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_Jerry Congressional District 1

September 5, 2014 Comments Off on _Jerry Congressional District 1

Tobin concedes CD1 race to Kirkpatrick Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is widening her lead over Republican Speaker of the Arizona House Andy Tobin in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, up to more than 5,000 votes, or nearly 5 percentage points, from 2,000 votes earlier in the night.

Navajo presidential election a political cliffhanger The 2014 Navajo Nation presidential election has been rocked over a requirement that presidential candidates speak the Navajo language fluently. Chris Deschene, one of the two general election nominees, has been challenged for his admittedly limited language proficiency. In recent weeks, attention to it — and voter rolls — on the Navajo Reservation has grown.

Navajo vote could factor into tight Arizona CD1 race On the airwaves of a popular Navajo radio station, President Barack Obama uses the Navajo greeting "Ya'at'eeh" and implores tribal members to get out and vote for Democrats.

Railbirds offer bold Arizona election predictions Predictions from Arizona’s politicos on the outcome of the hotly-contested statewide and congressional races are all over the map, with very little agreement on either side of the aisle how the competitive races will turn out.

Congressional District 9

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congressional District 9

Kyrsten Sinema defeats Wendy Rogers in CD9 The AP is reporting that U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has retained her seat in Arizona's 9th Congressional District, with 54 percent of the vote and 97 percent of precincts reporting.

US House GOP candidate Rogers uses beheading video in ad A House Republican candidate is using video footage moments before the beheading of American James Foley in a campaign ad slamming Arizona Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema as weak on national security.

Veterans issues draw early focus in Sinema-Rogers CD9 matchup After the end of a bitter GOP primary, the first general election skirmish in the battle for Arizona’s 9th Congressional District centers on the crisis in health care for veterans.

Rogers wins 9th Congressional District primary Retired Air Force pilot Wendy Rogers has won the GOP primary in the 9th Congressional District.

Congressional District 8

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FEC fines 3 dark money groups over cash from Arizona operative The Federal Election Commission levied nearly a quarter-million dollars’ worth of fines against three dark money groups for failing to report contributions from an organization run by Sean Noble after the Arizona political operative inadvertently disclosed the alleged violations in a 2014 interview.

Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.

Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.

“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.

Congressional District 7

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congressional District 7

Ruben Gallego cruises to victory Former state lawmaker Ruben Gallego cruised to victory Tuesday night to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.

Winning strategy in CD7: Gallego succeeds by going after neglected voters Former lawmaker Ruben Gallego’s winning get-out-the-vote effort in the 7th Congressional District extended to voters traditionally ignored by candidates in primary elections, a strategy that could be a boon for future candidates running in the same area.

Ground game essential to Gallego’s victory over Wilcox Backed by an impressive ground game that knocked on tens of thousands of doors in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, former state representative Ruben Gallego defeated longtime Phoenix politician Mary Rose Wilcox in a bitter race for Congress.

Congressional campaign finance reports show pre-primary strengths, weaknesses Congressional pre-primary campaign finance reports filed in the past week offer a final look into the fundraising prowess of primary election candidates in three hot congressional races.

Congressional District 6

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congressional District 6

FEC fines 3 dark money groups over cash from Arizona operative The Federal Election Commission levied nearly a quarter-million dollars’ worth of fines against three dark money groups for failing to report contributions from an organization run by Sean Noble after the Arizona political operative inadvertently disclosed the alleged violations in a 2014 interview.

Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.

Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.

“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.

Congressional District 5

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congressional District 5

FEC fines 3 dark money groups over cash from Arizona operative The Federal Election Commission levied nearly a quarter-million dollars’ worth of fines against three dark money groups for failing to report contributions from an organization run by Sean Noble after the Arizona political operative inadvertently disclosed the alleged violations in a 2014 interview.

Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.

Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.

“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.

Congressional District 4

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congressional District 4

FEC fines 3 dark money groups over cash from Arizona operative The Federal Election Commission levied nearly a quarter-million dollars’ worth of fines against three dark money groups for failing to report contributions from an organization run by Sean Noble after the Arizona political operative inadvertently disclosed the alleged violations in a 2014 interview.

Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.

Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.

“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.

Congressional District 3

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congressional District 3

FEC fines 3 dark money groups over cash from Arizona operative The Federal Election Commission levied nearly a quarter-million dollars’ worth of fines against three dark money groups for failing to report contributions from an organization run by Sean Noble after the Arizona political operative inadvertently disclosed the alleged violations in a 2014 interview.

Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.

Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.

“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.

Congressional District 2

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congressional District 2

McSally defeats incumbent Barber in CD2 recount More than a month after Martha McSally declared victory on election night, a judge made it official this morning and declared her the winner over U.S. Rep. Ron Barber in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District.

Recount results due today in Barber-McSally CD2 race The results of a recount in the nation's last undecided congressional race from the midterm elections are set to be revealed Wednesday by an Arizona judge in a move that will determine the size of the GOP majority in Washington.

2nd District machine recount of 220,000 votes done Cochise and Pima counties have finished recounts of nearly 220,000 votes cast in the too-close-to-call race between Democratic Rep. Ron Barber and Republican Martha McSally.

CD2 recount underway, could face further legal challenges Arizona’s first recount of a congressional general election in history is underway, but not without the first of what may be many legal challenges to the process.

Congressional District 1

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on Congressional District 1

Tobin concedes CD1 race to Kirkpatrick Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is widening her lead over Republican Speaker of the Arizona House Andy Tobin in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, up to more than 5,000 votes, or nearly 5 percentage points, from 2,000 votes earlier in the night.

Navajo presidential election a political cliffhanger The 2014 Navajo Nation presidential election has been rocked over a requirement that presidential candidates speak the Navajo language fluently. Chris Deschene, one of the two general election nominees, has been challenged for his admittedly limited language proficiency. In recent weeks, attention to it — and voter rolls — on the Navajo Reservation has grown.

Navajo vote could factor into tight Arizona CD1 race On the airwaves of a popular Navajo radio station, President Barack Obama uses the Navajo greeting "Ya'at'eeh" and implores tribal members to get out and vote for Democrats.

Railbirds offer bold Arizona election predictions Predictions from Arizona’s politicos on the outcome of the hotly-contested statewide and congressional races are all over the map, with very little agreement on either side of the aisle how the competitive races will turn out.