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.
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Farnsworth leads pack in LD22 House race
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.
Read More »McGee way out front in LD11 GOP House race
Kate Brophy McGee has a commanding lead in the Legislative District 11 House GOP primary, but the race for second place is a nail-biter.
Read More »Weiers, Yee oust Quelland in LD10 House
The Democrats won’t have ousted lawmaker Doug Quelland to kick around in the Legislative District 10 House race in November. Republicans considered Quelland, who ran with public funding after being expelled from office for violating Clean Elections laws, to be a weak candidate in a district that has seen a Democratic surge in recent years. With all precincts reporting and ...
Read More »Kavanagh, Ugenti win LD8 House
Michelle Ugenti has gotten the jump on winning one of the Republican spots in Legislative District 8 House primary, according to early polling results.
Read More »Montgomery wins GOP race for Maricopa County attorney
Early poll results show Bill Montgomery with a lead over Rick Romley in the GOP primary for Maricopa County Attorney.
Read More »Ousted lawmakers seek return to office
After the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and two judges found Doug Quelland guilty of misusing the state’s public campaign financing system, he fought for months to stay in the Legislature, maintained that he was innocent even after being removed from office and is now using government money, once again, to pay for his comeback campaign.
Read More »Weiers, Yee team up to block Quelland in District 10
One of the House seats in Legislative District 10 has become the center of attention and drama in the GOP primary – Republicans want to protect it, ousted former lawmaker Doug Quelland wants it back and rising star Kimberly Yee wants to keep it.
Read More »LD-11 candidates spending freely; Adams spends $155K in LD-19
House candidates in District 11 are among the biggest spenders in legislative races.
GOP candidates Shawnna Bolick and Kate Brophy McGee spent almost identical sums this reporting period, which ran from June 1 to Aug. 4.
Romley, Montgomery trade shots over secret tape, election complaint
Complaints, threats and secret recordings have become the latest weapons of choice in the battle to become Maricopa County attorney.
Rick Romley’s GOP opponent in the Aug. 24 primary, Bill Montgomery, is dealing with criticism about a secretly recorded conversation in which he questions whether Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s mental abilities are declining and that Montgomery seems to take a softer stance on illegal immigration than he has taken publicly during his run for office.