For a candidate who has trailed by as much as 22 points in recent polls, even a sliver of good news is cause for celebration. Every poll taken over the past few months has shown Republican Gov. Jan Brewer beating Democrat Terry Goddard by double digits, with some showing him down by as much as 22 points. But though they all show different margins of victory for Brewer, a couple polls have shown Goddard narrowing the gap as Election Day approaches.

Hess, Barry
Party: Libertarian
Age: 53
Campaign Finance: Private
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2002 PRIMARY GENERAL Party Candidate Votes Votes % Democrat Janet Napolitano 128,702 566,284 46.2% Alfredo Gutierrez 50,377 Mike Newcomb 14,373 Mark Osterloh 31,422 Libertarian Barry Hess 1,411 20,356 1.7% Gary Fallon 1,354 Republican Matt Salmon 174,055 554,465 45.2% Betsey Bayless 92,473 Carol Springer 44,333 Diana Kennedy (write-in) 8 Steve Moore (write-in) 16 Independent Richard Mahoney 84,947 6.9% No party six ...

Twenty-two Libertarians have qualified for the Aug. 24 primary election ballot, and many are hoping that the anti-incumbent, fiscally conservative sentiment that helped spawn the tea party movement could lead voters to reject the mainstream parties and vote Libertarian instead.