party planned. The 33-year-old attorney and son of former Vice President Dan Quayle had been raked over the coals for weeks leading up to the Republican primary in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District, and several internal polls leading up to the election showed that he'd fallen from the frontrunner's perch. But signs of Quayle's demise turned out to be overblown.
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Schweikert win sets up rematch with Mitchell
David Schweikert has spent two years itching for a rematch with U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell, and with a commanding win in the Republican primary for Arizona's 5th Congressional District, he'll get another chance in a far more favorable atmosphere.
Read More »Ducey wins GOP nomination for state treasurer
Phoenix businessman Doug Ducey has won the Republican nomination for state treasurer.
Read More »Kelly pulls off upset over Paton
Marine veteran Jesse Kelly has pulled off an upset in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, thwarting off a known name and the Republican candidate who was presumed to be in the best position to defeat U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Gosar overcomes Hay’s late surge
Republican voters in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District chose a political newcomer over a couple of familiar faces, giving Flagstaff dentist Paul Gosar a chance to retake a seat the GOP lost in the Democratic surge in 2008.
Read More »Brewer cruises to victory in GOP primary
Jan Brewer isn’t yet the next Jane Hull, but it looks like she’s gotten far enough to avoid becoming a latter-day Rose Mofford.
Read More »Campbell loses District 16 House seat to Gallego, Miranda
Rep. Cloves Campbell Jr. lost his seat in Legislative District 16 to the wife of the man who served with him in two previous House terms.
Read More »Leader emerges in LD2 Senate race
Former legislator Jack Jackson, Jr. holds the early lead in the Democratic Senate primary in Legislative District 2, an expansive area in Northeast Arizona. Jackson, who is in the four-way Democratic primary for the seat now held by Albert Hale, has captured 3,665 votes so far, according to an early tally by the Secretary of State’s office. Trailing Jackson is ...
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